Neopets are virtual pets that inhabit Neopia, each one being able to have different colours; a special day in which they get new colours, associated items and/or wearables; battle; have a pet of their own; get customised; or even have unique food preferences.
The user may have one Neopet set as their active pet, having it displayed as the user navigates the site.
How/Where to Obtain[]
Most Neopets can be created via the Create a Pet feature, though some (such as Cybunnys, Hissis, Jetsams, Koi, or Poogles) may only be created on their pet day, while others (namely Draiks and Krawks) can only created at special locations, under special circumstances.
Maximum Capacity[]
The user may have six Neopets pet per account, but may have up to 16 with Extra Pet Slots from the NC Mall, or 20 with a Premium subscription.
Pet Care[]
Like most real-world pets, Neopets can get hungry, unhappy, or even sick. While Neopets cannot actually die, an unfed or sick pet's mood can degrade over time.
How to Change a Pet's Appearance[]
There are several different ways to change a pet's appearance, the most common being with a paint brush, which can change their colour.
The pet's appearance can also be changed via Magical Plushies, Morphing/Mysterious Swirly/Transmogrification Potions, Chia and Kacheek Flour (Battledome only), Magical Chia Pops, the Lab Ray, Rainbow Fountain, or the annual Holiday Dream Neopet Giveaway or Species Change Premium perk. (Prior to to the debut of Aboard the Coincidence, there were random events that turned pets Baby, Blue, Grey, Invisible, or Red.)
Umbra also prides themselves in recreating the art of UCs in the form of Pet Styles to change a pet's entire look.
All Neopets[]
Trivia[]
- In Old Neopets, pets got redrawn every few years or so to keep up with the ever-changing art on the site. With the site's big art update in April 2007, all pets (with the exception of unconverted pets, which were replaced in early 2024 with Pet Styles) gained a consistent look that allowed for them to be customisable, as well as change their facial expressions when happy, sad, angry, or sick.
- Unlike Neopets born via Create a Pet or Space Adoption Agency (the genders of which can be determined by the user), Draiks and Krawks will have a random gender upon being born/transformed.
- Users can get special, stat-raising cupcakes upon visiting their pet's lookup on their birthday.
- Prior to March 2024, pets would reject food, books, Petpets, or toys if the items had a certain number of characters (including spaces). A workaround for this was changing languages, but this only worked for items released prior to 2015.
See also[]
- Groom
- Neopets Jr.
- Pet Central
- Pet Spotlight
- Petpet
- Petpetpet
- Rainbow Fountain
- Rainbow Pool
- Styling Studio