Pets

Not to be confused with Town pets, the animal NPCs obtainable via the Zoologist.

Pets are creatures that follow the player around. They are completely invincible and have no set duration. When summoned, they will give the player a buff with the same name as the pet. A pet will follow the player until they die, summon a different pet, leave the world or cancel the associated buff.

Most pets are purely cosmetic, but some of the  Old-gen console,  Windows Phone, and 3DS-exclusive pets can do minimal damage to enemies. A few pets emit small amounts of light, but on  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version,  Old Chinese version,  tModLoader version, and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, there are special Light Pets available with their own dedicated slot.

Summoned minions operate similarly, but are primarily intended to aid combat rather than being cosmetic. Pets do not count against a player's current minion limit.

In total, there are 59 pets. There are 48 on the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, 26 on the  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, 27 on the  Old-gen console version, and 31 on the Nintendo 3DS version.

There are also 10 light pets on the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, 3 of which are master-exclusive, 7 on the  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, and 3 on the  Old-gen console version,  Windows Phone version, and Nintendo 3DS version.

Quick Answers

What are the benefits of having a pet in Terraria?

In Terraria, pets are creatures that follow the player around, providing a fun and engaging visual element to your gameplay. They are completely invincible and have no set duration, meaning they'll stick with you through thick and thin. When summoned, they give the player a buff with the same name as the pet. While most pets are purely cosmetic, some versions of the game feature pets with more complex behaviors. However, it's important to note that pets do not provide any gameplay advantages, they're just there for the visual appeal and the joy of having a cute companion on your adventures!

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Which pets in Terraria can do minimal damage to enemies?

In Terraria, most pets are purely cosmetic and do not deal any damage to enemies. They are invincible creatures that follow the player around for an indefinite duration, providing a buff with the same name as the pet. However, there are some exceptions in certain versions of the game, but these are not the norm.

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What are some of the best pets in Terraria and why?

Pets in Terraria are more than just cute followers, they can also provide various benefits to the player. Some of the best pets include the Alien Skater, Baby Ogre, Destroyer-Lite, Eater of Worms, and Everscream Sapling. These pets are considered the best due to their unique appearances and the fun factor they bring to the game. However, it's important to note that most pets in Terraria are purely cosmetic and do not provide any gameplay advantages. For those looking for utility, light pets like the Jack 'O Lantern, Toy Golem, and Fairy Princess can provide illumination in dark areas, making them a practical choice for spelunking and night exploration.

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How does a pet in Terraria provide light?

In Terraria, light pets are a special type of pet that emit light, aiding players in dark areas or while caving. These pets are summoned using specific items and once summoned, they follow the player around indefinitely, even in liquids, without costing any mana. They are infinitely reusable and have their own dedicated inventory slot in the player's equipment section. Some light pets can even be controlled by the player. However, while it's possible to change the color of the light pet itself using dyes, the color of the light they produce will always remain the same.

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What happens when you summon a different pet in Terraria?

In Terraria, when you summon a different pet, the current pet following you will be replaced by the new one. Pets will follow the player around until they die, summon a different pet, leave the world, or cancel the associated buff. So, if you decide to summon a different pet, your current pet will simply disappear and the new pet will start following you around.

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Summoning and Dismissing

Pets are manually summoned by placing their item on the hotbar and using them or by equipping them. On  PC,  Console,  Old-gen console,  Mobile,  Old Chinese,  tModLoader, and  tModLoader Legacy, pets can be dismissed by pressing the ⚷ Interact button on their corresponding buff icon or by turning off the visibility.

Equipping Pets

     

PC/Console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This section's information applies only to the PC, Console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.

On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version,  tModLoader version, and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, the inventory offers two dedicated slots, offering more complex behavior: One slot is for "regular" pets, the other is for light pets. Light pets behave similarly to ordinary pets, but provide more consistent lighting around the player. At any time, the player can have at most one pet of each type active.

