Carrot on a Stick

A carrot on a stick is an item that can be used to control saddled pigs.

Obtaining[]

Crafting[]

It is possible to craft a carrot on a stick without a crafting table.

Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Fishing Rod or Damaged Fishing Rod + Carrot		The fishing rod must be diagonally above the carrot to craft the carrot on a stick.
Damaged Carrot on a Stick		The durability of the two carrots on sticks is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.

Usage[]

Riding a pig[]

To use a carrot on a stick, the player must first saddle a pig, and ride it while holding the carrot on a stick. The pig then moves in the direction of the carrot. Also, if the player holds a carrot on a stick, all nearby pigs (but not rabbits^[1]) follow the player, but they can't breed using carrot on a stick.

To make the pig run faster, the player can press use while holding the carrot on a stick. This is called "boosting". Each boost costs 7 durability. If the carrot on a stick's durability is depleted, it turns back into a fishing rod.

The speed of a mounted pig is 2.42 m/s. Boosting a pig causes its speed to slowly ramp up until it reaches 2.15 times its normal speed, 5.20 m/s. Then speed slowly declines until the pig reaches normal speed again. The boost lasts between 140 and 980 game ticks (7 seconds and 49 seconds respectively), chosen randomly. No matter how many ticks the boost lasts, the average speed of pig during a full boost cycle is roughly 4.19 m/s. These boosted speeds are applied only while holding the carrot on a stick. These speeds are affected by the speed effect.

Enchantments[]

A carrot on a stick can receive the following enchantments, but only through an anvil:


Name	Max Level	Method
Unbreaking	III
Mending	I
Curse of Vanishing	I

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Item breaks	Players	When a carrot on a stick's durability is exhausted	`entity.item.break`	`subtitles.entity.item.break`	0.8	0.8-1.2	16

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Players	When a carrot on a stick's durability is exhausted	`random.break`	1.0	0.9

Data values[]

ID[]

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Carrot on a Stick	`carrot_on_a_stick`	Item	`item.minecraft.carrot_on_a_stick`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Carrot on a Stick	`carrot_on_a_stick`	`carrotonastick`	`517`	Item	`item.carrotOnAStick.name`

Video[]

History[]

Java Edition
August 28, 2012					Dinnerbone released images of saddled pigs being controlled with carrots.^[2] They start slow but end up traveling up to 5 blocks per second.^[3] Wheat was considered as a "fuel" along with carrots,^[4] and Dinnerbone eventually decided upon carrots.^[5]
1.4.2		12w36a			Added carrot on a stick.
		12w36a			The player does not get back a fishing rod once the carrot on a stick is used up.
		12w37a			Carrots on sticks now have a durability meter, and can be used to give saddled pigs a burst of speed when right-clicked. The carrot on a stick no longer needs to be held when pigs have the burst of speed.
		12w38a			Using up a carrot on a stick now returns a fishing rod.
1.4.6		12w50a			A carrot on a stick can now be enchanted with Unbreaking via an enchanted book and an anvil.
1.8.2		pre7			Crafting a carrot on a stick now removes all enchantments on the original fishing rod.
1.9		16w05b			Durability is no longer reduced merely by riding a pig, but only by using the speed boost.^{[needs in-game testing]}
1.13		17w47a			Crafting a carrot on a stick no longer requires the fishing rod to be at full durability.^[6]
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 398.
1.14		18w43a			The texture of carrot on a stick has been changed.
1.16		20w06a			Carrot on a stick can now be used up.^[7]
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.15.0		build 1			Added carrot on a stick.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			The texture of carrot on a stick has been changed.
1.16.100		beta 1.16.100.56			The ID of carrot on a stick has been changed from `carrotonastick` to `carrot_on_a_stick`.
Legacy Console Edition
TU14	CU1	1.04	Patch 1	1.0.1	Added carrot on a stick.
		1.90			The texture of carrot on a stick has been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					Added carrot on a stick.