How to Get a Humbug: My Singing Monsters Pro Tips & Tutorial

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Learn how to breed this bug-like Ethereal monster

Written by Hannah Dillon

Last Updated: April 8, 2024 Fact Checked

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Breeding a Humbug

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Why can't I breed a Humbug?

Are you trying to breed a Humbug in My Singing Monsters? Humbug is an Ethereal monster, which means it takes a little bit more to breed one. It's not difficult, but it will require patience since the chance of getting a Humbug egg is very low. However, with some perseverance, you can welcome this great coin- and shard-producing monster to your collection.

Breeding a Humbug in My Singing Monsters

To get a Humbug, you need to breed a Quarrister with a Triple-Element Monster (such as Clamble, Thumpies, PomPom, or Reedling). You usually have about a 1% chance to breed a Humbug, but during a Breeding Bonanza, that increases to 500%-1000%.

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Breeding a Humbug

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Obtain some parent monsters. The best parents to breed a Humbug are a Quarrister and one triple-element monster. Some potential combinations are Quarrister and Clamble, Thumpies, PomPom, or Reedling.^{[1]
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Research source} This is also the best combination if you're trying to breed a Rare Humbug unless you already have a Humbug.^{[2]
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- There is about a 1% chance of successfully breeding a Humbug. If you breed for a Humbug 70 times, you have about a 50% chance of successfully breeding one. If you do 690 breeding attempts, you will have a 99.9% chance of getting at least one Humbug.
- During a Breeding Bonanza, this chance is increased to 500% to 1000%.^{[3]
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Monsters must be at least level 4 to breed, so level up your parent monsters if they're not already at least level 4.^{[4]
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Upgrade your Breeding Structures if you wish. While not necessary, you can upgrade your Breeding Structures to reduce breeding times by 25%. You can upgrade your structure by spending 25 diamonds.
- You can also add Wishing Torches around your Breeding Structure to help increase the odds of a rare monster being bred.^{[5]
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  Research source} Wishing Torches can be lit for 24 hours by paying 2 diamonds or be lit permanently by paying 100 diamonds.
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Breed the parent monsters on Earth Island. Once you're ready to breed your monsters, put them in the Breeding Structure. A Humbug egg is furry with green and dark green stripes, similar to a Humbug.^{[6]
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- To get a Rare Humbug, you'll need to wait until a breeding window opens up. There are some promotions and events where all Rares of a certain element are available.^{[7]
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By default, a Humbug egg takes 1 day and 12 hours to hatch. However, if you've got enhanced Breeding Structures, it will hatch in 1 day and 3 hours.

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Why can't I breed a Humbug?

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The chance of getting a Humbug is very low, even if you're using the best parents. Try waiting for a Breeding Bonanza for a better chance at getting a Humbug.
You can only breed a Humbug on Earth Island. Make sure your parent monsters are on Earth Island before you try breeding them.
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You're using the same combination of parents over and over. While this isn't confirmed, some users have superstitions that using the same combo of parents to breed a Monster is unlucky.
- Since you can breed a Quarrister with any Triple-Element Monster to get a Humbug, try switching up the other parent. The best choices to breed with Quarrister are Clamble, Thumpies, PomPom, and Reedling.