Petpets are pets for Neopets (in turn, Petpets can own Petpetpets). Unlike Neopets, the player does not have to [[ care for thbutever some Petpets may eat items out of the player's inventory.
Acquiring Petpets[]
Petpets are treated as items, so users may buy, sell, or trade them at will. Users can also paint Petpets different colours at the Petpet Puddle with a Petpet Paint Brush. There are even ones that can be made at the Cooking Pot.
Many shops in different worlds sell Petpets, including a shop in each of these areas:
- Neopian Petpet Shop in Neopia Central
- Maraquan Petpets in Maraqua
- Wintery Petpets in Terror Mountain
- Spooky Petpets in Haunted Woods
- Tyrannian Petpets in Tyrannia
- The The Rock Pool on Mystery Island
- Ye Olde Petpets in Meridell
- Geraptiku Petpets in the Lost City of Geraptiku on Mystery Island
- Peopatra's Petpets in Sakhmet in the Lost Desert
- Fanciful Fauna in Shenkuu
- Faerie Petpets in Faerie City in Faerieland
- Little Nippers on Krawk Island, which sells Petpets for dubloons rather than NP
- Robot Petpets on the Virtupets Space Station
- Legendary Petpets in Altador
- The Petpetorium in Moltara Caves
Each Neopet may only have one Petpet, because, according to the Neopets FAQ, more than one would be too much maintenance for the Neopet. However, a Petpet can get their own little critter to take care of called Petpetpets.
Function of Petpets[]
A Petpet can be quite useful in gaining avatars where one is required to keep a certain Petpet attached to their pet for a certain amount of time. Also, if the PPL (Petpet Protection League) chooses a player's Petpet's species for the week's Petpet award, they could win a trophy. However, Petpets have to be a certain age to qualify for the PPL trophy.
In the Petpet Arena on the Darigan Citadel, one can have their Petpet battle several others. If the player wins, they could increase their Petpet's level and win a trophy.
Turmaculus in Meridell can only be interacted with if the player's active Neopet owns a Petpet. If the player attempts to awaken the Turmaculus and succeeds, they may win a prize. In addition, if their Petpet gets eaten (which is a very rare occurrence), the player will obtain an avatar. (It is recommended to awaken Turmaculus with a Petpet that the player would not mind losing.)
The Symol Hole, also located in Meridell, is another Petpet-only feature. Players can send their active Petpet down into the hole and occasionally they pop back out with a prize or an avatar.
By clicking their Neopet and go into the Quick Reference page, the player can click on their the Petpet and interact with the Petpet by naming it and speaking to it. One may also unequip their Neopet's Petpet on this page. This will reset the name and age of the Petpet, and return it to the player's inventory. If the Petpet had a Petpetpet (P3) attached, that will disappear permanently.
All Petpets[]