{"id":27785,"date":"2026-06-01T13:46:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/better-baby-pets\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:46:29","slug":"better-baby-pets","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/better-baby-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Better Baby Pets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>![Better Baby Pets Banner](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/7e53fac3cfd8be3bd79f17b9e62a6651ed011ed1.webp)<\/p>\n<p>Collect and raise baby animal companions that follow you around and give scaling stat bonuses. **22 pets** across **5 rarity tiers**, egg hatching via a custom **Pet Incubator**, time-based leveling, a mood system, pet storage, and a full **advancement tree** \u2014 start with a single command `\/pets`.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## How it works<\/p>\n<p>Get a pet egg \u2014 either from any vanilla structure chest loot, or via `\/pets give` as an admin. Craft a **Pet Incubator** and right-click it with the egg to start incubation. After 20 minutes, your egg hatches into a random pet of that rarity.<\/p>\n<p>Open your collection with `\/pets`, click a pet to select it, and it&#8217;ll spawn at your side. Feed it, pet it, level it up \u2014 its stat bonus scales with level up to **level 10**.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9TOmWOjvOgc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## Features<\/p>\n<p>### Pets and rarities<br \/>\n&#8211; 22 pet types across 5 rarity tiers: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary<br \/>\n&#8211; Every stat-boosting pet provides a unique **player attribute bonus** that scales linearly with level<br \/>\n&#8211; Storage pets (Horse, Donkey, Mule, Llama, Camel, Trader Llama) unlock inventory slots that scale with level instead<\/p>\n<p>### Pet leveling<br \/>\n&#8211; Time-based XP \u2014 pets gain XP passively while active, every 60 seconds<br \/>\n&#8211; Scaling XP curve up to level 10<br \/>\n&#8211; Attribute bonuses and storage slots increase every level<\/p>\n<p>### Mood and care<br \/>\n&#8211; 5 mood states: Ecstatic \u2192 Happy \u2192 Content \u2192 Hungry \u2192 Sad<br \/>\n&#8211; Mood drifts down over time; recover it by feeding or petting<br \/>\n&#8211; Food type depends on the pet&#8217;s movement category (ground \/ flying \/ water)<\/p>\n<p>### Egg and incubation system<br \/>\n&#8211; Custom craftable **Pet Incubator** block<br \/>\n&#8211; Loot injection into vanilla structure chests (togglable, per-rarity thresholds configurable)<\/p>\n<p>### Pet storage<br \/>\n&#8211; Storage pets open a personal inventory GUI that scales slot count with pet level<br \/>\n&#8211; Separate storage groups: horse-tier (5 slots), llama (9), camel (14), trader llama (18)<\/p>\n<p>### GUIs<br \/>\n&#8211; Pet Collection: all owned pets with their level, rarity, mood, and stat info<br \/>\n&#8211; Pet Detail: per-pet stats, rename via name tag, delete<br \/>\n&#8211; Pet Settings: per-player toggles (follow\/stay, hide others&#8217; pets, sounds, notifications)<br \/>\n&#8211; Pet Storage: inventory GUI for storage-ability pets<\/p>\n<p>### Advancement tree<br \/>\n&#8211; 12 advancements tracking the full progression arc \u2014 from first incubation to legendary hatch to completing the full collection<\/p>\n<p>### Everything else<br \/>\n&#8211; Follow and Stay modes<br \/>\n&#8211; Cross-dimension teleport when the player switches worlds<br \/>\n&#8211; Respawn on join \u2014 active pet re-appears when the player logs back in<br \/>\n&#8211; Hover name displayed above the pet entity<br \/>\n&#8211; Idle emote sounds<br \/>\n&#8211; Per-player toggles: hide other players&#8217; pets, pet sounds, chat notifications<br \/>\n&#8211; Rename pets with a name tag in-hand while right-clicking<br \/>\n&#8211; SQLite-backed persistence<\/p>\n<p>### Nearly everything is tunable in the YAML configs<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## Pet