• Each pet slot has a matching dye slot, which can be used to recolor the pet. Some of the "advanced" dyes can make certain pets look very strange, or even render them invisible. If they normally shed light, the light will be unaffected by any dye.
• Each pet slot also has an "eye" icon, which can be clicked to "hide" the pet, and again to "show" it.
  • Unlike the similar icons to hide accessories, the eye icon will actually dismiss and resummon the pet, not just hide and reveal it.
  • If a summoning item is placed in a slot set to "hidden", the pet will not be summoned until the slot is toggled back to "visible".
• Removing a pet's item from its slot will not dismiss the pet, but placing a different pet item in the slot will replace the pet.
• Either type of pet can also be summoned by using its item from the hotbar, but only if the slot it could go into is empty or hidden.
• A pet in a pet slot is automatically summoned whenever the player respawns, as long as the "eye" icon is set to visible.

Pets

Pets

Buff	Pet	Item	Source	Provides Light
	Baby Dinosaur	Amber Mosquito	Extractinator	❌
	Baby Eater	Eater's Bone	Eater of Worlds	❌
	Baby Face Monster	Bone Rattle	Brain of Cthulhu	❌
	Baby Grinch	Baby Grinch's Mischief Whistle	Ice Queen	❌
	Baby Hornet	Nectar	Queen Bee	❌
	Baby Imp	Slice of Hell Cake	Shadow Chest, Obsidian Crate, Hellstone Crate	❌
	Baby Penguin	Fish	Frozen Chest, Frozen Crate, Boreal Crate	❌
	Baby Red Panda	Bamboo Leaf	Traveling Merchant	❌
	Baby Skeletron Head	Bone Key	Dungeon Guardian	❌
	Baby Snowman	Toy Sled	Ice Mimic	❌
	Baby Truffle	Strange Glowing Mushroom	Truffle	✔️
	Baby Werewolf	Full Moon Squeaky Toy	Zoologist	❌
	Bernie	Bernie's Button	Princess	❌
	Black Cat	Unlucky Yarn	Goodie Bag	❌
	Blue Chicken	Blue Chicken Egg	Traveling Merchant	❌
	Bunny	Carrot	Collector's Edition (New Player's Inventory)	❌
	Caveling Gardener	Glow Tulip	Found as a plant ().	❌
	Chester	Eye Bone	Deerclops	❌
	Companion Cube	Companion Cube	Traveling Merchant	❌
	Cursed Sapling	Cursed Sapling	Mourning Wood	✔️
	Dynamite Kitten	Ball O' Fuse Wire	Zoologist	❌
	Estee	Celestial Wand	Traveling Merchant	❌
	Eyeball Spring	Eye Spring	Eyezor	❌
	Fennec Fox	Exotic Chew Toy	Traveling Merchant	❌
	Glittery Butterfly	Bedazzled Nectar	Traveling Merchant	❌
	Glommer	Glommer's Flower	Derpling	❌
	Hoardagron	Dragon Egg	Dark Mage	❌
	Junimo	Stardrop	Dryad purifying Joja Cola	❌
	Lil' Harpy	Birdie Rattle	Traveling Merchant	❌
	Lizard	Lizard Egg	Lihzahrd , Flying Snake	❌
	Mini Minotaur	Tartar Sauce	Iron Crate, Mythril Crate	❌
	Parrot	Parrot Cracker	Pirate in Ocean biome	❌
	Pig Man	Monster Meat	Dropped from Corruption and Crimson creatures.	❌
	Plantero	Mud Bud	Zoologist	❌
	Propeller Gato	Gato Egg	Dark Mage	❌
	Puppy	Dog Whistle	Present	❌
	Sapling	Seedling	Plantera	❌
	Spider	Spider Egg	Pumpking	❌
	Shadow Mimic	Ornate Shadow Key	Shadow Chest, Obsidian Crate, Hellstone Crate	✔️
	Shark Pup	Shark Bait	Water Chest, Ocean Crate, Seaside Crate	❌
	Spiffo	Spiffo Plush	Zombie	❌
	Squashling	Magical Pumpkin Seed	Pumpkin	❌
	Sugar Glider	Eucalyptus Sap	Rare drop from shaking Trees	❌
	The Dirtiest Block	The Dirtiest Block	Found as a block	❌
	Tiki Spirit	Tiki Totem	Witch Doctor in Jungle biome	❌
	Turtle	Seaweed	Ivy Chest, Jungle Crate, Bramble Crate	❌
	Volt Bunny	Lightning Carrot	Zoologist	✔️
	Zephyr Fish	Zephyr Fish	Fishing	❌

Master Mode only

These pets can only be acquired in Master Mode, but can be used anywhere.

