how do you even get the sniffer in minecraft

You get a Sniffer by finding a Sniffer egg , not by spawning one naturally. In Minecraft survival, that means using a brush on suspicious sand in a warm ocean ruin until you uncover a Sniffer egg, then hatching it.

How to get one

1. Craft a brush.
2. Find a warm ocean ruin.
3. Brush suspicious sand there.
4. Keep going until you get a Sniffer egg.
5. Place the egg to hatch it; moss makes it hatch faster.

Extra detail

A Sniffer egg normally hatches in about 20 minutes , or about 10 minutes if it’s placed on moss. Once it hatches, the baby Sniffer is called a Snifflet.

What it’s for

Sniffers dig up special plants like torchflower seeds and pitcher pods , so they’re mainly useful if you want those rare decorative crops.

TL;DR: go to a warm ocean ruin, brush suspicious sand, find a Sniffer egg, and hatch it.