Do animals grow bigger antlers over time?

[Meezredeye]

I managed to trap a moose in an animal pen about 1 month of in-game time ago, specifically because I want it to grow antlers I can mount on my wall. However, its antlers haven't grown at all. Do I need to be feeding it, or does it just take a very long time? I've got the month length set to 30 days and it's currently mid-February, if that makes any difference.

[LadyWYT]

21 hours ago, Meezredeye said:

Do I need to be feeding it, or does it just take a very long time? I've got the month length set to 30 days and it's currently mid-February, if that makes any difference.

Welcome to the forums! Antlers will only grow over the fall and winter, and shed in the early spring. Antlers will also only grow on male creatures that are capable of growing them. Horns are different; they do not shed and instead grow over time(to the best of my knowledge), and grow on both male and female creatures that have horns.

I would check your moose to see if it's a male or female. If it's a male, it should start growing antlers towards the fall, and shed them as springtime approaches.

[Meezredeye]

Thank you so much! I had no idea the time of year affected how animals grow their antlers.