Complete Guide to Locating All Slimes in Slime Rancher

Slimes of Slime Rancher

Pink Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Dry Reef
  • The Moss Blanket
  • The Indigo Quarry
  • The Ancient Ruins
  • The Glass Desert
  • The Wilds

The Pink Slime is the most common and the first type you’ll encounter in your adventures.
Favorite Toy: Beach Ball

Rock Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Dry Reef
  • The Indigo Quarry
  • The Ancient Ruins
  • The Wilds

Be cautious with Rock Slimes; their sharp spikes can cause harm.
Favorites: Heart Beet (food), Big Rock (toy)

Tabby Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Dry Reef
  • The Moss Blanket
  • The Ancient Ruins
  • The Glass Desert
  • The Wilds

Watch out for Tabby Slimes; they tend to snatch items from your ranch.
Favorite Toy: Yarn Ball

Phosphor Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Dry Reef
  • The Moss Blanket
  • The Indigo Quarry
  • The Ancient Ruins
  • The Glass Desert
  • The Wilds

Phosphor Slimes are nocturnal and need to be kept in the dark to survive. You can do this by placing their corral in The Grotto or using a Solar Shield. Don’t forget to install Air Nets, as they can fly!
Favorites: Cuberry (food), Night Light (toy)

Rad Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Indigo Quarry
  • The Wilds

Rad Slimes emit radiation, so be careful as being too close can hurt you.
Favorites: Oca Oca (food), Power Cell (toy)

Boom Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Moss Blanket
  • The Indigo Quarry
  • The Glass Desert
  • The Wilds

Boom Slimes are prone to explosions. You can tell they are about to blow by the bright cracks on their bodies. Spraying them with water can help delay their eruptions.
Favorites: Briar Hen (food), Bomb Ball (toy)

Honey Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Dry Reef
  • The Moss Blanket
  • The Ancient Ruins
  • The Glass Desert

These slimes produce Honey Plorts, which attract other slimes, increasing the risk of creating Tarr Slimes. Make sure to secure them in their corrals with High Walls and Air Nets.
Favorites: Mint Mango (food), Buzzy Bee (toy)

Puddle Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Dry Reef
  • The Moss Blanket
  • The Indigo Quarry
  • The Ancient Ruins
  • The Glass Desert

Puddle Slimes require water to thrive. They also only produce plorts if there are fewer than four other slimes nearby.
Favorite Toy: Rubber Ducky

Crystal Slime

• Common Areas:
  • Specific areas in The Indigo Quarry

Similar to Rock Slimes, Crystal Slimes have sharp spikes that can cause damage and they grow spiky crystals around them. Use water to wash away these dangerous crystals.
Favorites: Odd Onion (food), Crystal Ball (toy)

Hunter Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Moss Blanket
  • The Glass Desert
  • The Wilds

Hunter Slimes can turn invisible and are very good at hunting. Be sure to keep them contained to protect your chickens.
Favorites: Roostro (food), Stuffed Chicken (toy)

Quantum Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Ancient Ruins
  • The Glass Desert

Quantum Slimes can create ghostly duplicates, so make sure you keep an eye on them to prevent escapes.
Favorites: Phase Lemon (food), Puzzle Cube (toy)

Fire Slime

• Common Areas:
  • Incinerator areas

Fire Slimes need ash to survive, which can be created by burning food in an Incinerator. They can cause damage to other slimes and should be kept carefully.
Favorites: Charcoal Brick (toy)

Dervish Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Glass Desert

Dervish Slimes can stir up cyclones, causing havoc on your ranch. Keep them secure to prevent any mess.
Favorites: Prickle Pear (food), Gyro Top (toy)

Tangle Slime

• Common Areas:
  • Appears when the Oasis in the Glass Desert is restored

Tangle Slimes can stretch their vines to reach items outside their corrals, so it’s advisable to keep them apart from other slimes.
Favorites: Painted Hen (food), Sol Mate (toy)

Mosaic Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Glass Desert

The sparkling appearance of Mosaic Slimes attracts others, so they should be kept in a safe location to avoid unwanted visitors.
Favorites: Silver Parsnip (food), Disco Ball (toy)

Saber Slime

• Common Areas:
  • The Wilds

All Saber Slimes found will be Largos, likely feral, so handle them with caution.
Favorites: Stego Buddy (toy)

Quicksilver Slime

• Common Areas:
  • Only present in the Nimble Valley minigame

Quicksilver Slimes cannot be captured or held in corrals.
Favorites: N/A

Glitch Slime

• Common Areas:
  • Only found in the Slimeulation

Glitch Slimes mimic other slimes but have distinct features. They cannot be captured or kept.
Favorites: N/A

Gold Slime

• Common Areas:
  • Various locations

Be wary of the elusive Gold Slime; it can flee quickly and is very rare.
Favorite Food: Gilded Ginger

Lucky Slime

• Common Areas:
  • Various locations

You’ll hear a jingling sound when a Lucky Slime is near.
Favorites: N/A

Largo Slimes

Largo Slimes result from a slime consuming a plort from another type, leading to hybrids that produce both plort types.
Favorites: Same as base slimes

Gordo Slimes

There are 16 Gordo Slimes across the game, and you can make them explode by feeding them until they burst.
Favorites: Same as base slimes

Party Gordo

Party Gordo can be found during weekends and explodes when fed ten pieces of food.

Twinkle Slime

Twinkle Slimes are available during the Wiggly Wonderland event from December 18 to 30. They disappear when approached.

Feral Slime

Feral Slimes are hostile Largos that will attack you on sight but can be tamed through feeding.

The Tarr

Tarr Slimes are created from Largos consuming different plorts and pose a significant threat as they attack and consume other slimes.