Heartopia Scouting Report: Every Animal Trough Location & Favorite Food Playbook

Once you push through the main story and clear the “Animal Care” segment of the Town Guide in Heartopia, the game opens up a massive secondary gameplay loop: animal bonding. There are nine distinct animal species scattered across the island (including one limited-time seasonal visitor), and if you want them to start dropping premium gifts off at your house, you need to put in the work.

You can’t just hand-feed them on the run; you must locate their specific, designated Animal Troughs to deposit food and trigger interactions. Maxing out your Bond Level unlocks the ability to pet, brush, and receive daily items from these creatures.

Stop wandering the map blindly. Here is your complete, inverted-pyramid tactical breakdown of every trough location, the exact diet (favorite foods) you need to feed them, and the hidden weather mechanics you need to exploit to level up fast.

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The Playbook: All 9 Animal Trough Locations & Diets

You can track your current Bond Level at any time by opening the “Animals” app on your in-game mobile phone. To raise those stats, find their troughs at these exact coordinates and fill them with these specific high-value foods.

1. The Capybara

• The Location: Head slightly west of the Onsen Mountain Lake. The trough is sitting right on the main yellow path.

• Favorite Foods: * Raspberries (Foraged from bushes near your home plot)

  • Tomatoes (Grown from Blanc’s seeds)

  • Strawberries (Grown from Blanc’s seeds)

2. The Alpaca

• The Location: Walk just a few steps west of the bridge that connects the lighthouse zone to the Purple Light Beach.

• Favorite Foods: * Blueberries (Foraged from trees near your home plot)

  • Wheat (Grown from Blanc’s seeds)

  • Lettuce (Grown from Blanc’s seeds)

3. The Sea Otter

• The Location: Appropriately stationed right by the water’s edge, just south of the Fishing Village Square.

• Favorite Foods: * Common Shrimp (Fished in the East Sea, all day/all weather)

  • Oriental Shrimp (Fished in Rivers, all day/all weather)

  • Mussels (Fished in Suburban Lake during rain/rainbows; requires Level 3 Fishing)

4. The Fox

• The Location: Travel west to the Windmill Flower Field. The trough is located just a few steps south of the bus stop.

• Favorite Foods: * Meat (Bought from Massimo after unlocking the cooking hobby)

  • European Perch (Fished in any river, all day/all weather)

  • Largemouth Bass (Fished in Forest Lake during sun/rainbows; requires Level 4 Fishing)

5. The Panda

• The Location: Push into the southeast sector of the map, specifically in the Jump Puzzle area.

• Favorite Foods: * Apples (Foraged from trees near your home plot)

  • Bamboo (Harvested in Forest areas)

  • Corn (Grown from Blanc’s seeds)

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6. The Ferret

• The Location: Cross the bridge located southwest of the Onsen region over the Rosy River. The trough is just south of the bridge.

• Favorite Foods: * Eggs (Bought from Massimo)

  • Sea Bass (Fished in the ocean, all day/all weather)

  • Goby (Fished in the East Sea between 6 AM – 6 PM; requires Level 4 Fishing)

7. The Sika Deer

• The Location: Stationed just north of the bus stop inside the Spirit Oak Pine Forest.

• Favorite Foods: * Branches (Harvested from standard bushes)

  • Lettuce (Grown from Blanc’s seeds)

  • House Salad (Crafted via cooking hobby using any two vegetables)

8. The Bunny

• The Location: You likely unlocked this during the tutorial, but if you forgot, it is located just outside Art Street, southwest of the central town hub.

• Favorite Foods: * Weeds (Pulled directly from your crop fields)

  • Carrots (Grown from Blanc’s seeds)

  • Strawberries (Grown from Blanc’s seeds)

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9. The Penguin (Limited-Time Winter Event)

• The Location: This trough is only active during the Winter Frost season (ending March 13). Head to the rocky shoreline northeast of Crater Lake.

• Favorite Foods: * Sardines (Fished in the sea, all day/all weather)

  • Common Prawn (Fished in the East Sea, all day/all weather)

  • False Scad (Fished in the Zephyr Sea, all day/all weather; requires Level 2 Fishing)

Tactical Advantage: Exploiting the Weather Bonus System

Feeding animals their favorite food is standard offense, but if you want to power-level your bonds and unlock house gifts faster, you need to read the weather report.

Interacting with an animal during its preferred weather condition triggers a massive multiplier to your Bond Level progression. Plan your feeding routes based on this forecast: