Vanilla Degus
by minet_muette
Vanilla Degus adds a tamable degu mob that spawns in several biomes, with coat variations, a jukebox dance and a happiness system tied to feeding and time spent with the owner.
What it does
Degus spawn naturally in the Stony Peaks, Savanna Badlands Meadow and Desert Badlands Meadow biomes, with some rarer coat colors appearing only at low rates in certain biomes. They eat grass, tall grass, dry grass, dead bush and other treats, and they can be fed to restore hunger. Overfeeding with sweets, cakes, seeds or grains makes a degu obese, while a degu left hungry keeps needing regular meals even at full health.
A degu builds happiness through time spent with its owner and regular feeding, and happiness falls when the owner attacks it. Once a degu is happy enough, it grants its owner Degu's Grace when fed, an effect that lets players move a little more like a degu. Degus also dance to a jukebox and can join villages, bases and animal pens. Baby degus use a dedicated, more baby-like model, and a Golden Dandelion keeps a baby degu from growing up.
Vanilla Degus needs Fabric API on Fabric. It is installed on the client and on the server, and every player needs it too. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 33 release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.3, and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Tamable degu mob
Degus are tamable animals that can be fed, kept in pens and bonded with over time.
Happiness and obesity
Happiness rises with attention and regular feeding, falls when attacked, and overfeeding makes a degu obese.
Degu's Grace effect
A happy degu grants its owner a temporary effect when fed, which changes how the player moves.
Baby degus and Golden Dandelion
Baby degus use their own model, and a Golden Dandelion stops a baby degu from growing up.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
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 want a tamable small mammal for animal pens, villages or bases, and server owners who want an animal that needs regular care.
How it compares
Animal Garden - Springhare is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 26.3, published under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Animal Garden - Prairie Dog is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.18.2 – 26.3 and is also not open source. Both add a different animal, and both run on client and server like Vanilla Degus.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanilla Degus | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-26 |
| Animal Garden - Springhare | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-23 |
| Animal Garden - Prairie Dog | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-23 |
Questions
Does Vanilla Degus need Fabric API?
Does the server need Vanilla Degus?
How does a degu stay healthy?
In the catalog
Vanilla Degus is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This mod gives us a wonderful opportunity to meet cute degus (that a little too big for degu though).\ Degus will blends naturally with other vanilla animals.\ Not making major changes is the Vanilla Degus aesthetic. \================== UPDATE 1.7.0 \================== New baby model — baby degus now use a dedicated…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vanilla-degus
- Owner
- minet_muette
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15