Pig Skin

Don't Starve

DST

Pig Skin
	10
	10
	0
	Horrible (non-survivor food)
	Can be Burned
Dropped by	: 25% 25% () 100% () : 25% ((), ()
	40 items
	"pigskin"

“It still has the tail on it.”

–Wilson

“Ha ha. A pig's butt.”

–Willow

“Why long butt? Ha ha, Wolfgang is funny man.”

–Wolfgang

“The hide of a pig that once was.”

–Wendy

“THESE FLESHLINGS ARE DISGUSTING”

–WX-78

“The haunch of a semi-intelligent bipedal pig.”

–Wickerbottom

“Bacon with a tail.”

–Woodie

“It was him or me.”

–Maxwell

“The rump of a humanoid pig with the properties of leather.”

–Wagstaff

“The hide öf a pig creature.”

–Wigfrid

“Take that!”

–Webber

“Not by the hair of his rumpy rump rump.”

–Walani

“Crackling!”

–Warly

“'E lost 'is bottom.”

–Woodlegs

“WILBA DISTURB'D”

–Wilba

“Twirly Tail Bum”

–Wormwood

“I have so many uses for pig butt.”

–Wheeler

“The backside of an oinker.”

–Winona

“Not by the hair of my rumpy rump rump!”

–Wortox

“Took it from nasty Pig!!”

–Wurt

“Is this what people are always tossing around?”

–Walter

“What a sad end.”

–Wanda

A Pig Skin can be obtained by killing a Pig, Werepig, or Guardian Pig, or by deconstructing a Pig House with a Hammer or Deconstruction Staff or Pig Head with a Hammer.

It is used to craft several items, such as the Football Helmet and Umbrella. Pig Skin is a "horrible" meat food item, which means that while the player refuses to eat it, Spiders and Pigs will see Pig Skin as food and will eat it if left on the ground. Additionally, it can be fed to Pigs to befriend them.

Downloadable Content

In the Reign of Giants DLC, Pig Skin is required in two more recipes: Scalemail and Summer Frest. Also although Webber is half Spider, he still finds Pig Skins inedible.

In the Shipwrecked DLC, Pig Skin can be obtained from Wildbores and Wildbore Heads, which replace Pigs and Pig Heads, respectively. Pig Skin can also be used to craft Spyglasses and Wildbore Houses. Snakes will eat Pig Skin left on the ground.

Pig Skin?

Pig Skin?
	10
	10
	0
	Can be Burned
Dropped by	: , () (7%)
	"bat_hide"

“Is the bat hide hide-ing in there?”

–Wilson, when examining Pig Skin?

“Weird. Is it from a pig bat?”

–Willow, when examining Pig Skin?

“Is confusing pig skin.”

–Wolfgang, when examining Pig Skin?

“It doesn't matter if it's pig or bat skin.”

–Wendy, when examining Pig Skin?

“ERROR: BAT DOES NOT EQUAL PIG”

–WX-78, when examining Pig Skin?

“Absurd! This clearly came from a bat.”

–Wickerbottom, when examining Pig Skin?

“I'm sure I could use this for something.”

–Woodie, when examining Pig Skin?

“Who knew bat and pig skins were so similar?”

–Maxwell, when examining Pig Skin?

“Curious. It looks remarkably like a pig bottom.”

–Wagstaff, when examining Pig Skin?

“'Tis hide which hides in the guise öf anöther hide.”

–Wigfrid, when examining Pig Skin?

“Huh. It's pig hide but it came from a bat.”

–Webber, when examining Pig Skin?

“Weird. It's pig skin from a bat.”

–Walani, when examining Pig Skin?

“Is it from a bat or a pig?”

–Warly, when examining Pig Skin?

“Woodlegs don't care we ye call it.”

–Woodlegs, when examining Pig Skin?

“'TIS THE PIG SKIN O' THE BAT”

–Wilba, when examining Pig Skin?

“Bum. Twirly Tail bum?”

–Wormwood, when examining Pig Skin?

“Hmmm... never noticed those bats had a springy tail.”

–Wheeler, when examining Pig Skin?

In the Hamlet DLC, Vampire Bats will drop an item called "Pig Skin?" (question mark included). It can be used to craft items with normal Pig Skin in their recipes. The Pig villagers will attempt to eat any Pig Skin? left on the ground. Either types of Pig skins will combine together in one stack, with the icon in the inventory representing the item that held the slot initially. Any Pig Skin? dropped by the effects of Hay Fever will drop as regular Pig Skin. The Pig Skin?'s spawn code is "bat_hide".

Pogs and Snaptooths will eat both Pig Skin? and Pig Skin left on the ground.

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Tips

• A good way to obtain Pig Skin is to find Pig Heads and dismantle them with a Hammer to get 2 Pig Skin and 2 Twigs. They can be found in Marsh Biomes near Merm camps and around Touch Stones.
  • In the Shipwrecked DLC, Wildbore Heads can alternatively be dismantled for 1 Bamboo and 1 Pig Skin.
  • In the Hamlet DLC, Pig Heads are found around mant hills instead.
  • Keep in mind that during a Full Moon, Pig and Wildbore Heads will additionally drop some Nightmare Fuel in the Reign of Giants, Shipwrecked and Hamlet DLCs.
• A good way to obtain Pig Skin is to befriend a few Pigs, then take them to Beefalo during mating season.
  • A more advanced variant is to feed a handful of Pigs some food each in order for them to follow the player during the Day coinciding with a Full Moon. Wait through Dusk until Night near the Beefalo; it does not need to be Spring but if it is, then the player must make sure to have a Beefalo Hat just in case and to not draw aggro with Pigs. At Night the Pigs will all transform and attack their closest targets; if it's the player then they should lead them to the Beefalo. After the Beefalo are done killing the Pigs, the player must pick the loot up as quickly as possible as Werepigs, just like Pigs, Spiders and Hounds will eat dropped Meat and Pig Skins.
• Another method of getting Pig Skin is to force Pigs and Wildbores to transform into Werepig. This way, the player is certain to get 1 Pig Skin, in addition to 2 Meats when they are killed.
  • Gather 4 Monster Meat to feed to either Pig variant and force it into a Werepig.
  • Make sure to not feed any normal meats or edibles as you may no longer be able to feed them the 4 Monster Meat without having to wait for them to be hungry again.
  • Monster Meat can be obtained with relative ease by killing Spiders or Hounds.
• The easiest but most counterproductive way would be to build a Hammer and destroy a Pig House or a Wildbore House.
  • It drops half the amount of Pig Skin used in its construction.
  • Keep in mind that Pigs and Wildbores can no longer spawn should one destroy their respective houses, and each house destroyed is one fewer Pig or Wildbore spawning in that area.

Trivia

• Pig Skin was edible in older Don't Starve versions, giving negligible .

Gallery

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  Original HD icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve.