Unlocking and building a Hatchery in Grounded 2 is a key step to start raising your Buggies, making exploring Brookhollow Park a lot easier. Whether you’re chasing down resources or just want a faster way to get around, learning how to hatch and care for your Buggy is a must.
However, building your Hatchery can be tricky if you don’t know how. Don’t worry—we have everything you need to know.
Here’s how to unlock and build a Hatchery to raise your Buggies in Grounded 2.
How to unlock and build a hatchery
To unlock and build a hatchery for Buggies in Grounded 2, you have to progress through the main story until you reach the Egg Hunt quest. This mission introduces you to the Buggy system, where you can raise, ride, and manage insect mounts like the Red Soldier Ant and the Orb Weaver Spider.
Each mount has unique strengths, and before you can ride one, you’ll need to unlock and construct both a Hatchery and a nest specific to the bug you’re hatching. Once the Egg Hunt quest begins, head to any Ranger Outpost and visit the Science Shop.
Here, you can buy the Hatchery Bundle for 500 Real Science points. Purchasing this bundle unlocks the blueprint to craft the Hatchery, which serves as your primary structure for incubating Buggy eggs. To build the Hatchery, you will need to gather the following materials:
- Six Weed Stems
- One Acorn Top
- Six Acorn Shells
- Five Mite Fuzz
How to hatch buggies in Grounded 2
After placing the Hatchery at your base, you must also build a nest specific to the bug you’re raising. Once both structures are built, you have to collect the respective egg for the Buggy you want to hatch. After collecting the egg, bring it back to your Hatchery and begin incubation.
This process takes 12 in-game hours. While the egg is incubating, you should also craft a Buggy-specific saddle to be able to ride the mount. Here are all the resources you will need to ride a buggy in Grounded 2.
Red Soldier Ant Buggy
- Location – The Hatchery Anthill near the Snackbar Ranger Outpost.
- Resources for Ant Nest – Six Weed Stems, six Clover Leaves, three Crude Ropes, one Acorn Shell
- Resources for Red Soldier Ant’s saddle – Two Grub Hides, three Sprigs, one Acorn Shell
Orb Weaver Spider Buggy
- Location – The Headless BURG.L statue area, located between the Snackbar and Ceremony zones
- Resources for Spider Nest – Six Weed Stems, six Pine Needles, six Web Fibres, four Silk Robes
- Resources for Orb Weaver Spider’s saddle – Three Blueberry Leather, four Red Ant Mandibles, three Acorn Shells
With your Hatchery built and your nests placed, you’re all set to begin raising Buggies in Grounded 2. The Red Soldier Ant and Orb Weaver Spider serve different roles, and future updates promise even more mount options to diversify your park adventures.
For more guides on Grounded 2, check out how to make a Workbench and how to unlock the briefcase.
