Search For The Needle Pets & Index: Confirmed, Recorded, and Still Unknown

Garage Games lists an official event called “Index + Pets” on the experience page as new content, starting Sat, Sep 12 2026.

The official Roblox pass list now includes a Cow Pet pass at 499 R$ (pass id 1976246449), created 2026-09-09 and last updated 2026-09-12.

A second new pass, 2X Class Luck, sells for 199 R$ (pass id 1970577183). Together with Cow Pet the catalogue moved from 7 passes to 9.

The game's Roblox pass catalogue is now 9 passes; the last two official API updates to the experience landed 2026-09-15.

A pet shop in the lobby lists exactly two pets: Dog for 1,000 Gems, and Cow as the official 499 R$ pass.

Both recorded sessions show the same two entries and the same Dog stat block, and the Cow price matches the official Roblox pass list. One session displayed a discounted 400 R$ (360 R$ paid) on the Cow card, so treat 499 R$ as the list price and discounts as temporary.

Dog's shop card shows Speed 8 / Carry 100 / Grasp 10 and the trait “Quick on its feet”; it carries hay back to the trough.

The same three stats and trait appear in both sessions. Carry decides how much hay it moves per trip, which is why it still needs the walk back to the trough.

Cow's shop card is labelled “Sells where it stands”, so it converts hay without the walk back to the trough.

That single line is the only difference the game itself states between the two pets. No session measured the resulting Gems or Cash per hour for either pet.

Pets level up by spending Gems, and the cost rises sharply per level.

One session recorded 300 → 1,000 → 2,250 → 4,800 Gems across Cow levels 1–4; the other recorded 200 Gems for Dog's first level and showed Speed 8→9, Carry 100→150, Grasp 10→15. Different pets, so the two figures are not a contradiction — but neither has been re-measured since.

A pet cosmetics shelf restocks on a timer with published rarity odds — Common 40%, Uncommon 30%, Rare 18%, Epic 9%, Legendary 3% — and each hat adds a pet stat.

Recorded examples: Police Hat (Uncommon) at 450 Gems or 24 R$ for +7% PET SPEED; Wizard Hat (Rare) at 700 Gems or 49 R$ for +12% PET GRASP; Baseball Cap (Common) at 250 Gems or 19 R$ for +5% PET SPEED. The Gems-versus-Robux options and the bonus direction were consistent across both sessions.

The Index logs variant hay types with their own drop odds and Gem values, and tracks progress toward a cosmetic reward.

Recorded entries included Rainbow (1% chance, 150 Gems), Muddy (5%, 50 Gems), and Grassy (10%, 30 Gems), with a Farmer's Crown cosmetic shown as the collection reward. The full entry list and the exact reward threshold were not shown.

A later session read the same cosmetics shelf at 450 Gems or 29 R$ for Police Hat and Cowboy Hat, and showed a hat changing the pet's own panel.

Police Hat (Uncommon) at 450 Gems or 29 R$ for +7% PET SPEED, and Cowboy Hat (Uncommon) at 450 Gems or 29 R$ for +8% PET CAPACITY. The recorded Robux figure is 29 R$ here against 24 R$ in the earlier sessions — same hat, same Gems price, two Robux readings, so neither is published as the price. Wearing Police Hat moved the dog's shown Speed from 9.6 to 10.7 in the same session.

Pet cosmetics are also one of the six Clan Chest outcomes.

The chest's published odds list Viking Hat at 2.7%, next to Gems bundles and the three clan tool drops — so the shelf is not the only place a pet hat comes from.

What is the Index in Search For The Needle?

The Index is the collection log that arrived with the Index + Pets update. Garage Games names it in the official event listing and has not published how many entries it holds, but recorded sessions show variant hay types such as Rainbow, Muddy, and Grassy logged with their own drop odds and Gem values, plus a cosmetic reward for collecting them.

How do you get pets in Search For The Needle?

Through the lobby pet shop that opened with the Index + Pets event. Recorded sessions show exactly two entries: Dog, bought with Gems (1,000 Gems in both sessions), and Cow, sold as the official 499 R$ Robux pass. The Dog figure is an observed session price rather than a published one — check the shop card before you spend, because event prices move.

Dog or Cow — which pet should I get?

The game itself states one difference: Dog carries hay back to the trough, while Cow is labelled “Sells where it stands” and so skips the return trip. Dog costs Gems (1,000 observed), Cow costs the 499 R$ pass. No session has measured the Cash or Gems per hour of either pet, so we will not rank them — pick by whether you want to spend Gems or Robux, and by whether skipping the walk back matches how you play.

Do pets level up, and what does it cost?

Yes — pets are levelled with Gems, and the cost climbs fast. Recorded sessions showed 300 → 1,000 → 2,250 → 4,800 Gems across Cow levels 1–4, and 200 Gems for Dog's first level (Speed 8→9, Carry 100→150, Grasp 10→15). Those are single-session observations from 2026-09-14 and 2026-09-15; no level cap has been shown.

Is the Cow Pet worth 499 R$?

We cannot tell you yet. The pass is official and its price is verified, its card states “Sells where it stands”, and recorded sessions show it working — but Garage Games has not published its stats and nobody has shown a before/after measurement. Treat it as a convenience buy with a known price and an unmeasured payoff.

Does the PETS code give pets?

No. Code sites report PETS as 200 Gems plus a 30-minute 2x Luck Boost, not a pet. It stays marked Reported on our codes page until a redemption is shown.

When does the Index + Pets event end?

There is no confirmed end date. Community trackers report a window through September 19, 2026, but the official listing only shows the start. We re-check the experience page and the pass list for changes rather than guessing.