Pets

Buff	Pet	Item	Source	Provides Light
	Alien Skater	Cosmic Skateboard	Martian Saucer	❌
	Baby Ogre	Ogre's Club	Ogre	❌
	Destroyer-Lite	Deactivated Probe	The Destroyer	❌
	Eater of Worms	Writhing Remains	Eater of Worlds	❌
	Everscream Sapling	Shrub Star	Everscream	❌
	Honey Bee	Sparkling Honey	Queen Bee	❌
	Ice Queen	Frozen Crown	Ice Queen	❌
	Itsy Betsy	Betsy's Egg	Betsy	❌
	Mini Prime	Robotic Skull	Skeletron Prime	❌
	Moonling	Piece of Moon Squid	Moon Lord	❌
	Phantasmal Dragon	Tablet Fragment	Lunatic Cultist	❌
	Plantera Seedling	Plantera Seedling	Plantera	❌
	Rez and Spaz	Pair of Eyeballs	The Twins	❌
	Skeletron Jr.	Possessed Skull	Skeletron	❌
	Slime Prince	Royal Delight	King Slime	❌
	Slime Princess	Regal Delicacy	Queen Slime	❌
	Slime Royals	Resplendent Dessert	Royal Delight + Regal Delicacy	❌
	Spider Brain	Brain in a Jar	Brain of Cthulhu	❌
	Suspicious Eye	Suspicious Grinning Eye	Eye of Cthulhu	❌
	Tiny Deerclops	Deerclops Eyeball	Deerclops	❌
	Tiny Fishron	Pork of the Sea	Duke Fishron	❌

Light Pets

Light Pets are summoned secondary characters that float alongside players to provide a traveling light source. They incur no mana nor any other cost, and remain indefinitely until the player cancels the buff, summons a replacement light pet or dies. Only one light pet can be present at once. Light pets have their own dedicated inventory slot in the player's equipment section in the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version,  Old Chinese version,  tModLoader version, and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version along with a slot for dyes.

Light Pets

Buff	Pet	Item	Brightness	Source	Notes
	Shadow Orb	Shadow Orb	65%	Shadow Orb	Can be controlled.
	Crimson Heart	Crimson Heart	65%	Crimson Heart
	Magic Lantern	Magic Lantern	65%	Skeleton Merchant	Highlights treasure.
	Fairy	Fairy Bell	80%	Crafted from , , , and
	Flickerwick	Creeper Egg	80%	Ogre
	Wisp	Wisp in a Bottle	80%	Armored Bones	Can be controlled.
	Suspicious Looking Eye	Suspicious Looking Tentacle	120%	Treasure Bag (Moon Lord)	Highlights treasure and enemies.

Master Mode only

These light pets can only be acquired in Master Mode, but can be used anywhere.

Light Pets

Buff	Pet	Item	Brightness	Source	Notes
	Jack 'O Lantern	Pumpkin Scented Candle	80%	Pumpking
	Toy Golem	Guardian Golem	80%	Golem
	Fairy Princess	Jewel of Light	120%	Empress of Light

Old-gen console version, Windows Phone version, and Nintendo 3DS version

 Old-gen console version,  Windows Phone version, and Nintendo 3DS version Exclusive Pets

Buff	Pet	Item	Source	Damages Enemies
	Bat	Vial of Blood	Vampire Miner, Gold Chest	✔️
	Guinea Pig	Cabbage	Dragon Snatcher, Gold Chest, Chest	❌
	Slime	Petri Dish	Shadow Slime, Gold Chest, Chest	❌
	Tiphia	Beeswax	Dragon Hornet, Gold Chest, Ivy Chest	✔️
	Werewolf	Wolf Fang	Werewolf, Gold Chest, Ivy Chest	✔️
	Zombie	Brain	The Groom, Gold Chest, Shadow Chest	✔️

