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A '''pet''' is a non-combat [[NPC]], loyal to a [[player]] that generally requires a certain level in [[Summoning]] to own. Typically, a player must raise a pet to maturity by feeding and interacting with it. A player may have only one pet of each type (mostly [[God bird]]s) but may own 2 pets of different types at level 1 [[Summoning]], along with 2 more for every ten levels starting at level 11. However, the limit on different types of pets has been removed as of [[16 January]] [[2012]].

A player may only have one pet, [[Summoning familiar|familiar]], or [[NPC]] (e.g. [[Zanik]], or the [[Zanaris choir]]) following the player at one time. Players can manage pets while active through the [[special moves|familiar interface]], by using [[food]] on them, by left-clicking, and with direct interaction by right-clicking.

Pets may be stored in the [[bank]] or [[inventory]], and you can store up to 15 in the [[Menagerie]] of a [[player-owned house]] (with the highest-level pet houses). Pets stored in the menagerie are inactive, requiring no care. Unlike [[familiar]]s, pets may be brought into Summoning-free zones.

==Non-Summoning related pets==

Prior to the introduction of [[Summoning]], the dominant pet in [[Gielinor]] was the [[cat]], which requires completion of the [[Gertrude's Cat]] quest.

A [[pet fish]] may be obtained from [[Harry's Fishing Shop]] in [[Catherby]], provided the player has a [[fishbowl]] containing [[water]] and [[seaweed]] (in that order). Players will not need to use [[fish food]] on their fish to keep it alive, though.

A [[pet rock]] may be obtained from [[Askeladden]] during and after [[The Fremennik Trials]] quest. [[Pet rock]]s require the least attention of any pet.

A baby troll pet can be obtained by completing the quest [[Unstable Foundations]] in [[Burthorpe]].

A pet spider called [[Eek]] is given as a reward for the 2009 Halloween event.

Another holiday event collectable, the pet turkey, [[Mackers]], was also given as a reward for the [[2011 Thanksgiving event]].

A third holiday event collectable, [[Sparkles|Sparkles the Tinsel Snake]], was available for members who completed the [[2011 Christmas event|2011 Christmas event, A Towering Feast]].

A Rune guardian can be obtained after completing [[Rune Mechanics]] quest.

==Summoning-related pets==

[[File:Pet-baby-blue-dragon.png|thumb|right|A rare mature baby blue dragon, available with a 99 [[Summoning]] level.]]

The majority of pets require an appropriate [[Summoning]] level to be obtained, raised, and kept. With the exception of the [[Broav]] used in [[While Guthix Sleeps]], and god birds for protection in the [[God Wars Dungeon]], pets have no real use than as 'decoration' or as a way to show off a player's Summoning level.

==Caring for pets==

When a pet is first obtained it will be a baby/hatchling/chick, with the exception of the [[Broav]], which is captured as an adult using the Hunter skill, the [[Ex-ex-parrot]] which is undead, [[Mackers]] who is only interested in cake, and the creatures you can obtain from the Soul Wars activity because they are also undead.

A player can monitor a pet's growth and hunger in the [[Starting Summoning#Summoning Interface|Summoning menu]]. Doing so is important, because if a pet's hunger level reaches 100% it will abandon its owner. Younger pets require food at a higher frequency than their adult counterparts, but the frequency of feeding does not affect a pet's growth rate.

Some young pets require more interaction with the player than just being fed. Kittens must be pet and played with, for example, or they will run away.

At 100% growth, the pet will mature into its next form. Most pets have two growth stages, but god birds and cats have three.

Certain pets require incubation in their first stage, which requires them to be placed in an egg [[incubator]] found in the Pet shops in [[Taverley]] and [[Yanille]]. Players will receive a chat box notification when the egg has hatched. Any pet hatched in an incubator will remain there until the player chooses to retrieve it. Pet shop owners are also the only [[NPC]]s that sell specific foods for pets.

A player may speak with a pet once they are 10 or more [[Summoning]] levels above the required Summoning level to obtain that pet. Communication between pets above the level of 90 is impossible, with the exception of the monkey which the player may speak to with the [[M'speak amulet]] from [[Monkey Madness]]. Players with 99 summoning can communicate with a chameleon after using the cape's right click "boost" option to temporarily achieve level 100 summoning.

[[Dragon egg]]s and [[Vulture egg]]s are both semi rare drops from their respective creature. [[Bird's egg|God bird eggs]] and [[Raven egg]]s are semi rare finds from [[Bird's nest]]s.

