How do I install Squids drop sand?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Squids drop sand work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 26.3. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Squids drop sand

Java data pack listed for Minecraft 26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Undilsa · on Modrinth

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Squids have now a 10% chance of dropping sand, ink sacks now lowered to 90% to accomodate the change. Lore-wise I thought "ehy they might swallow sand once in a while with their big mouths", and I also needed a way of making sand renewable so there you go.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 26.3
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.

File checked by MCModsHub

Downloads as squids drop sand.zip
Download size: 1 KB
Download link checked 20 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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