Donkey in Minecraft
This Minecraft tutorial explains all about donkeys with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let's learn about donkeys in Minecraft.
Supported Platforms
Donkeys are available in the following versions of Minecraft:
| Platform | Supported (Version*) |
|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) | Yes (1.6.1) |
 Pocket Edition (PE) | Yes (0.15.0) |
 Xbox 360 | Yes (TU19) |
 Xbox One | Yes (CU7) |
 PS3 | Yes (1.12) |
 PS4 | Yes (1.12) |
 Wii U | Yes |
 Nintendo Switch | Yes |
 Windows 10 Edition | Yes (0.15.0) |
 Education Edition | Yes (1.0) |
* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.
Background
A donkey is a variant of horse in Minecraft. The following is a picture of what a donkey looks like in the game:
| Hostility Level | Passive Mob |
|---|---|
| Health Points | 15 health points (up to 30 health points) x 7.5 (up to x 15) |
| Where to Find | In the Plains and Meadow biomes |
| Weapon | None |
| Attack Method | Will never attack you |
| Drops |  0-2 Leather 1 Saddle (if equipped) 1 Chest (if equipped) |
| Experience Points | 1-3 experience points |
| Special Skills | Can be tamed and ridden |
A donkey can not wear horse armor, but you can put a saddle on a donkey and ride it. You can also equip a donkey with a chest and store up to 15 stackable items.
Hostility Level (Passive)
A donkey is a passive mob. The term mob is short for mobile and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and donkeys. Because a donkey is a passive mob, it will never attack you in the game (Creative or Survival mode).
Health Points
In Minecraft, a donkey has between 7.5 hearts and 15 hearts for health, depending on the type of donkey. This gives a donkey 15 and 30 health points (because 1 heart = 2 health points). To kill a donkey, you need to inflict between 15 and 30 points of damage depending on the donkey.
Where to Find Donkeys
In Minecraft, you can find donkeys in the Plains and Meadow biomes.
Plains
Meadow
If you are having trouble finding a donkey, you can summon a donkey using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.
Weapon
A donkey does not carry a weapon.
Attack Method
You are safe to walk near a donkey and it will not attack or cause you any damage. And if you attack a donkey, it will just try to run away. It will not attack you back.
Drops
When you kill a donkey in Minecraft, it will drop leather.
If the donkey was wearing a saddle or chest, these items would also have been dropped when the donkey was killed.
Make sure you pick up any dropped items before they disappear. They are useful and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.
Experience Points
As you play the game, you will gain experience. The most common way to gain experience is by killing mobs. When a mob is killed you will see tiny green and yellow balls appear and move towards you.
These orbs represent experience points. When you kill a donkey, you will gain 1-3 experience points.
Foods to Feed a Donkey
In Minecraft, you can restore a donkey's health by feeding it and you can also speed up how fast a baby donkey grows by feeding it food.
In Minecraft, these are the foods that you can feed a donkey:
| Item | Name | Health Restored | Speeds Growth By |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sugar | 1 health point ( x 0.5) |
30 seconds |
 |
Wheat | 2 health points ( x 1) |
20 seconds |
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Apple | 3 health points ( x 1.5) |
1 minute |
 |
Golden Carrot | 4 health points ( x 2) |
1 minute |
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Golden Apple | 10 health points ( x 5) |
4 minutes |
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Enchanted Golden Apple | 10 health points ( x 5) |
4 minutes |
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Hay Bale | 20 health points ( x 10) |
3 minutes |
Spawn Egg for Donkey
You can spawn a donkey using the following spawn egg:
Things to Do with Donkeys
Here are some activities that you can do with donkeys in Minecraft:
Command Examples
Here are some game command examples for a donkey in Minecraft:
NBT Tags for Donkey (Java Edition)
Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for a donkey in Java Edition:
Spawn Events for Donkey (Bedrock/Education)
Here are the spawn events that you can use in game commands for a donkey in Bedrock Edition and Education Edition:
Donkey Seeds
You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a biome with donkeys:
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