When I go somewhere by caravan, I always remember to take bedrolls so my colonists will get a good night's sleep. But this invariably leads to their sleep bars filling up quickly, followed by a long wait while the caravan animals finish sleeping as well.
What if I bring along some animal sleep beds? Will the caravan animals use them to finish sleeping faster?
2 Answers
No.
Animals do not have a rest bar. Even on the colony, you gain nothing but decoration/organization/target place for healing, it does not affect your animals' "work hours".
Don't take them. You will increase the fuss and decrease your carrying capacity for nothing.
2I have been playing Rimworld for quite a while and animal beds serve the purpose of hospital beds basically but for animals.
I do not think they serve any purpose beyond that.
As of version 1.3 Animal sleeping beds have rest efectiveness and can be used to increase the surgery success change. More info in the wiki