<\/span><\/h2>\nTruffle hunting dogs can be expensive it’s not unheard of to pay $4,000 for a prime Italian Lagotto Romagnolo (a dog renowned for its truffle-finding skills) and then pay $5,000 more to train them.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>How many truffles can a pig find?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
If the conditions are met, pigs will basically always produce a truffle each day. Those with higher friendship levels have a chance to find more than one truffle per day, similar to how cows will produce large milk when they like you more. A pig with maxed friendship has a 66% chance to find multiple.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>How much are truffle pigs worth?<\/span><\/h2>\nA trained Lagotto Romagnolo (an Italian breed recognized for its truffle-finding capability) can cost up to $10,000.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Are truffle pigs still used?<\/span><\/h2>\nFor centuries, pigs and truffles went hand in hand. Today they are used by very few farmers for hunting, but still create great delight, when featured in regional truffle festivals.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What are truffle pigs used for?<\/span><\/h2>\nPigs have been traditionally used to hunt truffles. This is because they have an excellent sense of smell and are beckoned to the truffle, as they contain androstenol, a sex hormone found in the saliva of male pigs. (Females are used to hunt).<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>How much can you make truffle hunting?<\/span><\/h2>\nTruffles picked before their time are less flavorful and less valuable than ones found at peak ripeness. With rarer truffle varieties fetching up to $2,000 per pound, dogs like Dante help maintain a lucrative truffle market.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>How do you get truffle from pig Stardew?<\/span><\/h2>\nA pig will only produce a truffle if all of the following are true:<\/b><\/p>\n\n- the pig has been fed.<\/li>\n
- the pig has been let outside the barn.<\/li>\n
- it is not raining\/storming.<\/li>\n
- it is not winter.<\/li>\n
- there are available tiles outside with which to place a truffle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>How do you find truffles pigs?<\/span><\/h2>\nPigs have an exceptional sense of smell, and are able to identify truffles from as deep as three feet underground. It is thought that the natural sex hormones of the male pig are similar to the smell of the truffles, and, also, pigs have a natural affinity for rooting in the earth for food.<\/b><\/p>\n