Not to be confused with Strider Jockey.
A baby strider jockey is the appearance of an adult strider being ridden by a baby strider. They have a chance to spawn when an adult strider naturally spawns in the Nether. When the baby strider matures, it does not dismount the lower strider.
Spawning
When spawning naturally, adult striders have a 29⁄300[note 1] chance to spawn being ridden by a baby strider.
Baby strider jockeys also have a chance to spawn when using the strider spawn egg.
Behavior
Like striders themselves, baby strider jockeys are passive to players and other mobs.
The top strider inherits the warmth of the bottom strider. This means that when the bottom strider is standing in lava and becomes warm, the top strider is also warm.
The baby strider can be fed and will eventually grow into an adult. When it becomes an adult, it does not dismount the lower strider. The top strider can be fed and ridden like normal. When the top strider is saddled and ridden, the player sits on it and creates a stack of 3 entities: the bottom strider being ridden by the top strider being ridden by the player. The player cannot direct the stack of striders while riding the topmost one and using a warped fungus on a stick.
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16 | 20w13a |  Added baby strider jockeys, alongside striders. | |||||
| 20w15a | Striders now turn purple when outside of lava, which affects baby strider jockeys. | ||||||
| 20w18a | Baby strider jockeys can no longer spawn as stacks of 3 striders or higher; they now are limited to an adult and baby strider. | ||||||
| pre3 | Striders are now more common, which makes baby strider jockeys more common as well. | ||||||
| 26.1 | snap8 |   The model and texture of baby striders have been changed. | |||||
| snap10 | Passenger striders now inherit the warmth of the ridden strider. | ||||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Added baby strider jockeys, alongside striders. | |||||
| 26.10 | Preview 26.10.24 | The model and texture of baby striders have been changed. | |||||
Gallery
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A baby strider jockey in lava
Notes
- ↑ 1⁄10 after failing the 1⁄30 chance to become a strider jockey instead.
