Trivia
- The Carrot on a Stick was an idea from Dinnerbone, the user who came up with the ideas for the ender chest, flower pot and item frames.
- Pigs can go in one-block high gaps, but because players cannot, they will take suffocation damage should this happen.
- Carrots on a stick are perfect for pig racing.
Info
| Type | Tools |
|---|---|
| Durability | 26 |
Renewable A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable, or finite, resource) is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches or using commands. While running out of resources isn t likely to  | Yes |
| Stackable | No |
| First appearances | See history |
| Data value | dec:398 hex:18E bin:110001110 |
Name See values from the latest PCPersonal Computer version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition  | PC: carrot_on_a_stick |
| “ | Carrots on sticks! Get on your pig and tell it where to go! | „ |
—The Pretty Scary Update See the 2012 Halloween update. For the 2010 Halloween update, see Halloween Update. Promotional image (released alongside the update) 1] The Pretty Scary Update is the name for Minecraft version 1.4.2, a  promo poster |
A carrot on a stick is an item that can be used to control saddled pigs.
Videos
Crafting
The carrot must be placed at a diagonal below the fishing rod. It is possible to craft a carrot on a stick without a crafting table.
| Ingredients | Crafting Crafting is the method by which many blocks, tools, and materials are made in Minecraft. In order to craft something, players must move items from their inventory to a crafting grid. A 2×2 crafting grid  recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fishing Rod+ Carrot | The fishing rod must not be damaged to craft the carrot on a stick. | |
| Damaged Carrot on a Stick | | The durability of the two carrot on a sticks is added together, plus an extra 5% durability. |
Riding a pig
To use a carrot on a stick, the player must first saddle Saddle Type Tools Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No First appearances See History Data value dec: 329 hex: 149 bin: 101001001 Name saddle See normal saddles. For the removed horse saddle, see Removed features#Horse saddle. 
a pig Pig Health points 10 () Size Adult: Height: 0.9 Blocks Width: 0.9 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.45 Blocks Width: 0.45 Blocks Spawn Opaque blocks with a (Minimum) two block space above them. First appearances See History 
. The pig will then move in the direction that the carrot on a stick points to. Also, if the player holds a carrot on a stick, all pigs will follow the player.
To make the pig run faster, the player can press use while holding the carrot on a stick. This is called "boosting." Each boost costs 7 durability. If the carrot on a stick has less than 7 durability, the boost cannot be used. After a boost is used, the player may switch to another item while retaining the boost. If the carrot on a stick`s durability is depleted, it turns back into a fishing rod.
The speed of a mounted pig is at 4.00m/s, boosting it doubles the speed to 8.00m/s. These speeds are unaffected by potions of Swiftness Potion Type Potions Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No First appearances See History Data values See Data values Name See Data values See the drinkable potions. For the throwable potions, see Splash 
. The boost takes 5 seconds to warm up and lasts 40 seconds. Therefore, it is possible to travel up to 340 blocks on a single boost without holding the carrot on a stick.
Enchantments
A carrot on a stick can receive the following enchantments, but only through an anvil Anvil Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 6,000 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64), same damage state only Flammable No Drops Itself Data value dec: 145 hex: 91 bin: 10010001 Name anvil See the item 
:
- Unbreaking "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will
- Mending "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will
- Curse of Vanishing "Flame" redirects here. For the non-solid damage-dealing block, see Fire. “ How does enchanting work in Minecraft? Well, you open a magical book and pick a random spell, not quite sure knowing what it will
Video
History
Issues
Issues relating to ⃢₀ₜCarrot on a Stick⃢₀ are maintained on the issue tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery
-
First image of carrot on a stick released by Dinnerbone
-
Pigs can climb stairs Stairs Transparency Partial (blocks light) Luminance No Blast resistance Wood: 15 Stone: 30 Sandstone, Quartz, Red Sandstone: 4 Tools Renewable Cobblestone, Stone Brick, Wood, Purpur: Yes All others: No Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Wood: Yes
and slabs Slab Transparency Double slab: No Single slab: Partial (blocks light) Luminance No Blast resistance Wood: 15 Stone: 30 Tools Renewable Stone: Yes Wood: Yes (except Fake Wood) Cobblestone: Yes Stone Brick: Yes Purpur: Yes Quartz: .
Usage
When a pig is saddled, it can be controlled with a carrot on a stick. Point the stick in the desired direction, and the pig will follow, similar to holding a carrot without mounting. The pig will gradually eat away at the stick`s durability, though, leaving a regular fishing rod. When the fishing rod is right-clicked, a quarter of the durabilty will be spent, and the pig will temporarily double its speed.
Crafting
| Carrot on a Stick (Shapeless recipe) | ||
|---|---|---|
| None | None | None |
| Fishing Rod | None | None |
| None | Carrot | None |
