Creeper Shearing
by ivangeevo
Creeper Shearing lets players shear creepers so they lose their ability to explode, and the sheared creepers drop custom items.
What it does
Shearing a creeper permanently removes its explosion, so the creature stops threatening nearby blocks and players. Sheared creepers also drop custom items, and they render with a distinct defused texture so they can be told apart from ordinary creepers in the world.
The mod ports the functionality of the Better Wolves mod, originally created by FlowerChild and now maintained by the CE team. It needs Fabric API on Fabric. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge, with files for 1.21.1, and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, which means the mod is not open source.
Key features
Permanent defusing
Shearing a creeper removes its ability to explode for good, so the change persists after the creeper is dealt with.
Custom shear drops
Sheared creepers drop items that the vanilla game does not produce, adding a new source of materials.
Distinct defused texture
Neutered creepers are drawn with their own texture, making them recognizable at a glance.
Better Wolves port
The mechanics come from Better Wolves, carried over to creepers and kept up by the CE team.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Safer builds near creepers
Players who build close to creeper spawns can defuse them with shears to protect walls, farms and bases from explosions.
Custom drop farming
Players who want the custom items can shear creepers as part of a farm or resource routine.
Who it’s for: The mod suits players who want to keep creepers in the world while removing their explosions, and server owners who run creeper-heavy survival worlds on Fabric or NeoForge.
How it compares
Fast Creeper is a Fabric mod for 1.21.8, licensed under the MIT License and open source, which runs on client and server. Exploding Mobs is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 that is server-side only, licensed under the MIT License and not open source, so players can join without installing it. Nocreepers is server-side only, for Fabric and 1.21.11, released under All rights reserved and not open source, and it removes creepers rather than shearing them.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creeper Shearing | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-03 |
| Fast Creeper | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-25 |
| Exploding Mobs | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-03-19 |
| Nocreepers | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-04-24 |
Questions
Does Creeper Shearing need Fabric API?
Does the server need Creeper Shearing?
Which game versions does Creeper Shearing support?
In the catalog
Creeper Shearing is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
For information on how to configure custom creepers to be shearable, check out the project wiki. This mod ports functionality from the legendary Better Than Wolves mod, originally created by FlowerChild and maintained by the CE Team.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/creeper-shearing
- Owner
- ivangeevo
- Published
- 2026-07-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15