==List of Summoning pets==

{| class="wikitable"
![[Summoning]] level (and other requirements)
!Stages
!Pet
!Food
!Obtained
!Colours
|-
|4
|[[File:White-bulldog-puppy-inv.png|Puppy form]] - [[File:White-bulldog-inv.png|Adult form]]
|[[Bulldog]]
|[[Raw meat]] and [[Bones]]
|Purchased from pet shop
|3
|-
|4
|[[File:Black dalmatian puppy.png]] - [[File:Black dalmatian.png|Adult form]]
|[[Dalmatian]]
|[[Raw meat]] and [[Bones]]
|Purchased from pet shop
|3
|-
|4
|[[File:Brown greyhound puppy.png|Puppy form]] - [[File:Brown greyhound.png|Adult form]]
|[[Greyhound]]
|[[Raw meat]] and [[Bones]]
|Purchased from pet shop
|3
|-
|4
|[[File:White-labrador-puppy-inv.png|Puppy form]] - [[File:White-labrador-inv.png|Adult form]]
|[[Labrador]]
|[[Raw meat]] and [[Bones]]
|Purchased from pet shop
|3
|-
|4
|[[File:Grey_sheepdog_puppy.png|Puppy form]] - [[File:Grey-sheepdog-inv.png|Adult form]]
|[[Sheepdog]]
|[[Raw meat]] and [[Bones]]
|Purchased from pet shop
|3
|-
|4
|[[File:Tan terrier puppy.png|Puppy form]] - [[File:Tan terrier.png|Adult form]]
|[[Terrier]]
|[[Raw meat]] and [[Bones]]
|Purchased from pet shop
|
3
|-
|4 (5 [[Slayer]])
|[[File:Sw creeping hand.png]]
|[[Creeping hand]]
|[[Leather gloves]]
|[[Soul Wars]]
|1
|-
|4 (25 [[Slayer]])
|[[File:Minitrice inv.png]]
|[[Minitrice]]
|[[Limpwurt root]]
|[[Soul Wars]]
|1
|-
|4 (40 [[Slayer]])
|[[File:Baby basilisk inv.png]]
|[[Baby basilisk]]
|[[Eye of newt]]
|[[Soul Wars]]
|1
|-
|4 (70 [[Slayer]])
|[[File:Baby kurask inv.png]]
|[[Baby kurask]]
|[[Bones]]
|[[Soul Wars]]
|1
|-
|4 (85 [[Slayer]])
|[[File:Abyssal minion.png]]
|[[Abyssal minion]]
|[[Ashes]]
|[[Soul Wars]]
|1
|-
|4 ([[Rune Mechanics]])
|[[File:RuneGuardianInventory.png]]
|[[Rune guardian]]
|Revitalisation near a [[Runecrafting altar]]
|Quest reward. [[Apprentice Clerval]]
|14
|-
|10 (27 [[Hunter]])
|[[File:Orange-baby-gecko-inv.png|Baby form]] - [[File:Orange-gecko-inv.png|Adult form]]
|[[Gecko]]
|[[Flies]] and [[beetle bits]]
|Caught
|5
|-
|10 (48 [[Hunter]] and [[As a First Resort]])
|[[File:Brown baby platypus.png|Baby form]] - [[File:Brown-platypus-inv.png|Adult form]]
|[[Platypus]]
|Raw [[fish]]. [[Ground fishing bait]] as a baby. [[Fishing bait]] as adult.
|Caught (quest reward)
|3
|-
|23 ([[While Guthix Sleeps]])
|[[File:Broav.png]]
|[[Broav]]
|Mort Myre Fungus
|Caught (quest reward)
|1
|-
|30
|[[File:Brown penguin chick.png|Chick form]] - [[File:Brown penguin.png|Adult form]]
|[[Penguin (pet)|Penguin]]
|Raw [[fish]]
|Hatched (Zoo keeper)
|3
|-
|37 ([[Fairytale III]])
|[[File:Tooth creature.png|Milk Tooth form]] - [[File:Tooth creature (healthy).png|Healthy Adult Form]] / [[File:Tooth creature (decayed).png|Decayed Adult Form]]
|[[Tooth creature]]
|[[Bucket of milk]] or [[Chocolatey milk]]
|Bought for several teeth after quest. Free afterwards.
|1
|-
|40 (32 [[Slayer]], [[Pirate Pete]] subquest [[RFD]])
