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The next Grow a Garden 2 update is bringing Harvest Moon Event Part 3, including a mysterious new Harvest Moon Machine. But the bigger gameplay discovery is the Anubis pet leveling method, which can turn heavily mutated carrots into a powerful source of pet experience. This guide explains the setup, mutation process, pet combination, and farming loop so players can level their pets faster without wasting valuable mutations or their Grow a Garden 2 Items.
Harvest Moon Part 3: What Players Should Expect
The upcoming update is centered around Harvest Moon Event Part 3. The most interesting leaked feature is the Harvest Moon Machine, although its exact purpose has not been confirmed yet.
One possibility is that the machine could be connected to temporary mutations or special farming mechanics. Because its final function remains unknown, players should avoid spending resources based on speculation until the update officially arrives.
For now, the best strategy is to prepare your garden, stock up on carrot seeds, and keep useful pets ready for mutation farming.
How the Anubis Method Works
The Anubis method focuses on its ability to destroy a fruit with multiple mutations and convert those mutations into pet aging.
The important mechanic is that every four mutations can provide one age gain to another pet, while there is also a chance for a more efficient age gain. This makes highly mutated carrots extremely valuable because they can be sacrificed to accelerate another pet's leveling process.
The key rule is simple:
More mutations = more potential pet levels.
Step 1: Create Your First Mutation Batch
Start by planting around 20 carrot seeds in one section of your garden.
Next, use a pet that can generate mutations, such as Phoenix, Kappa, or Wolf, together with seven 15-second Mimic Octopus pets.
Let the setup run until the carrots receive enough mutations.
Once the mutation process is complete, switch to a stronger mutation setup using:
· 1 Tiger
· 1 T-Rex
· 6 15-second Mimic Octopus pets
Leave the garden running for approximately 5–10 minutes. Your goal is to create carrots with a large number of mutations.
Step 2: Transfer Mutations to One Carrot
Plant one additional carrot and use your favorite tool on it.
Then equip one Spinosaurus and seven 15-second Mimic Octopus pets to transfer the mutations from the existing carrots onto this single target.
After the mutations have been transferred, harvest the original carrots.
You should now have one extremely valuable carrot carrying a large number of mutations. This carrot becomes the foundation of your next mutation cycle.
Step 3: Duplicate the Mutation Setup
Plant another 20–25 carrots and favorite all of them.
Keep the heavily mutated carrot unfavorited, then use:
1 T-Rex + 7 15-second Mimic Octopus
Allow the mutations to spread from the high-mutation carrot to the new batch.
Once the new carrots have received the mutations, harvest them and remove their favorite status.
However, always save at least one highly mutated carrot. Do not consume your entire mutation supply because this saved carrot allows you to repeat the process without starting from zero.
Step 4: Activate the Anubis Leveling Loop
Move your saved mutated carrot into the correct position with the trowel.
Now prepare the final setup:
· Rainbow-hatched Anubis
· 6 15-second Mimic Octopus pets
· The pet you want to level
The Anubis should eventually destroy the highly mutated carrots. When this happens, the accumulated mutations are converted into age gains for your target pet.
This is the main advantage of the method: instead of slowly leveling pets through normal gameplay, you can build a mutation-rich resource and use Anubis to accelerate the process.
How to Make the Method More Efficient
The biggest mistake is wasting every mutated carrot during one leveling session. Always reserve one mutation-rich carrot for the next batch.
A good farming loop looks like this:
20 carrots → spread mutations → save one high-mutation carrot → duplicate mutations → harvest → repeat → feed the mutations to Anubis.
You should also focus on mutation quantity rather than rushing the process. A stronger mutation stockpile means more opportunities to increase your target pet's age.
Ember Griffin: Should You Use It?
The discussed setup also raises questions about Ember Griffin and the Inferno loop. According to the current method, Griffin needs to reach the Transcendent stage to perform the loop effectively.
However, it is not necessarily the best option because the Inferno mutation setup can provide better results. Players can instead rely on toys or Stork for AFK-oriented setups depending on their available pets.
Best Preparation Before the Update
Before Harvest Moon Part 3 arrives, players should prepare three things: carrots, mutation-capable pets, and Mimic Octopus pets.
Do not immediately sell every high-mutation carrot. These carrots can become an important resource for the Anubis method.
Also keep enough garden space available to repeatedly plant 20–25 carrots. A clean and organized garden makes the mutation cycle much easier to manage.
Final Tips for Grow a Garden 2 Players
The Anubis method is especially useful for players who want to accelerate pet progression while making efficient use of mutations. The most important points are to build large mutation batches, save one high-mutation carrot, use Mimic Octopus efficiently, and repeat the cycle instead of rebuilding everything from scratch. Players looking to optimize their setup can also buy Grow a Garden 2 Items to support faster progression.
Meanwhile, Harvest Moon Part 3 could introduce additional mechanics through the Harvest Moon Machine. Until its exact function is revealed, preparation is the safest strategy.
If the leaked mechanics remain unchanged, players who understand the Anubis loop early will have a significant advantage when the new event arrives.
