All Animal Trough Locations in Heartopia

Once you complete the 'Animal Care' segment of the Daily Life guide as you progress the main story of Heartopia, you will be able to find and feed several species of animals littered around the map. There are eight different ones to interact with, but you'll need to locate each of their troughs (the things they eat out of) to increase the bond level to unlock new interactions and upgrades.

With this Heartopia animal trough guide, we will show you the exact locations so you don't have to spend hours running or biking around the island to find them yourself. Here we go!

Before we get into it, though, it's worth noting that the animal troughs will not show up until you complete the Animal Care quest in the Town Guide.

Updated on May 1, 2026: We've updated our Heartopia Animal Trough guide to add information on the Maltese trough. It's part of a special collab event, so it'll go away on May 25.

Where to Find Maltese Trough in Heartopia

You can find the Maltese trough on Forest Island to the northeast.

Where to Find Bunny Trough in Heartopia

You'll actually have to find the Bunny trough as part of the tutorial once you get into animal care as part of the Town Guide. But just in case you need to find it again, it's just outside Art Street to the southwest of the central town area.

Where to Find Alpaca Trough in Heartopia

The trough for Alpacas is located just a few steps west of the bridge that connects the lighthouse area to the Purple Light Beach.

Where to Find Panda Trough in Heartopia

You can find the Panda trough to the southeast in the Jump Puzzle area.

Where to Find Fox Trough in Heartopia

If you head west to the Windmill Flower Field, you can find the Fox trough just a few steps south of the nearby bus stop.

Where to Find Sea Otter Trough in Heartopia

The Sea Otter trough is appropriately located to the south of the Fishing Village Square by the water's edge.

Where to Find Capybara Trough in Heartopia

Look for the Capybara trough a little west of the Onsen Mountain Lake. It'll be on the main yellow path.

Where to Find Sika Deer Trough in Heartopia

Find the Sika Deer trough just north of the bus stop in Spirit Oak Pine Forest.

Where to Find Ferret Trough in Heartopia

If you pass over the bridge to the southwest of the Onsen region, you'll cross Rosy River. The Ferret trough will just be a few steps south of the bridge.

How to Increase Animal Bond Level (And Weather Bonuses, Explained)

If you check out the Animal Catalog, you'll see the current Bond Level for each critter on the right-hand side. You'll start at level 1 for each, but the more you interact with and feed the animals, the higher the bond level will go. With each bond level upgrade, you'll start to unlock more features for said animal, like being able to pet and brush them and having them drop gifts off at your house. You'll even be able to increase the chances of getting gifts from the animal, increase food storage in the individual troughs, and improve interaction success.

The bond level will increase even faster if you interact with the animals during their preferred weather, which we'll show down below in a handy table:

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For more Heartopia guides, you can click here to learn about how to add and play with friends, or check out this post on the fastest ways to earn Gold.