Roster<\/p>\n<p>| Rarity | Pets | Bonus |<br \/>\n|&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;|&#8212;&#8212;|&#8212;&#8212;-|<br \/>\n| Common | Chicken, Pig, Cow, Sheep, Squid | Fall resistance, Max health, Max absorption, Safe fall distance, Oxygen bonus |<br \/>\n| Uncommon | Bee, Bunny, Horse, Donkey, Mule | Knockback resistance, Jump height, Storage (5 slots) \u00d73 |<br \/>\n| Rare | Dolphin, Armadillo, Mooshroom, Turtle, Llama | Oxygen bonus, Armor, Gravity reduction, Water movement, Storage (9 slots) |<br \/>\n| Epic | Fox, Ocelot, Polar Bear, Camel | Movement speed, Block break speed, Sweep damage, Storage (14 slots) |<br \/>\n| Legendary | Goat, Panda, Trader Llama | Attack damage, Block reach, Storage (18 slots) |<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/eI3vIFUvTeQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>## Requirements<\/p>\n<p>|                   |              |<br \/>\n|&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-|&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;|<br \/>\n| Server software   | Paper 26.1+  |<br \/>\n| Java              | 25           |<br \/>\n| Hard dependencies | None         |<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## Installation<\/p>\n<p>1. Drop the jar into your `\/plugins` folder<br \/>\n2. Start the server once to generate configs<br \/>\n3. Tune `config.yml` and `pets.yml` to your liking<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## Commands<\/p>\n<p>| Command | What it does |<br \/>\n|&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;|&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;|<br \/>\n| `\/pets` | Open your pet collection |<br \/>\n| `\/pets info` | Show active pet stats |<br \/>\n| `\/pets settings` | Open per-player settings GUI |<br \/>\n| `\/pets follow` | Set active pet to follow mode |<br \/>\n| `\/pets stay` | Set active pet to stay mode |<br \/>\n| `\/pets hideothers [on|off|toggle]` | Hide other players&#8217; pets |<br \/>\n| `\/pets sounds [on|off|toggle]` | Toggle pet sounds |<br \/>\n| `\/pets notifications [on|off|toggle]` | Toggle pet chat notifications |<br \/>\n| `\/pets select <id>` | Select a pet by DB ID |<br \/>\n| `\/pets deselect` | Deselect current pet |<br \/>\n| `\/pets help` | Full command list |<\/p>\n<p>**Admin commands** (requires `pets.admin`):<\/p>\n<p>| Command | What it does |<br \/>\n|&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;|&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;|<br \/>\n| `\/pets give <player> <rarity>` | Give a pet egg of a specific rarity |<br \/>\n| `\/pets givepet <pet_type>` | Add a pet directly to a player&#8217;s collection |<br \/>\n| `\/pets setlevel <level>` | Set the active pet&#8217;s level |<br \/>\n| `\/pets incubator` | Give yourself a Pet Incubator item |<br \/>\n| `\/pets hatch` | Instantly hatch all incubating eggs |<br \/>\n| `\/pets reload` | Reload config without restart |<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## Configuration<\/p>\n<p>Two main config files:<br \/>\n&#8211; `config.yml` \u2014 incubation time, leveling curve, XP intervals, follow\/teleport distances, mood food lists, messages, loot injection settings<br \/>\n&#8211; `pets.yml` \u2014 full pet roster definitions: entity type, rarity, description, player attribute, storage size, and more<\/p>\n<p>Individual systems (advancements, abilities, loot injection) can each be toggled independently.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>> ### Balance disclaimer<br \/>\n> This plugin has not been heavily playtested. If something feels off, I&#8217;d genuinely like to know.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## Feedback and support<\/p>\n<p>Bug reports, balance feedback, and suggestions are all welcome.<\/p>\n<p>**Discord**<\/p>\n<p>**Wiki**<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minecraft&#8217;s new baby mobs utilized pets with unique abilities. 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