Infernos Otter Taming
by imbavirus
Infernos Otter Taming lets players tame Critters and Companions otters with raw fish, so the otters follow, stay, heal and fight alongside their owner.
What it does
Otters from Critters and Companions can be tamed by feeding them raw fish such as cod, salmon, tropical fish and pufferfish. Each fish has roughly a one in three chance to succeed, and a failed attempt shows smoke while a success shows hearts. Clams can also be used for taming, and the otter keeps the stay and eat behavior that Critters and Companions already provides.
The mod is a small compatibility layer for Critters and Companions, which is required and must be installed alongside it. Tamed otters can be switched between stay and follow with an empty-hand right-click, and the toggle uses the main hand. Only the owner can give orders, and the otter ignores attacks from its owner when friendly fire is off. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and the environment is client and server, so both the server and every player need it.
Key features
Taming with fish
Raw cod, salmon, tropical fish and pufferfish can tame otters, with hearts on success and smoke on failure.
Stay and follow toggle
An empty-hand right-click on a tamed otter switches it between staying put and following its owner.
Healing and feeding
Raw fish heals a hurt otter, and hand-feeding at full health still uses the Critters and Companions logic.
Owner-only control
Only the owner can sit, follow or heal an otter, so other players cannot order it around.
Land and water use
Tamed otters work on land and in water, and friendly fire is off so attacks do not damage the owner's otter.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who already use Critters and Companions and want its otters to be tameable, and server owners who run that mod with multiplayer worlds.
How it compares
Animal Garden - Sea Otter is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 26.3 released under All rights reserved, and it runs on client and server. OttahMod targets Fabric and Quilt for 1.19.2 – 1.20.2, is released under the MIT License, and only needs to run on the client or the server, with neither side required. Retto is a Forge mod for 1.19.2 released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and it runs client-side only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infernos Otter Taming | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-17 |
| Animal Garden - Sea Otter | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-22 |
| OttahMod | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 1.20.2 | Client or server, optional | 2023-09-27 |
| Retto | Forge | 1.19.2 | Client-side only | 2024-03-10 |
Questions
Does Infernos Otter Taming need Critters and Companions?
Which loaders does the mod support?
Does the server need the mod?
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What the author says
Minecraft 1.18.2–1.21.1 · NeoForge / Forge / Fabric · Requires Critters and Companions Otters in Critters and Companions open clams and steal the show — but they were never meant to be pets. Infernos Otter Taming is a small compatibility mod that makes them proper river companions: tame them with fish, tell them to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/infernos-otter-taming
- Owner
- imbavirus
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15