Windows Phone version and Nintendo 3DS version

 Windows Phone version and Nintendo 3DS version Exclusive Pets

Buff	Pet	Item	Source	Damages Enemies	Provides Light
	Elfa	Holiday Bauble	Tree during Christmas	✔️	❌
	Cupid	Broken Heart	Gem during Valentine's Day	❌	✔️
	Worm Pet	Suspicious Looking Apple		❌	❌
	Old Lady	Old Walking Stick	Clothier during day	❌	❌
	Pet Turkey	Turkey feather	Merchant during Thanksgiving	❌	❌

Notes

• All pets can activate Teal Pressure Pads.
• Although it is possible to change the color of the light pet itself using dyes, the color of the light they produce will stay the same.

Achievement

Pet Hoarder • “You seem to like pets.”

Obtain all exclusive pets.

Tips

• There are four pets that do something other than being cosmetic. The Cursed Sapling, Baby Truffle and Volt Bunny provide light for the player, which is rather useful when caving or in dark areas. Meanwhile, the Eye Bone lets the player access their piggy bank without having to place one down.

Trivia

• The pet summoned is actually a long-lasting projectile that follows the player around.
• The Pet Drone, summoned with the Mysterious Package, was introduced only on the Amazon version, but was unobtainable and later removed.
• Upon updating to 1.3, all exclusive pets were replaced with a Gold Bunny each.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.3: Added Chester, Bernie, Glommer, Pig Man, and Tiny Deerclops.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Added 13 new pets that can be obtained from enemies, chests, NPCs, or by shaking trees:
    • Baby Imp, Baby Red Panda, Baby Werewolf, Dynamite Kitten, Estee, Fennec Fox, Glittery Butterfly, Lil' Harpy, Plantero, Shadow Mimic, Shark Pup, Sugar Glider, Volt Bunny.
  • Added 19 new pets and 3 new light pets exclusive to Master Mode:
    • Pets: Alien Skater, Baby Ogre, Destroyer-Lite, Eater of Worms, Everscream Sapling, Honey Bee, Ice Queen, Itsy Betsy, Mini Prime, Moonling, Phantasmal Dragon, Plantera Seedling, Rez and Spaz, Skeletron Jr., Slime Prince, Slime Princess, Spider Brain, Suspicious Eye, Tiny Fishron
    • Light pets: Jack 'O Lantern, Toy Golem, Fairy Princess.

• Desktop 1.3.4: Added Hoardagron and Propeller Gato pets, and Flickerwick light pet.

• Desktop 1.3.1:
  • Added Companion Cube.
  • All pets can activate Teal Pressure Pads.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Added Baby Face Monster pet.
  • Added Crimson Heart, Magic Lantern, and Suspicious Looking Eye light pets.
  • Added a pet slot in Equipment tab.
  • Dedicated light pet slot added.

• Desktop 1.2.4:
  • Added Mini Minotaur and Zephyr Fish.
  • Fixed exploit where pets could be duplicated with Bug Net in multiplayer.
  • Fixed bug where other player's pets would disappear after a while (in multiplayer).

• Desktop 1.2.3.1: Fixed bug where the player could have Fairy Bell and other light pets up simultaneously.

• Desktop 1.2.2: Added Christmas Puppy and Frost Moon Baby Grinch.

• Desktop 1.2.1: Added Halloween Cursed Sapling and Pet Spider.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • There are over 15 new pets that can be found in chests and dropped rarely off enemies:
    • Baby Dinosaur, Baby Eater, Baby Hornet, Baby Penguin, Baby Skeletron Head, Baby Snowman, Baby Truffle, Black Cat, Eyeball Spring, Pet Lizard, Pet Parrot, Pet Sapling, Pet Turtle, Squashling, and Tiki Spirit.
  • Light Pets no longer require mana.
  • Added Wisp light pet.
  • Renamed Orb of Light as Shadow Orb.
  • Buffs no longer expire.

• Desktop 1.1.2: Introduced Pet Bunny, available only on the Collector's Edition.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced Fairy and Orb of Light light pets.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: ()
  • Added Baby Face Monster pet.
  • Added Crimson Heart, Magic Lantern, and Suspicious Looking Eye light pets.
  • Removed and replaced all console exclusive pets with a Gold Bunny.

