Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves

Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves

This is addon for Animal Pens that enables Alex's Caves mobs.

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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

Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves 1.2.0release
MC 1.20.1forge
June 17, 2026
Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves 1.1.0release
MC 1.20.1forge
April 22, 2026
Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves 1.0.0release
MC 1.20.1forge
March 27, 2026

How to Install Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Caves on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).

3

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

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1

Server-side

Required

Recommended 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.

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Details

License
GNU General Public License v3.0 only
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.20.1