Petlings
by Bownlux
Petlings turns a virtual pet companion into a Minecraft feature, with pets that follow the player, sniff the ground and respond to play.
What it does
A pet can be adopted and customized, and it builds a bond with the player over time. Petlings adds interaction play: a pet reacts when the player treats it, and a rhythm mini-game plays out when the pet stamps glowing pawprints around itself. Friendly ghosts drift around the pet after dark, and a Halloween-style set of seasonal events appears during October nights, including a Pumpkin Hat and a trick-or-treat sequence in which a walk over a wrapped sweet ground cheers the pet up.
Petlings requires Geckolib, which must be installed alongside it. The mod is published for Fabric and NeoForge across six release versions, 1.21.11 – 26.3, and is client-side only, so servers run without it and only the player who wants the pet installs it. A seasonal switch in Settings turns the October content off, and the keys can be rebound in the Options Controls menu.
Key features
Pet interaction play
Players interact with the pet directly, and a rhythm mini-game and glowing pawprints add simple play.
Sniffing and digging
The pet sniffs and digs grass, dirt, sand and gravel, and most finds are ordinary items.
Eight buried keepsakes
Eight old keepsakes are buried around the world, and finding them wakes the Heart Tree and reveals the story.
Seasonal October content
Friendly ghosts, soft white wisps and a Pumpkin Hat appear on October nights, and a setting can turn them off.
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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
How it compares
Transfer Pet Owner is open source under the MIT License and is needed on the server, with the client optional. PetProtect is open source under the MIT License and runs on the server alone, with builds for 1.21 – 26.2 on Fabric and NeoForge. Just Pet Bed is not open source and covers only 1.21.11, where the server must run it while players may skip it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petlings | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-04 |
| Transfer Pet Owner | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
| PetProtect | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-20 |
| Just Pet Bed | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-21 |
Questions
Does Petlings need Geckolib?
Does a server need Petlings installed?
Can the October content be turned off?
In the catalog
Petlings is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Your virtual pet companion in Minecraft. Adopt, customize, and bond with AI-driven pets that follow you everywhere, across the game, the web, and soon iPhone and Mac. Petlings adds client-side pet companions to Minecraft. Pick from 42 pet species, dress them up with 170+ 3D cosmetics, teach them emotes, and watch…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/petlings
- Owner
- Bownlux
- Published
- 2026-04-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15