|[[File:Red-baby-giant-crab-inv.png|Baby form]] - [[File:Red-giant-crab-inv.png|Adult form]]
|[[Giant crab]]
|Raw [[fish]]
|Traded for a [[crunchy claw token]]
|5
|-
|50
|[[File:Blue raven chick.png]] - [[File:Blue raven inv.png|Adult form]]
|[[Raven]]
|[[Ground fishing bait]] as a chick, [[fishing bait]] as adult.
|Hatched ([[Nest]])
|6
|-
|60 (29 [[Hunter]])
|[[File:Grey baby squirrel inv.png|Baby form]] - [[File:Grey squirrel inv.png|Adult form]]
|[[Squirrel]]
|[[Nuts]]
|Caught
|5
|-
|70
|[[File:Saradomin-chick-inv.png|Chick form]] - [[File:Saradomin bird inv.png|Bird form]] - [[File:Saradomin-owl-inv.png|Adult form]]
|[[Saradomin owl]]
|[[Ground fishing bait]] as a chick, [[fishing bait]] as adult.
|Hatched ([[Nest]])
|1
|-
|70
|[[File:Guthix-chick-inv.png|Chick form]] - [[File:Guthix bird inv.png|Bird form]] - [[File:Guthix-raptor-inv.png|Adult form]]
|[[Guthix raptor]]
|[[Ground fishing bait]] as a chick, [[fishing bait]] as adult.
|Hatched ([[Nest]])
|1
|-
|70
|[[File:Zamorak-chick-inv.png|Chick form]] - [[File:Zamorak-bird-inv.png|Bird form]] - [[File:Zamorak hawk.png|Adult form]]
|[[Zamorak hawk]]
|[[Ground fishing bait]] as a chick, [[fishing bait]] as adult.
|Hatched ([[Nest]])
|1
|-
|71 ([[Rocking Out]])
|[[File:Ex_ex_parrot.png]]
|[[Ex-ex-parrot]]
|[[Rock fragments]]
|Responsibility
|1
|-
|72 (51 [[Slayer]] and [[In Pyre Need]])
|[[File:Cute pheonix inv.png]]
|[[Cute phoenix eggling]]
|[[Ashes]]
|Hatched ([[Phoenix Lair]] Distractions and Diversions)
|1
|-
|72 (51 [[Slayer]] and [[In Pyre Need]])
|[[File:Mean pheonix.png]]
|[[Mean Phoenix Eggling]]
|[[Ashes]]
|Hatched ([[Phoenix Lair]] Distractions and Diversions)
|1
|-
|80 (27 [[Hunter]])
|[[File:Raccoon silver.png|Baby form]] - [[File:Grey adult raccoon inv.png|Adult form]]
|[[Raccoon (summoning)|Raccoon]]
|[[Raw meat]] and [[fish]]
|Caught
|3
|-
|80
|[[File:Sneakerpeeper baby icon.png|Baby form]] - [[File:Sneakerpeeper adult.png|Adult form]]
|[[Sneakerpeeper spawn]]
|[[Eye of newt]] as a baby
|Bought for 85,000 Dungeoneering Tokens
|1
|-
|85
|[[File:Vulture chick a inv.png|Baby form]] - [[File:Pink-vulture-inv.png|Adult form]]
|[[Vulture (pet)|Vulture]]
|[[Ground fishing bait]] as a chick, [[fishing bait]] as adult
|Hatched ([[Vulture (NPC)|Vulture]] drop)
|6
|-
|90
|[[File:Baby chameleon.png|Baby form]] - [[File:Chameleon.png|Adult form]]
|[[Chameleon]]
|[[Flies]]
|Hatched (found)
|10
|-
|95 (27 [[Hunter]])
|[[File:Brown beige baby monkey inv.png|Baby form]] - [[File:Pet monkey.png|Adult form]]
|[[Monkey (summoning)|Monkey]]
|
[[Banana]]s
|Caught in Karamja
|10
|-
|
99
|[[File:Hatching green dragon.png|Hatchling form]] - [[File:Baby green dragon inventory.png|Baby form]]
|[[Baby dragon (pet)|Baby dragon]]
|Vast amounts of [[raw meat]], [[fish]] and [[chicken]]
|Hatched ([[Chromatic dragons|Chromatic Dragon]] drop)
|4
|-
|99 (99 [[slayer]])
|[[File:Tz-rek_jad.png]]
|[[TzRek-Jad]]
|Does not need feeding
|[[Soul wars]]
|1
|}

