Wizard101 Pet Snack Calculator

This calculator answers one question: how many snacks does my pet need, and which snack gets there fastest?

1. Pick the current stage, the XP already on the pet's bar, and the target stage.
2. Choose a snack from the list, or pick Custom and type its XP. Add the preferred snack bonus if your pet likes or loves it.
3. Optionally type how many snacks you have on hand. Read the count, the stash check and the side-by-side snack table.

A snack-only route counts just the snacks a pet eats to grow, one snack per pet game. It ignores energy and gold. That makes it the fastest way to compare snacks and check your backpack.

Final Bastion says a regular snack gives XP plus stat boosts. XP decides when the pet grows, so this page counts XP only. The XP each stage needs comes from the same guide.

For energy, energy bars and gold across the whole run, use the leveling cost page linked below. To see what the stat boosts from snacks do, read how Wizard101 pet stats work.

The calculator divides the XP the pet still needs by the XP one snack gives, then rounds up. A snack cannot be split, so a partial snack counts as a whole one.

1. Find the XP gap from the Final Bastion stage table, less the XP already on the bar.
2. Add the preferred bonus to the snack XP: +1 if the pet likes the snack, +2 if it loves it.
3. Divide the gap by XP per snack and round up. The stash check multiplies your snacks by XP per snack to see how far they reach.

Final Bastion explains the bonus: each pet prefers one snack type and one school. Matching one gives +1 XP, and matching both gives +2 XP.

A new Baby pet needs 4,075 XP to reach Mega. You plan to feed Fancy Yogurt, which Ravenwood Academy lists at +50.

No bonus: 4,075 / 50 = 81.5, so you need 82 snacks. The last one spills 25 XP past Mega.

Loved snack: 50 + 2 = 52 XP each. 4,075 / 52 = 78.4, so you need 79 snacks. The bonus saves 3 snacks.

Stash check: you own 60 Fancy Yogurts. They give 60 x 50 = 3,000 XP. That reaches Epic (1,950) but not Mega (4,075). You are 22 snacks short.

So the plan is simple: gather 22 more snacks of the same kind, or mix in others and use their average XP.

Three things decide the count: the XP gap, the snack XP, and the bonus.

Snack XP

Final Bastion says the best snacks give 50-60 XP. Ravenwood Academy says mega snacks give at least +25. Doubling snack XP roughly halves the count.

The Like or Love Bonus

+1 or +2 XP looks small, but it applies to every snack. On a 50 XP snack, +2 is a 4 percent boost.

The Stages You Cross

Epic to Mega is 2,125 XP on its own, more than Baby to Epic combined. Late stages dominate the count.

XP Already on the Bar

A pet halfway through Epic needs about 1,060 fewer XP than one that just arrived. Enter it to avoid over-buying.

This table compares every listed snack for the two most common trips. The bonus columns assume the pet loves the snack (+2 XP).

Moving from a 25 XP snack to a 50 XP snack cuts Baby to Mega from 163 snacks to 82. The bonus matters most on low-XP snacks: it saves 12 snacks at 25 XP but only 2 at 60 XP. Captain Canteloupe is the game's own spelling.

Your best snacks are worth most on a pet you will keep. For picks by school, see our guide to the best Wizard101 pets by school.

Before You Farm or Buy Snacks

Know the exact number first. Then you gather what you need and no more.

When Your Backpack Holds a Mix

Enter your stash for each snack type to see how far each one gets you. Or work out an average XP and use Custom.

When a Pet Is Close to a Talent

Each level-up up to Mega brings a talent, per Final Bastion. Count the snacks to the next one, then check what it might be with the Wizard101 pet calculator.

When the Pet Nears Ancient

Final Bastion says a pet gains one jewel socket at Ancient. Count the snacks to Ancient, then plan the jewel with the pet jewel calculator.

When Deciding on Ultra

Mega to Ultra is 2,250 XP and adds no talent. At 50 XP that is 45 more snacks.

1. Planning with One Step Instead of the Total

Baby to Mega is 4,075 XP, not 2,125. Pick both stages and the tool uses the right total.

2. Burning High-XP Snacks on Cheap Stages

A Ravenwood Academy community tip is to feed the snacks that give the most XP per pet game. Fewer games means less energy spent.

3. Skipping the Like or Love Bonus

+2 XP per snack saves 3 snacks on a Baby-to-Mega run with Fancy Yogurt.

4. Not Counting XP Already Earned

Enter the XP on the bar, or the count comes out too high.

5. Trusting an Old List Over Your Game

Snack values in guides can change. If your snack shows a different XP, use Custom.

6. Expecting a Talent at Ultra

Final Bastion says there is no new talent from Mega to Ultra.

The snack count is exact for the XP values you enter. It is only as good as those values.

It takes 82 snacks at 50 XP each, 102 at 40 XP and 163 at 25 XP. Baby to Mega is 4,075 XP in total, per Final Bastion.

The best snack is the one with the highest XP you can get. Final Bastion says the best snacks give 50-60 XP, and Ravenwood Academy lists Fancy Yogurt at +50.

Ravenwood Academy says mega snacks give at least +25 XP. Its examples are Pixie Stix +30, Golden Wheat Bread +40, Captain Canteloupe +45 and Fancy Yogurt +50.

It means the snack matches the pet's preferred snack type or school. One match gives +1 XP and both give +2 XP, per Final Bastion.

Mega to Ultra is 2,250 XP. That is 45 snacks at 50 XP, 38 at 60 XP and 75 Pixie Stix at 30 XP.

Not from Baby at 50 XP each. 60 snacks give 3,000 XP, which reaches Epic but falls 22 snacks short of Mega. Enter your stash to check your own case.

Add up the XP of all your snacks and divide by how many you have. Enter that average as a Custom snack for a close estimate.

Yes. Final Bastion says a regular snack gives XP plus stat boosts. This page counts XP only, since XP decides when the pet grows.

It carries on toward the next stage. The spill-over result shows how much the last snack pushes past your target.

No. The calculator runs in your browser and nothing is sent to our servers. Anything you choose to Save stays in this browser only.

• Final Bastion: Beginner's Guide to Wizard101 Pets (stage XP table, best snacks at 50-60 XP, like and love snack bonus, talents per level-up).
• Ravenwood Academy: Wizard101 Pet Training Guide (mega snacks at least +25 and the Pixie Stix, Golden Wheat Bread, Captain Canteloupe and Fancy Yogurt values).
• Ravenwood Academy: Copying a Pet Using the Piggle Method (community tip to feed the snacks that give the most XP per pet game).