Pet Armor
by ViktorP04
Pet Armor lets players craft armor for tamed wolves, cats and parrots, and put it on each animal with a right-click.
What it does
Armor pieces for pets are crafted from ordinary materials, and the protection enchantments and Soul Speed can be applied to them. A tamed animal is equipped by right-clicking it while holding the armor. The same animal is unequipped by right-clicking it with shears, or with an empty hand. Only the owner of a pet can equip or remove its armor. Armor loses durability with use and eventually breaks, and netherite armor on a pet blocks fire damage.
The mod runs on Fabric and needs Fabric API. Both the server and every player need it, because the environment is client and server. Files exist for the 1.20 – 1.20.4 range and for 26.2, and the latest file is 2.0.1 for 26.2, released on 2026-08-16. The code is under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, so it is open source. A config option can turn the armor feature off.
Key features
Craftable pet armor
Armor for wolves, cats and parrots is crafted, so players make pieces for their animals with materials they already have.
Protection enchantments
Pet armor accepts protection enchantments and Soul Speed, which change how the equipped animal takes damage and moves.
Owner-only equipping
Only the owner of a tamed animal can put armor on it or take it off, so other players cannot strip a pet.
Durability and fire resistance
Armor wears down with use and eventually breaks, and netherite pieces block fire damage for the animal wearing them.
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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
Protecting pets on adventures
Players who travel with a wolf or cat in tough terrain can outfit it with enchanted armor before a fight or a trip into the Nether.
Who it’s for: Players who keep tamed wolves, cats or parrots and want them to wear armor. Server owners who want the feature can keep it on, or turn it off in the config.
How it compares
Netherite Lava is a Fabric mod for 26.1 – 26.2, released under All rights reserved, and it runs server-side only, so players do not install it. Armor Durability Color is a Fabric mod for 26.2 that runs client-side only and is open source under the MIT License. Iconographic is also open source under the MIT License, client-side only, and covers 26.1 – 26.2 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet Armor | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-16 |
| Netherite Lava | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-04-29 |
| Armor Durability Color | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-14 |
| Iconographic | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-27 |
Questions
Does Pet Armor need Fabric API?
Does the server need Pet Armor?
Can someone else remove the armor from a tamed pet?
Can the armor feature be turned off?
In the catalog
Pet Armor is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
This small fabric mod adds pet armor that can be equipped by your wolves, cats and parrots. The netherite armor blocks fire damage. To equip the armor right-click your tamed animal. To take it off right-click with shears on the animal with your hand. Only the owner of the pet can equip and unequip armor.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pet-armor
- Owner
- ViktorP04
- Published
- 2023-07-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15