==List of non-Summoning pets==

{|class="wikitable"
!Stages
!Pet
!Food
!Obtained
!Colours
|-
|[[File:White kitten inv.png|Kitten Form]] - [[File:White cat inv.png|Adult form|]] [[File:Hell-kitten inv.png‎|Kitten Form]] - [[File:Hellcat inv.png‎|Adult form]][[File:Purple kitten inv.png‎|Kitten Form]] - [[File:Purple cat inv.png‎|Adult form|]]
|[[Cat]]
|Cooked and raw [[fish]], or [[milk]] (only needs to eat as a [[kitten]])
|[[Gertrude]], after [[Gertrude's cat]] or [[Hellcat]] after [[Recipe for Disaster/Freeing Evil Dave]]
|8
|-
|[[File:Clockwork cat.png|Clockwok Cat|centre]]
|[[Clockwork cat]]
|Nothing
|[[POH]] [[Workshop]]
|1
|-
|[[File:Pet fish blue - icon.png|centre]]
|[[Pet fish]]
|[[Fish food]]
|[[Harry's Fishing Shop]]
|3
|-
|[[File:Pet rock.png|centre]]
|[[Pet rock]]
|Nothing
|[[Askeladden]] after [[Fremennik Trials]]
|1
|-
|[[File:Sparkles.png|centre]]
|[[Sparkles]]
|Nothing
|[[Wizards' Tower|Wizards' Tower basement]] during [[2011 Christmas Event]]
|1
|-
|[[File:Eek.png|centre]]
|[[Eek]]
|Nothing
|During [[2009 Hallowe'en event]], [[Diango]]
|1
|-
|[[File:Mackers turkey pet inventory icon.png|centre]]
|[[Mackers]]
|[[Cake]], and [[Chocolate cake]] (including 1/3s and 2/3s)
|During [[2011 Thanksgiving event]], [[Diango]]
|1
|-
|[[File:Searing flame inv.png]][[File:Glowing ember inv.png]][[File:Warming flame inv.png]][[File:Twisted Firestarter.png]]
|[[Searing Flame]], [[Glowing Ember]], [[Twisted Firestarter]] and [[Warming Flame]]
|Nothing
|[[Char]] after [[The Firemaker's Curse]]
|4
|-
|[[File:Baby troll.png|center]]
|[[Baby Troll]]
|Any tradable item, plus some oddities, such as corgis
|At [[Burthorpe]] after completing [[Unstable Foundations]]
|1
|-
|[[File:Ice Strykewyrm Icon.png|centre]]
|[[Freezy]]
|Nothing
|Bought with 100 [[co-op points]]
|1
|-
|[[File:Baby aquanite icon.png‎|centre]]
|[[Baby aquanite]]
|Nothing
|Bought with 50 [[co-op points]]
|1
|}

==Use and reception==

When pets were first released, many players complained that pets still required food even when fully grown, unlike the cats, which required no feeding once a kitten had grown up. This was explained as stress on the server as having a pet or familiar out all the time would inevitably slow them down. This is also the reason why timers are implemented and no familiars are visible in high player density areas such as the [[Grand Exchange]]. Pets being high maintenance is too much bother to the players that would likely have the ability to own the higher levels and wouldn't consider keeping them out other than for Alching, Fletching, or other similar passive near-bank activities. This rings true especially for pets with non-stackable food of which is the majority. Familiars however filled the gap that many thought pets would take, as skill/combat aids and beasts of burden, leaving pets largely ignored for lack of any ability.

==Trivia==
*Initially, players could have mature [[God bird]]s of differing [[Gods]]. [[Jagex]] limited God bird ownership to one bird for a time, but now that the menagerie has been introduced, all three God birds can be owned at once.
*[[Zamorak hawk]]s and [[Saradomin Owl]]s will prevent warriors from said allegiances attacking you while in the [[God Wars Dungeon]]. This can be extremely useful for players who do not wish to be forced to wear a particular armour showing allegiance to said groups.
*[[Eek]], the reward for completing the [[2009 Hallowe'en Event]], could be considered the first pet allowed to Non-members. However, because Eek won't follow you, she could be considered similar to a [[Pet rock]] or [[Pet fish]]. Eek can also be put into the menagerie, with the option 'Interact' and it will say the same phrases.
*When you dismiss a pet from a POH, your player will say "Go on, get out of here."
*When Charlie and Fluffy first came out, a player could "dismiss" them by shooting an arrow, casting a spell, or using a cannon. This was considered a glitch and is now patched.

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