Eternal Pets
Eternal Pets brings back pets that respawn after death, covering parrots, cats and wolves on Fabric and Forge.
What it does
When a tamed parrot, cat or wolf dies, Eternal Pets lets it come back instead of being lost for good. The respawn is a server-side mechanic, so the server must run the mod. Players who join do not need it installed to see the pets return.
The mod is also distributed as a data pack for servers, which reaches the same pet behavior without a loader. Files target 1.19 – 1.21.4 on Fabric and Forge, with 1.3.3 as the latest file for 1.21.4.
Installation needs the server to run the mod, while a client may add it without any extra requirement. The license is Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, so the code is not open source.
Key features
Pet respawning
Tamed parrots, cats and wolves return after dying, so players keep their companions over time.
Data pack option
Servers can apply the pet behavior as a data pack instead of installing a loader mod.
Public source and wiki
The source code, issue tracker and wiki are linked publicly for installation help and bug reports.
Tagged release pages
Each release is posted on GitHub with notes, so server owners can follow the latest changes.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival servers
Server owners who want lost pets to come back can run the mod so players keep their companions after death.
Data pack setups
Servers that avoid extra loader mods can use the data pack release for the same respawn behavior.
Who it’s for: Server owners running Fabric or Forge, and players who keep tamed parrots, cats or wolves on a shared server.
How it compares
Transferable Pets is a Fabric server-side mod for 1.19 – 1.21 under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, not open source. Safe Pets runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.1 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License and needs the client and server. Immortal Pets is server-side only on Fabric for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eternal Pets | Fabric and Forge | 1.19 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-01-05 |
| Transferable Pets | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.21 | Server-side only | 2024-06-15 |
| Safe Pets | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-05-24 |
| Immortal Pets | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-12-26 |
Questions
Does Eternal Pets have to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Eternal Pets support?
Can Eternal Pets be modified and redistributed?
In the catalog
Eternal Pets is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
We all love pets in Minecraft, but we hate when they die. Eternal pets is a mod/datapack that add a pet respawning mechanic to the parrot, the cat, and the wolf! The latest releases of Eternal Pets is published to our GitHub release pages. Releases are considered to be suitable for general use, but they are not…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/eternal-pets
- Owner
- Lunar Eclipse Studios
- Published
- 2024-12-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-01-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15