Breeding: Difference between revisions

Pregnant female pets show little noticeable signs of pregnancy; they will not appear visibly pregnant and can go to work as normal. However they do suffer from the same need penalty as a pregnant Sim. Unlike Sims, Therethere is an element of randomness in the length of the pregnancy, meaning it could last anywhere between two and four days. When the pet is about to give birth, a sparkle and glow surrounds her. A pregnant pet can give birth to anywhere from 1 to 4 puppies or kittens, though the maximum size of a litter depends on how crowded the Sim household is. (A household cannot contain more than 6 pets or more than 10 members.)[[File:Glowdog.png|thumb|286px|This female is glowing, meaning she is giving birth.]]

'''Note:''' Due to a Maxis bug, pet pregnancy controllers are '''not''' deleted when a pet gives birth. Mods designed to fix this problem are available at [http://www.simbology.com/smf/index.php?topic=16.0 Simbology] and [https://modthesims.info/download.php?t=326049 Mod The Sims].

In ''[[The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs]]'', dogs and cats can have litters of 1-3 offspring, depending on space in the household and randomness. To breed two animals, a Sim must first become friends with one of them. The two pets have to be friendly with each other or else one of the pets will just walk away. After that, the option "Encourage to Mate..." will show up and that will allow Sims to choose another pet to breed their pet with. About a day after the pets breed, a [[notification]] may pop up saying that their cat/dog is expecting. 

Only females can be in heat. When an animal is in heat, red hearts will float around the animal in a circle. A sparkle sound effect will happen each time the animation is played. The animal will also have a red heart in their thought bubble, exactly like the thought bubble when Sims flirt (''in Sims 4)''. The option entitled "Encourage to Breed..." will be listed and you may choose which cat or dog they will breed with. They may not succeed in breeding and you will have to wait until the next  time your pet is in heat.