Better Pets
Customize your Minecraft experience with new pets, offering unique abilities and companionship during your adventures.
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About this Mod
📖 Description
Experience the ultimate companionship in Minecraft with pets at your side that you can find by exploring new areas. Each pet is unique in its own way and can help you in certain situations with their perks and abilities. Gather more pets to get all the perks or just let them exist by your side and be your companion forever.
Explore the seamless functionality in both single-player and multiplayer modes.
Better Pets v3+ does not have multiplayer support.
Better Pets v4.0.1+ does have multiplayer support.
Better Pets v4.2.0 does not have multiplayer support.
Better Pets v4.2.4+ does have multiplayer support.
⭐ Features
• Pets that can be found in buried treasure chests and shipwreck treasure.
• Pets that follow you when activated.
• Pets can be leveled when the player gains exp.
• Pets that give their owner abilities that get stronger, the higher level they are.
• Works in all dimensions.
• In-game wiki for easy information gathering about certain pets.
• 99.9% Multiplayer supported.
Better Pets is heavily inspired by Hypixel Skyblock.
Preview
🛠️ How to obtain
Find Pets in Buried Treasure or Sunken Treasure
Pet Menu Item Recipe for v4.2.2+ only.
Available Versions
How to Install Better Pets on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Better Pets". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+14 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Better Pets server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Better Pets compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Better Pets officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Better Pets – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Better Pets 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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