If it can be found in Northrend, that will be listed. Otherwise, any Outland location. Vanilla WoW locations are only listed if it can only be found there.
Northrend:
If you are starting off in Dalaran, take care of Underbelly Rat in the sewers before you leave town. Then, I suggest the following path.
Fly into Howling Fjord and get
Devouring Maggot- Howling Fjord, Utgarde Catacombs
Fjord Rat- Howling Fjord
Roach- Howling Fjord
Spider- Howling Fjord , Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom, Azjol-Nerub, Drak'Tharon Keep, Naxxramas, The Culling of Stratholme, etc.
While you are in the Howling Fjord, go /love these guys For the To All The Squirrels Who Shared My Life achievement.
Fjord Turkey - Howling Fjord
Fjord Penguin - Howling Fjord coasts
Scalawag Frog - Howling Fjord, Scalawag PointThen , on your way to Zul'Drak to:
kill Zul'Drak Rat,
and love Arctic Hare
EDIT: Reports of Snake in GunDrak
stop by Grizzly Hills and /love:
Mountain Skunk - Grizzly Hills
Grizzly Squirrel - Grizzly Hills
EDIT: Several reports of a pack of deer and Mice in this zone near Venture Bay, I have not confirmed this though.Continue north to Storm Peaks and kill
Gold Beetle- Halls of Stone, Halls of Lightning *no fighting necessary- see comment at bottom*Now head west into Icecrown to /love
Glacier PenguinNow head Southwest to Sholozar Basin and show some love to
Sholozar Tickbird, there is a flock right in the Nesingwary camp.Now, continue south to Borean Tundra and love
Borean Marmot - Borean Tundra
Tundra Penguin - Borean Tundra coast
before heading into the Nexus to kill
Crystal Spider- The Nexus, Oculus *no fighting necessary- see comment at bottom*If you are running Naxx anyway, these pests can be handled during your run, otherwise alternate locations are listed.
Larva- Naxxramas, Ghostlands
Maggot- Naxxramas, Ghostlands
Rat- Naxxramas, The Culling of Stratholme, Terokkar ForestNow it is time to head to Outland:
Outland
In Zangermarsh, kill
Snake- Zangarmarsh EDIT: My understanding is that this critter can be found in Westfall. You have to go there anyway for the Mouse, so you might cut this zone out of your path. EDIT #2: Reports if this critter also in GunDrak- might be worth checking out when you are up that way.Fly into Hellfire Peninsula and snuff
Adder- Hellfire Peninsula
Scorpion- Hellfire PeninsulaOld World
Use the Portal to get to the old world because that will put you close to:Moccasin- Swamp of Sorrows
While you are in the swamp anyway, /love Huge ToadThen, head into the Searing Gorge to:
kill Fire Beetle- Searing Gorge\
and love Lava CrabFinally, go to Westfall for this pest.
Mouse- WestfallIf I have left anything out, please let me know and I will change it.
Edited and sorted by area, which seems easier to me. There are a total of 4 in Naxx if you are running it anyway. However, all of these can be found in other places. The other 2 that are found in dungeouns should be close to the front door, so you should not have to fight any elites.
Achievements › Exploration
How to Earn
How to Complete
35 criteria from the current game data. Not every line is required; the description above states the goal.
Defeat these creatures (35)
Lines the game data counts toward this achievement.
