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Hogwarts Legacyhas become a major hit for Avalanche Software, Portkey Games, and Warner Bros. Indeed,Hogwarts Legacypassed a major sales milestone in the first two weeksalone, with the game reaching the Nintendo Switch later and even introducing PC modding capabilities.
Part of the appeal ofHogwarts Legacyis that it lets fans live out their fantasies as students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, effectively living within the Wizarding World made popular by theHarry Potterfranchise. InHogwarts Legacy, players take on the role of a fifth-year student and, through RPG-style mechanics, can customize their character through more gear as well as learning valuable spells and even some of the morepowerful and forbidden dark wizard ones, like Avada Kedavra.
WhileHogwarts Legacytakes place well before the Harry Potter era, fans may notice some familiar sights, including Hogsmeade Village. The game also has plenty of nods and Easter eggs to the larger franchise, including acustomizable space within Hogwarts Castle called the Room of Requirement. Here’s what it is and how to expand it further to get more Vivarium space.
Updated June 09, 2025, by Gemma Johnson:Players who enjoy catching and taming beasts in Hogwarts Legacy may soon find their active beast slots can quickly reach full capacity, especially with so many magical creatures to track down and care for in the game. While it has its limitations, there is a way for players who want to give a home to more beasts they’ve rescued and get more Vivariums in Hogwarts Legacy. Obtaining more Vivariums also enables players to find more collectibles concealed like small chests hidden within the nooks and crannies of each unlockable biome, rewarding players with more customization options for their Vivariums. For players looking to expand upon their Vivarium space in the Room of Requirement, this guide on how to get more Vivariums in Hogwarts Legacy lights the way.
What Is The Vivarium In Hogwarts Legacy?
TheRoom of Requirement is an important space withinHogwarts Legacyas it givesplayers a place they can customize and upgrade. In the Wizarding World, theRoom of Requirementis a space that can take the form of whatever the person requires at that time. InHogwarts Legacy, it becomes a place for the player to spend time cultivating plants, upgrading gear, and much more.
In the Room of Requirement, players can also access aVivarium, a huge space where players can place any animals they come across, like Thestrals, Nifflers, Unicorns, and much more. The default Vivarium space can hold up to12 animals at a time, though there is a further restriction, which limits the creatures stored to only amaximum of four different species. Thankfully,players can further expand this space to hold more magical creaturesby unlocking new biomes via other Vivariums.
How To Get More Vivariums In Hogwarts Legacy
More space is always welcome in the Room of Requirement, especially for those looking to expand the number of creatures on display from the grasslands of the defaultForest Vivarium, which is unlocked after players complete’The Elf, the Nab-Sack, and the Loom' quest. However, adding extra biomes to the default Vivarium will involve a bit of story progression and work to make it happen. Here is howHogwarts Legacyplayers can addthree new Vivarium biomesinHogwarts Legacy.
Coastal Vivarium
TheCoastal Vivariumis aptly named, given it takes the form of the coastline found south of the map. Once unlocked, players will see rolling waves on a beach among rocky cliffs overlooking the water. To unlock this Vivarium, players must first catch 10 creatures overall and begin’The Plight of the House Elves' side questfrom the Room of Requirement attendant calledDeek. Once players meet these requirements, the Coastal Vivarium becomes available during the Fall. Unlocking the Coastal Vivarium gives playersanother 12 available beast spaceswith the same restriction of up to four species at a time.
Like the Forest Vivarium, there are some secretsmall chests to discoverin the Coastal, Swamp, and Mountain Vivariums, which players can find by exploring each Vivarium more closely. In the Default Vivarium, players can also find small chestshidden in the cave right of the entrance and at the top of the waterfall.
Like other hidden Vivarium chests, these give players more construction pieces to customize their Vivariums to their liking, such as stone walls and stairs. There are also resources to collect in each Vivarium, such asAshwinder Eggs,Horklump Juice,Lacewing Flies,Moonstone, and more.
In the Coastal Vivarium, players can findmore small cheststucked away as follows:
Swamp Vivarium
The second Vivarium upgrade is theSwamp Vivarium. This one is again tied to story progression, as players must first complete ‘The Plight of the House Elves’ side quest andCharles Rookwood’s Trialfrom the main story to unlock it. Once these conditions are met, Professor Weasley will inform players that Deek has another task involving breeding beasts. This step kicks off the’Foal of the Dead' side quest, which unlocks the Swamp Vivarium during the winter and enables players to purchase a Breeding Pen. As expected, playersgain another 12 beast slotswith the same four-species restrictions.
The Swamp Vivarium also hides some moresmall cheststo open, located as follows:
Mountain Vivarium
The final upgrade is theMountain Vivarium, and it only becomes available after completingNiamh Fitzgerald’s Keeper Trialquest. Deek will once again have a task for the player called ‘Phoenix Rising,’ and completing this side quest will ultimately unlock the Mountain Vivarium upgrade later in the winter. Once more,another 12 spaces are unlockedwith the usual four-species restriction. With this upgrade, the Vivarium section inside theRoom of Requirement is finally complete.
The Mountain Vivarium also contains threehidden small chestsfor players to find and open, as outlined below:
Altogether, unlocking all Vivariums inHogwarts Legacygives players a maximum number of48 beast slotsto home their magical creatures across all four Vivarium biomes, with a maximum of 12 beasts and abeast species limitof up to four species in each (16 species in total). Once players reach their species limit in a Vivarium, they can sell any beasts they don’t want at theBrood and Peckstore in Hogsmeade to free up more space.
Helpfully, players can also assign beasts to theirBeast Inventorywhile they decide what they want to do with them. From the Beast Inventory, players can also release beasts back into the wild as another way to free up space and an alternative to selling beasts. However, it’s worth noting thatreleasing a beast back into the wild is irreversible, so players will need to catch another of the same species if they change their minds.
