Grounded 2 Hatchery: How to hatch Red Ant Eggs & Soldier Ant Eggs
Stuck hauling around a giant ant egg with no idea what to do in Grounded 2? Been there.
Between blueprint confusion, material hunting, and getting mobbed by angry bugs, building your first Hatchery can feel like a survival game within a survival game. But don’t worry, I’ve done it all and lived to ride.
This guide breaks down how to unlock the Hatchery, build it, and hatch your first bug mount the right way. No wasted steps, no wasted materials.
How to build a Hatchery
To build a Hatchery, finish the Egg Hunt quest, buy the Hatchery blueprint for500 Real Science, then build it with6 Weed Stems, 1 Acorn Top, 5 Acorn Shells,and5 Mite Fuzz.
Let’s break it down step by step:
Unlock the Hatchery
First, complete the Egg Hunt quest in the main story, as part of the Missed Connection questline.
Then visit any Ranger Station and buy the Hatchery Bundle from the Science Shop for 500 Real Science points. This unlocks the Hatchery blueprint.
Hatchery recipe
To craft the Hatchery, you’ll need:
Open your build menu (B on keyboard), tab over to the green Hatchery section, place the blueprint, and build it by pressing your action key.
Red Soldier Ant Egg location
Red Soldier Ant Eggs are found in the following locations, all mostly near theAnthill.
Bring the egg back to your Hatchery to incubate it into a Red Ant buggy.
Orb Weaver Spider Egg location
The Orb Weaver Spider mount is only available after completing theNetworkingmission, near the end of the current story content.
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Let’s go step by step:
Clear the tunnel of threats including other spiders and bring the Orb Weaver egg to your hatchery.
How to hatch eggs
With the Hatchery placed and built, you can begin incubating mount eggs.
To hatch a buggy mount, you’ll need:
Saddle recipe
You’ll need a saddle to mount either buggy in Grounded 2. Here’s the recipe:
If you want more guides for Grounded 2, check out how to craftGrass Seeds.
