how it works 🧀

🥚 getting started

choose two beings on the home page, give your burrow a name, and two eggs get warm. tap an egg to hatch it! you can add your birthday too, if you like. it's optional, and the beings will secretly know. 🤫

your burrow lives at its own link, and that link is your key. there's no account or password, so save the link somewhere safe (the ⚙️ button can email it to you). whoever has the link is the keeper, so if you lose it, the burrow just naps until it's found again. you can also add your burrow to your home screen like an app.

🧽 looking after them

• feed them cheese and other yummy things, wash them with a sparkly sponge, play (boing!) and hug them. each one fills a little bar: tummy, clean and joy.
• the bars go down slowly. if you're away for a while, they just nap. nothing here ever dies, and they glow when you come back.
• tap the name at the top to rename a being. every being also has a little secret, so keep tapping and see. 🤫
• at night (10pm to 6:30am, your time) everyone sleeps under the stars.

🐣 more beings

you're not stuck with two! tap 💤🥚+ at the top to hatch more, up to 8: two awake, and up to six napping in the cosy burrow. tap a sleepy one to swap them in (as often as you like), and whoever was out curls up for a nap.

once a day you can also 🔄 switch a being: they go off visiting friends (and can always come home, just as they were), and someone new moves in. new beings arrive from time to time, often because someone asked for one in the post box. 💌

🎉 festivals

the burrows celebrate festivals from all around the world, with decorations, little hats and a special treat for the day. they follow your own clock. see what's coming up in the festival calendar. and your burrow throws a secret party on your birthday, if it knows it. 🎂

🎁 gifting a burrow

on the gift page, choose a wrapping paper, two beings (or a 🎲 surprise), a little note and, if you know it, their birthday. then send the link to your person. they tap to unwrap the box, name their burrow, and the eggs are all theirs. the burrow is only made when they unwrap it.

💌 the postbox

• tap 💌 in your burrow to open your postbox. you get your own postbox code: share it with friends, and add theirs, so you can send each other postcards and treats.
• choose who it's for, which of your beings it's from, and a postcard or treat from the list. when a treat arrives, whoever's awake gets to eat it. 😋
• a postbox code can only receive, so it's safe to share. it never opens your burrow.
• tidy post away with 🗑️, and if you ever want no more post from someone, tap 🙈.

🐌 pen pals

playing on your own? in the postbox, tap find me a pen pal 🐌 and you'll be paired with another player somewhere in the world. choose "my pen pal 🐌" when you send post. it's anonymous both ways: you only see which kinds of beings they have.

while we look for someone, glowfinley & glintie, the house pen pals 🏡, will write back. if your pen pal stops visiting for a week, you'll gently get a new one, and you can say goodbye or stop pen pals any time.

✨ extras

• 🍿 film tickets: when a new tummy got cheese film comes out, popcorn pops into your burrow. you can switch this off in ⚙️ settings.
• 🖍️ the colouring corner: every being, ready to print and colour.
• 🤖 AI friends: your AI assistant can visit and look after your beings too.
• 🛡️ safety & privacy: how we keep everyone safe.