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|animals  = [[File:Green Slime.png|25px|link=Slimes]] [[Slimes]] (any type)

|animals  = [[File:Green Slime.png|25px|link=Slimes]] [[Slimes]] (any type)

|capacity  = 20

|capacity  = 20

|size      = 6x11

|size      = 4x7

|sizehv    = 11x6

|sizehv    = 7x4

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The '''Slime Hutch''' is a [[Carpenter's Shop#Farm Buildings|farm building]] purchasable from [[Robin]] at the [[Carpenter's Shop]] that stores up to 20 [[Slimes]].

The '''Slime Hutch''' is a [[Carpenter's Shop#Farm Buildings|farm building]] purchasable from [[Robin]] at the [[Carpenter's Shop]] that stores up to 20 [[Slimes]].

The Slime Hutch contains 4 water troughs which can be filled by the player in order for the Slimes to produce [[Slime Ball]]s.

The Slime Hutch contains 4 water troughs which can be filled by the player in order for the Slimes to produce [[Slime Ball]]s.

Slimes in the hutch will attack the player; obtaining the [[Slime Charmer Ring]] will prevent damage and debuffs from the Slimes.

Slimes in the hutch will attack the player; obtaining the [[Slime Charmer Ring]] will prevent damage and debuffs from the Slimes. Slimes in a Slime Hutch do not award [[Combat]] XP.

A [[Random Events|Random Event]] can occur whereby a [[Random Events#The Witch|Witch]] turns all the slimes in a hutch into Black/Transparent Slimes.

A [[Random Events|Random Event]] can occur whereby a [[Random Events#The Witch|Witch]] turns all the slimes in a hutch into Black/Transparent Slimes.

Sometimes, a Female slime might mate with a Male slime (which have the round antenna). If both slimes show a heart, they will create a baby slime (same HP as the parents, half the size). One might have a heart and the other an exclamation mark, which means the latter refused the advances of the former.<br />

Sometimes, a Female slime might mate with a Male slime (which have the round antenna). If both slimes show a heart, they will create a baby slime (same HP as the parents, half the size). One might have a heart and the other an exclamation mark, which means the latter refused the advances of the former.<br />

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===Mating Color Results===

===Mating Color Results===

The game generates a random pick from the following table. Each of the red, green, and blue color components of the slime is calculated independently of the other colors using the values from the parent Slimes. The most likely pick has a random chance of two outcomes per color component, also calculated independently of the other components. <ref name="matingcolor" />

The game generates a random pick from the following table. Each of the red, green, and blue color components of the slime is calculated independently of the other colors using the values from the parent Slimes. The most likely pick has a random chance of two outcomes per color component, also calculated independently of the other components. <ref name="matingcolor" />

==Notes==

==Notes==

*Placing a [[Wicked Statue]] inside the slime hutch prevents the Witch from cursing it.

*Placing a [[Wicked Statue]] inside the slime hutch prevents the Witch from cursing it.

*The interior is 15*8 (120 tiles), with 7 tiles already occupied (113 tiles) on the inside. This leaves around 13*8 (104 tiles) of space to use for other purposes (kegs, preserves jars, etc.) while still being able to effectively house (and water) 20 slimes.

*The interior is 16*8 (128 tiles), with 7 occupied tiles on the inside, and 1 blocked tile under the existing incubator that cannot be used to place items, leaving 120 tiles of usable space remaining. This leaves around 13*8 (104 tiles) of space to use for other purposes (kegs, preserves jars, etc.) while still being able to effectively house (and water) 20 slimes.

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*Once a hutch has more than 5 Slimes, there is a 3.5% chance per night per slime to escape and disappear.-->

*Once a hutch has more than 5 Slimes, there is a 3.5% chance per night per slime to escape and disappear.-->

==Safe Farm for Slime Hutch==

==Safe Farm for Slime Hutch==

Three useful items can added inside the hutch: Fencing/gates, sprinklers, and flooring. First, arranging [[Crafting#Fences|fences]], statues, or other pathway blockers will isolate the Slimes, making the building safer to enter. The trapped Slimes will still be able to reproduce, and their offspring will also be in isolation; this also applies to the Slime Incubator. Slimes do not physically need to reach the water source, so enclosing them anywhere will do. Note that the fencing will still decay as usual, and likewise Hardwood is the longest lasting. Secondly, [[Crafting#Sprinklers|Sprinkler]] can be used to automatically water troughs. Sprinklers inside the Slime Hutch work on any farm, including the [[Farm Maps#Beach|Beach Farm]]. Thirdly, [[Crafting#Decor|crafted flooring]] blocks spawning [[Slime Ball|Slime Balls]] ontop of itself, and therefore can be used to choose where to collect them.  

Three useful items can added inside the hutch: Pathway blockers, sprinklers, and flooring. First, arranging [[Crafting#Fences|fences]], statues, or other pathway blockers will isolate the Slimes, making the building safer to enter. The trapped Slimes will still be able to reproduce, and their offspring will also be in isolation; this also applies to the [[Slime Incubator]]. Slimes do not physically need to reach the water source, so enclosing them anywhere will do. Note that fencing will still decay as usual. Second, [[Crafting#Sprinklers|sprinklers]] can be used to automatically water troughs. Sprinklers inside the Slime Hutch work on any farm, including the [[Farm Maps#Beach|Beach Farm]]. Third, [[Slime Ball]]s cannot spawn on top of [[Crafting#Decor|crafted flooring]], so it can be used to choose where Slime Balls spawn.  

 

[[File:Slime safe farm.png|475px|thumb|left|Example design for Safe Slime Hutch Farm]]<br />

[[File:Slime safe farm.png|475px|thumb|left|Example design for Safe Slime Hutch Farm]]<br />

==History==

==History==

{{History|1.5|[[Crafting#Sprinklers|Sprinklers]] can now be used to water troughs.}}

{{History|1.5|[[Crafting#Sprinklers|Sprinklers]] can now be used to water troughs.}}

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