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Lil Guy

by Wheeler-Shigley

Lil Guy keeps named baby animals from growing up, so a child mob stays small for as long as the player wants.

FabricServer-side onlyGNU General Public License v3.0 or laterOpen source1.18 – 26.2

What it does

Naming a baby animal with a name tag keeps it in its juvenile form, and it does not age into an adult. The effect is meant for players who want a pet or a companion that stays small. Renaming and the tag work as in vanilla, and the mod needs no extra items to set it up.

The mod is server-side only, so only the server needs it and players join without installing anything. It requires Fabric API and is published for Fabric alone, with files for 1.18 – 26.2 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, which makes it open source. Its source code and issue tracker are public.

Key features

  1. Baby animals stay young

    A named baby animal does not grow into an adult, so it keeps its small size and appearance.

  2. Name tag trigger

    Using a name tag on a baby animal is what keeps it from aging, and an unnamed animal grows up as normal.

  3. Lasting companions

    Players can keep a small pet for the whole length of a world, without losing it to growth.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.21.2.5_26.1-26.2
26.1.21.2.5_26.1-26.2
26.1.11.2.5_26.1-26.2
26.11.2.5_26.1-26.2
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.2.4_1.21.9-1.21.11
1.21.101.2.4_1.21.9-1.21.11
1.21.91.2.4_1.21.9-1.21.11
1.21.81.2.4_1.21-1.21.8
1.21.71.2.4_1.21-1.21.8
1.21.61.2.4_1.21-1.21.8
1.21.51.2.4_1.21-1.21.8
1.21.41.2.4_1.21-1.21.8
1.21.31.2.4_1.21-1.21.8
1.21.21.2.4_1.21-1.21.8
1.21.11.2.4_1.21-1.21.8
1.211.2.4_1.21-1.21.8
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Questions

Does Lil Guy need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is required, and the mod is published for the Fabric loader only.

Does every player need Lil Guy installed?

No. It runs on the server alone, so players need nothing extra to join.

In the catalog

Lil Guy is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Mobs mods11,058Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

Named baby animals will never grow up! Similar to Golden Danelions, they will stay babies forever. "Naming" a named entity with an Unnamed NameTag will Unname the entity; this can be used to allow a baby mob to grow (though, they're vulnerable to despawning).
Wheeler-Shigley, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Wheeler-Shigley
Published
2024-12-31
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-30
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

MobsCursedUtility
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