FarmVille Pet Run Habitat: Everything you need to know

As we told you earlier this week, FarmVille's newest animal breeding pen is called the Pet Run Habitat, and it will allow you to store and breed all sorts of "smaller" animals that may be taking up too much space on your farm (not that the habitat itself is particularly small, but I digress). You'll be able to store animals like Chinchillas, Cats, Rabbits and Dogs, among others.

As usual, once this building rolls around to you (it's on a slow roll-out as of this writing), you'll first need to place its base and then collect items to complete its construction. For this particular pet habitat, you'll need to collect ten each of Painted Wood pieces, Water Pumps and Fence Posts (the Fence Posts have been carried over from the Wildlife Habitat). You'll be given a single ingredient for free to start you out, but can earn the rest by asking your friends to send them to you, or by purchasing them for a single Farm Cash each. I haven't received any of these items by opening Special Delivery Boxes, so you may want to rule that option out for the time being.

Once constructed, your Pet Run will be able to support the storage of up to 20 animals like those mentioned above. It should be noted that actual Puppies (that is, those that are fed both food and treats collected from friends) aren't allowed to be stored. You'll receive a free Himalayan Cat for completing each Pet Run on your land, and you can have as many as you'd like, so long as you build each separately.

Like the Wildlife Habitat before it, you'll be able to look inside the Pet Run once it's completed to see a complete list of each and every animal that is allowed to be stored inside, and once you actually place a corresponding animal into your Pet Run, its appearance inside will reflect that. Also, the list inside the Pet Run contains animals that may not be available, but we've been told some may make a comeback in the future.

In terms of breeding, you'll find one of two colors of Bassinets at random when you collect from the ready Habitat (you'll receive Feed otherwise). When collecting from your own Pet Run, your baby is guaranteed to turn into one of the animals you currently own inside the Pet Run, while the situation changes when claiming an animal from friends: A pink Bassinet signals a rare animal that would otherwise be available in the store for around 15 Farm Cash, while an orange Bassinet signals a common animal that would include past lonely animals, quest rewards and the like.

All in all, this feature is basically identical to the Wildlife Habitat, save for the kinds of animals that can be stored. Building the structure is an incredibly familiar process by this point, so just keep chugging along, asking your friends for building ingredients, and you'll have your Pet Run ready for storage in no time!

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What do you think of this Pet Run Habitat? Do you like the idea of Bassinets to hold baby animals, or would you want something more realistic?

FarmVille Pet Run Goals: Everything you need to know

Along with tonight's launch of the Pet Run Habitat in FarmVille (which is on a slow roll-out) comes the release of a whopping six new goals in the game. Normally, we're given goals in sets of three that will expire after two weeks, but this time our work has been doubled and we're still left with the 14 day time limit! That being the case, let's not waste any time and jump straight into our guide.

Cozy Quarters

    Get 5 Pet Beds
    Place 1 Pet Run
    Plant 3 Trees


The Pet Beds are earned through a general news item that you post to your feed, while you can purchase inexpensive Apple Trees for 325 coins each to finish that task. The hardest part of this goal, then, is simply waiting for your friends to send you the Pet Beds. For completing this first goal, we're given a Chinchilla, 50 XP and 2,500 coins.

Fat Cats

    Get 5 Chew Toys
    Complete 1 Pet Run
    Harvest 1 Chinchilla


For this goal, you will have actually had to complete the construction on at least one Pet Run, so check out our complete guide to doing just that. Meanwhile, you can post another news feed item to your wall asking your friends to send you the Chew Toys. Finish this goal and you'll receive another 50 XP and 2,500 coins, along with two Black Rabbits.

The Scent of Victory

    Get 7 Catnip
    Harvest 1 Pet Run
    Harvest 50 Grain Crops


As usual, this crop task doesn't mean that you have to harvest one particular kind of grain, so go ahead and find something that you've yet to master (where applicable) and earn some progress on that as well in the process. Again, the Catnip request is a general news feed one, rather than individual requests. The prizes for this goal are rather disappointing though: 50 XP, 5 Animal Feeds and 2,500 coins. And here I was hoping for more free animals.

Little Litter Bugs

    Get 7 Pacifiers
    Raise 1 Pet Run Baby
    Harvest 25 Strawberries


I'm not sure why animals would want human pacifiers, but we'll give Zynga the benefit of the doubt on that one. Finish this one off and you'll receive another set of 50 XP, 5 Animal Feeds and 2,500 coins.

Bonkers for Bunnies!

    Get 9 Scratch Posts
    Achieve Level 1 Mastery of the Black Rabbit
    Harvest 30 Vegetable Crops


To more quickly complete the first star mastery of the Black Rabbit, make sure to place the cute bunnies inside your Pet Run building, as it comes back around to harvest quicker than the Black Rabbit would on its own. Another goal, another set of identical rewards: 50 XP, 5 Animal Feed and 2,500 coins.

Pet Run MVP

    Get 6 Signed Petitions
    Achieve Level 2 Mastery of the Black Rabbit
    Harvest 30 Fruit Crops


For this last goal, it looks like we'll be able to send out requests directly to our individual friends for the Signed Petitions, rather than posting a general request on our feeds. For finishing this final goal--no, there's no more Animal Feed--you'll receive 50 XP and 2,500 coins, along with an adorable tan and dark brown Seal Point Rabbit. You can even share a free Black Cat with your friends.

All in all, it doesn't hurt to remind you that you only have two weeks to complete these goals before they vanish, taking your free animals with them. Still, the goals here aren't so terrible that the task is impossible, so just keep asking your friends for items when you can and you'll have the hardest part finished. Good luck in finishing them all in time!

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Are you excited to get started on the Pet Run goals in FarmVille? Which of the free animals is your favorite?

FarmVille: Pet Run Habitat animals re-released in the store

As of this evening, FarmVille has transitioned from a game all about larger wildlife animals to those that are smaller, and arguably even cuter. Of course we're talking about the launch of the Pet Run Habitat in the game, which sees you finally having a chance to store animals like cats, dogs, turtles and rabbits, along with many others. To celebrate the habitat's launch, Zynga has also re-released a series of smaller animals to the game's store. While they aren't listed under any particular theme, they are limited edition and will only be available for a week. If you're looking for something cute and cuddly, you've come to the right place. Here's what's available:

    Xoloitzcuintli - 18 Farm Cash
    Cottontail Rabbit - 12 Farm Cash
    Westie - 18 Farm Cash
    Welsh Corgi - 18 Farm Cash
    Desert Tortoise - 12 Farm Cash
    Irish Hare - 12 Farm Cash
    Invisible Cat - 22 Farm Cash
    Puss in Boots - 12 Farm Cash



Of course, some added incentive to purchase these animals comes with you think about mastery. Each of these animals can be mastered individually, and it would be a shame if you missed out on a few exclusive mastery signs without at least looking at all of your options first.

Again, all of these animals will be available for purchase in the store for around a week. After that time, it's unlikely that we'll see them again for some time, so keep that in mind. In the meantime though, these animals give you plenty of variety for stocking your Pet Run Habitat, so make sure to give them a look!

Will you purchase any of these re-released animals, or did you already have some or all of them on your land from a previous release?