
Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves
This is addon for Animal Pens that enables Alex's Caves mobs.
About this Mod
Animal Pens Expansion - Alex's Caves
This mod is a compatibility addon that allows mobs from Alex's Caves to work with the pens from Animal Pens, making animal management easier and more consistent.
Features
Animal Cage can pick up:
- GammaRoach - can be fed with spelunkie
- RayCat - can be fed with radgill
- Candicorn - can be fed with candy cane
- Gummy Bear - can be fed with sweet fish
Water Container Pickable:
- Trilocaris - can be picked up with water bucket
- Radgill - can be picked up with acid bucket
- Lanternfish - can be picked up with water bucket
- Sea Pig - can be picked up with water bucket
- Gossamer Worm - can be picked up with water bucket
- Tripodfish - can be picked up with water bucket
- Sweet Fish - can be picked up with soda bucket
Bird Catcher Pickable:
- Gloomoth - no extra interactions
- Notor - no extra interactions
Others:
- Primordial frog variant drops carmine froglight
Sides:
Server side adds all interactions.
Client Side adds animations to mobs in Aviary and Aquarium.
🛠️ Requirements:
📌 Animal Pen (Required).
📖 Alex's Caves (Required).
Available Versions
How to Install Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves compatible with forge?
Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
Rent Modded Server
Install Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves with just one click on your server.