Why is my green villager not breeding?
Your green villager, also known as a nitwit villager, may not be breeding due to several reasons, including lack of food, insufficient beds, or not being in close proximity to another villager, and to encourage breeding, you need to provide them with 12 Beetroots, 12 Carrots, 12 Potatoes, or 3 Bread and ensure they have unoccupied beds near them. To increase the chances of breeding, try trading with your villagers, as this can make them willing to breed, and also ensure that the building where they are going to breed has at least three beds, with two or more blocks above them.
Understanding Villager Breeding
To encourage villager breeding, it’s essential to understand the basics of the process. Villagers need food and beds to breed, and they must be in close proximity to each other.
Villager Breeding Requirements
The breeding requirements for villagers include:
- Food: Villagers need to be fed with 12 Beetroots, 12 Carrots, 12 Potatoes, or 3 Bread to encourage breeding.
- Beds: There must be unoccupied beds near the villagers, with at least three beds in the building where they are going to breed.
- Proximity: Villagers must be in close proximity to each other to breed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some frequently asked questions about villager breeding:
- Q: What are the chances of breeding a nitwit? A: In Bedrock Edition, every baby villager has a 10% chance to become a nitwit.
- Q: How do you turn a nitwit into a normal villager? A: To convert a nitwit into a normal villager, you need to turn them into a zombie villager first and then cure them.
- Q: Can you speed up villager breeding? A: Yes, increasing the amount of breedable villagers within the farm and keeping bred babies inside can help speed up breeding.
- Q: How much time does a baby villager take to grow up? A: A baby villager takes 20 minutes to grow up into an adult villager.
- Q: Will Villagers breed in peaceful mode? A: Yes, villagers can breed in peaceful mode.
- Q: What is a nitwit villager? A: A nitwit villager is a type of villager that has a different routine compared to regular villagers and cannot take up any jobs.
- Q: How do you breed villagers in 2023? A: To breed villagers, find a house or build one, spawn two villagers, gather food, place beds, and feed the villagers to encourage breeding.
- Q: How do you get villagers to follow you? A: You can get villagers to follow you by trapping them in a boat or minecart and transporting them.
- Q: Can nitwits make golems? A: As of 1.16, villagers do not need jobs or working times to spawn iron golems, so nitwits can be used in iron golem farms.
- Q: What can you do with nitwits? A: Nitwits can still contribute to the village by producing offspring, and players can initiate breeding by providing them with food or trading.
- Q: Can nitwits be used in iron farms? A: No, nitwits cannot be used in iron farms as they do not summon iron golems.
- Q: Do villagers despawn? A: No, villagers are not supposed to despawn in any version of Minecraft.
- Q: How do you cure a zombie villager? A: To cure a zombie villager, throw a Splash Potion of Weakness at the zombie villager and feed them a Golden Apple.
- Q: Do Villagers need a job to breed? A: No, job sites are not required for villagers to breed, and the breeding depends on the number of valid beds.
- Q: Why are my Villagers breeding so slowly? A: Villagers have strict requirements to breed, including spare beds, the village not reaching the population cap, and both villagers being willing, which can be achieved by trading with them.