- Larva
- Larva (Pet)
- Water Snake
- Water Snake (Pet)
- Spider
- Spider (Pet)
- Squirrel
- Squirrel (Pet)
- Underbelly Rat
- Devouring Maggot (Pet)
- Devouring Maggot
- Mouse
- Mouse (Pet)
- Zul'Drak Rat
- Roach
- Roach (Pet)
- Snake
- Snake (Alternate)
- Snake (Pet)
- Crystal Spider
- Crystal Spider (Pet)
- Adder (Pet)
- Adder
- Maggot (Pet)
- Maggot
- Scorpion
- Scorpion (Pet)
- Fjord Rat (Pet)
- Fjord Rat
- Fire Beetle
- Fire Beetle (Pet)
- Gold Beetle
- Gold Beetle (Pet)
- Rat
- Rat (Pet)
Details
- Category
- Exploration
- Points
- 10
- Faction
- Both factions
- Requirements
- 51 criteria lines
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If you want to do [To All The Squirrels Who Shared My Life] and [Pest Control] together, both and in some sort of order:
Northrend:
Kill: Devouring Maggot - Howling Fjord 57,55 in the Utgarde Catacombs on the bottom pit with all the ghouls
/love: Fjord Turkey - Howling Fjord 67,67
/love: Fjord Penguin - Howling Fjord coasts around 21,61 and 66,83
/love: Scalawag Frog - Howling Fjord 36,80
Kill: Fjord Rat - Howling Fjord
Kill: Roach - Howling Fjord 36,11 and several other places / instances
/love: Mountain Skunk - Grizzly Hills
/love: Grizzly Squirrel - Grizzly Hills
Kill: Zul'Drak Rat - Zul'Drak 45,63 around the Amphitheater
/love: Arctic Hare - Zul'Drak 56,78 e.g., Dragonblight, Borean Tundra
Kill: Gold Beetle - Halls of Lightning just behind entrance, Halls of Stone
/love: Glacier Penguin Icecrown 69,20
/love: Sholazar Tickbird - Sholazar Basin 27,60
/love: Borean Marmot - Borean Tundra
/love: Tundra Penguin - Borean Tundra at several coast spots
Kill: Crystal Spider - Nexus around Keristrasza, Oculus
Kill: Underbelly Rat - Dalaran SewersNaxxramas: (Gotta go there anyway, assuming you don't want to travel to Ghostlands)
Kill: Larva - Naxxramas Plague Wing, Ghostlands
Kill: Rat - Naxxramas, Arathi Basin (Farm if Horde controlled) and a lot of other places
Kill: Spider - Naxxramas entrance, several LK 5 man instances and several other places
Kill: Maggot - Ghostlands, Naxxramas entrance, UnderbogOutland:
Kill: Adder - Hellfire Peninsula, Nagrand, Durotar, Barrens
Kill: Scorpion - Hellfire Peninsula, AQ20, AQ40Eastern Kingdoms:
Kill: Mouse - Westfall
Kill: Snake - Westfall and several other places / instances
Kill: Moccasin - Swamp of Sorrows
/love: Huge Toad - Swamp of Sorrows
Kill: Fire Beetle - Searing Gorge, Burning Steppes, Shattered Halls
/love: Lava Crab - Searing Gorge, Burning Steppes
I'm listing the easiest places to find each critter.
- Adder - Durotar, The Barrens, Hellfire Peninsula, Nagrand
- Crystal Spider - The Nexus and The Oculus
- Devouring Maggot - Howling Fjord (Utgarde Catacombs)
- Fire Beetle - Searing Gorge, Burning Steppes and The Shattered Halls
- Fjord Rat - Howling Fjord
- Gold Beetle - Halls of Lightning and Halls of Stone
- Larva - Ghostlands and Naxxramas
- Maggot - Ghostlands, Naxxramas and The Underbog
- Moccasin - Swamp of Sorrows
- Mouse - Westfall
- Rat - Nagrand, Ghostlands, Stranglethorn Vale (Booty Bay), Drak'Tharon Keep, The Culling of Stratholme
- Roach - Howling Fjord, Ahn'Kahet, Azjol-Nerub, The Culling of Stratholme
- Scorpion - Hellfire Peninsula, AQ20 and AQ40
- Snake - Zangarmarsh, Ghostlands, Westfall
- Spider - Howling Fjord, Ghostlands, Ahn'kahet, Azjol-Nerub, Drak'Tharon Keep, Naxxramas, The Culling of Stratholme
- Underbelly Rat - Dalaran Sewers
- Zul'Drak Rat - Zul'Drak
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