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • Added Baby Face Monster pet.
  • Added Crimson Heart, Magic Lantern, and Suspicious Looking Eye light pets.
  • Removed and replaced all console exclusive pets with a Gold Bunny.

• Console 1.07: Added Desktop 1.2.4 pets Mini Minotaur and Zephyr Fish.

• Console 1.05: Added Frost Moon Baby Grinch.

• Console 1.04: Added Christmas Puppy.

• Console 1.02:
  • Added Desktop 1.2 pets (see Desktop 1.2 list above) and the Halloween Cursed Sapling and Pet Spider.
  • Light Pets no longer require mana.
  • Renamed Orb of Light as Shadow Orb.
  • Buffs no longer expire.
  • Renamed “Honeycomb” to “Beeswax”.
  • Pet Bat, Pet Guinea Pig, Pet Slime, Pet Tiphia, Pet Zombie now dropped respectively by Vampire Miners, Dragon Snatchers, Shadow Slimes, Dragon Hornets, and The Groom.
  • Pet Werewolf now dropped by Werewolves and found in Gold Chests.

• Console-Release:
  • Introduced Fairy and Orb of Light light pets.
  • Introduced console/mobile/3DS exclusive pets: Pet Bat, Pet Guinea Pig, Pet Slime, Pet Tiphia, Pet Werewolf, and Pet Zombie.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Removed and replaced all mobile exclusive pets with a Gold Bunny.

• Mobile 1.2.12773: Fixed a bug where Tartar Sauce failed to summon the Mini Minotaur.

• Mobile 1.2.11212:
  • Added Desktop 1.2.2 pets Christmas Puppy and Frost Moon Baby Grinch.
  • Added Desktop 1.2.4 pets Mini Minotaur and Zephyr Fish.

• Mobile 1.2.7642: Mobile/3DS Pet Elfa now can be obtained from cutting down trees during Christmas.

• Mobile 1.2.6508:
  • Added Desktop 1.2 pets (see Desktop 1.2 list above) and the Halloween Cursed Sapling and Pet Spider.
  • Light Pets no longer require mana.
  • Renamed Orb of Light as Shadow Orb.
  • Buffs no longer expire.
  • Renamed “Honeycomb” to “Beeswax”.
  • Pet Bat, Pet Guinea Pig, Pet Slime, Pet Tiphia, Pet Zombie now dropped respectively by Vampire Miners, Dragon Snatchers, Shadow Slimes, Dragon Hornets, and The Groom.
  • Pet Werewolf now dropped by Werewolves and found in Gold Chests.

• Mobile 1.1.6255: Introduced mobile/3DS Pet Turkey.

• Mobile 1.1.5963: Added Pet Golden Turtle. Amazon Fire TV

• Mobile 1.1.5536: Mobile/3DS Pet Worm and Pet Old Lady are now obtainable.

• Mobile 1.1.933: Added mobile/3DS Pet Worm and Pet Old Lady, but unobtainable.

• Mobile 1.1.92: Added mobile exclusive Pet Leprechaun o'Fyffe.

• Mobile 1.1.8: Added mobile/3DS Pet Cupid.

• Mobile 1.1.5: Added mobile/3DS Pet Elfa, but unobtainable.

• Mobile-Release:
  • Introduced Fairy and Orb of Light light pets.
  • Introduced console/mobile/3DS exclusive pets: Pet Bat, Pet Guinea Pig, Pet Slime, Pet Tiphia, Pet Werewolf, and Pet Zombie.
  • Introduced Pet Android .

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release:
  • Introduced Desktop 1.2 pets (see Desktop 1.2 list above) and the Halloween pets Cursed Sapling and Pet Spider.
  • Introduced light pets Fairy, Shadow Orb, and Wisp.
  • Introduced console/mobile/3DS exclusive pets: Pet Bat, Pet Guinea Pig, Pet Slime, Pet Tiphia, Pet Werewolf, and Pet Zombie.
  • Introduced mobile/3DS exclusive pets: Pet Elfa, Pet Cupid, Pet Worm, Pet Old Lady, Pet Turkey.