What am I doing with a slime hutch?

[Chaya7]

But the slimes are still aggressive towards you when you have the slime hutch. Is there a way to not get damage dealt by slimes?

Yes: the slime charm ring. You get it from the Guild once you've killed enough slimes. You can have a slime hutch without the ring, though, because you keep them confined, as shown in the Wiki.

Slime Hutch - Stardew Valley Wiki

The Slime Hutch is a farm building purchasable from Robin at the Carpenter's Shop that stores up to 20 Slimes.

stardewvalleywiki.com

 

[tommybob]

But the slimes are still aggressive towards you when you have the slime hutch. Is there a way to not get damage dealt by slimes?

There are ways to build the interior so they cant attack you and get the slime ring and they cant slow you too!

 

[Bark Ruffalo]

Farming Purple Slimes can provide an alternative source of Iridium to Skull Cavern.

Edit: Possible spoiler, I edited my comment out. You're not crazy :D

 

[Avendesura]

I imagine they meant that they put a slime incubator in the village and put eggs in them, to hatch and then roam free.

Slimes drop slime when they are slain, as you know, plus sometimes a few other items. But once you have built a slime hutch on your farm, you are then able to occasionally get a slime egg drop from a slain slime. This is rare, though; I have only gotten maybe 5 slime eggs this way.

You can also get a slime egg by crafting a slime egg-press and then putting 100 slimes into it. Then you put the resulting egg into a slime incubator that you have crafted yourself. But you want to use the incubator inside the slime hutch; else you will end up with slimes roaming free.

That all makes sense! This whole slime thing is new to me but it seems like a lot of fun so this is my next goal. Thank you for your answers!

 

[Odin]

Edit: Possible spoiler, I edited my comment out. You're not crazy :D

You can always use the forum's spoiler feature :)

 

[Bark Ruffalo]

You can always use the forum's spoiler feature :)

I didn't realize it was available until after I edited my comment.

 

[Chaya7]

That all makes sense! This whole slime thing is new to me but it seems like a lot of fun so this is my next goal. Thank you for your answers!

You'll need both a male and a female. Apparently slimes don't adopt.