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[[Image:Petpet day 2005.gif|frame|right|Just a few of the many types of Petpets found in Neopia.]]
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'''Petpets''' are small creatures that serve as pets for [[Neopet]]s. They first appeared on the [[Neopets|Neopets website]] on September 27, 2000.  There are hundreds of different Petpet species in the world of [[Neopia]].
[[image:Petpetpets.PNG|frame|Just a few of the Petpetpets available]]


As explained in the [[Neopets: Petpet Adventures - The Wand of Wishing|Wand of Wishing game]], Petpets come from an alternate dimension know as [[Petaria]].  In this dimension, Petpets are capable of speaking, wearing clothes, and walking upright.  There are entire Petpet-based societies in Petaria, with [[Petpet Park]] being one of the most well known. As seen during the [[Operation: Petpet Park]] [[event]], Petpets can enter Neopia from Petaria via magical portals.  Petpets who enter Neopia lose their ability to speak and start acting in a more animal-like manner.
A '''Petpetpet''' is a very tiny [[Wikipedia:Insect|insect]]-like creature which act as a [[Wikipedia:Parasitism|parasite]] or pet (depending on the Petpetpet) to [[Petpet]]s. The first Petpetpets were released on June 11, 2003.


On the [[Neopets|Neopets website]] Petpets are class of [[item]]s that can be attached to Neopets. Each Neopet can only have one Petpet attached to them at a time.  Users can attach a Petpet to their Neopet by clicking on the desired Petpet in their [[inventory]] and then selecting the ''Give pet to...'' option from the resulting drop-down menu.  Users can visit an attached Petpet by clicking on its picture on the [http://www.neopets.com/quickref.phtml Quick Reference page].  Doing this will take the user to a page where they can rename their Petpet, talk to it, or remove it.  This page also displays the Petpet's level and how many days it has been attached to its current Neopet.
==Overview==
Petpetpets take many different shapes, the majority of which bear strong resemblance to real insects. All of them use the body of their Petpet master as a home, and some even use it as a food source.


==Petpet Activities==
In [[Neopets (website)|Neopets]], Petpetpets are usually expensive, and are often viewed as a status symbol. Their high price is due to the the fact they will only appear from a rare [[Random Event]], in which a random Petpet attached to one of the users [[Neopet]]s catches one and brings it back to their owner in their mouth. Because of how easy it is to lose the Petpetpet from the user's inventory (see explanation in "How to attach" below), keeping a Petpetpet from the Random Event is difficult, and once a Petpetpet is attached to a Petpet, it's attached for good. The only way it can be taken off after that is if the user removes the Petpet from their Neopet, in which case the Petpetpet attached will simply vanish.
There are many activities that users can do with their Petpets on the Neopets website.  Users can fight their Petpets against computer controlled challengers in the [[game]] [[Petpet Battles]]. They can also use their Petpets to gather treasure by sending them into the [[Mysterious Symol Hole]] or the [[Grave Danger]] catacombs. Users can have their Petpets wake up the [[Turmaculus]], or they can take their Petpets to the [[Petpet Lab Ray]]. Each user that has a Petpet is also qualified to win the [[Petpet Protection League]] award.


==Obtaining Petpets==
==List of Petpetpets==
While most Petpets can be purchased from official Neopian [[shop]]s, some of them can only be earned by participating in certain activities on the Neopets website.  For example, there are some Petpets that can only be obtained by combining items at the [[Cooking Pot]] or at [[Tangor's Workshop]]. Other Petpets can only be obtained by using the [[Petpet Lab Ray]]. There are a handful of Petpets that are only available in [[Newbie Pack]]s, and some Petpets are exclusive prizes given out during the  various [[plot]]s and [[event]]s that happen around Neopia.  Most Petpets are also tradable, meaning that they can be purchased from other users using the [[Auction House]], [[Trading Post]], or user shops.
As of January 2008, 35 different Petpetpets have been released...


==Petpet Colours==
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{{main|Colour}}
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Since October 2, 2001, users have been able to change the [[colour]] of their Petpets.  Users can change the colour of their Petpet by using an appropriate [[Paint Brush]] at the [[The Rainbow Pool#Petpet Puddle|Petpet Puddle]].  Since Petpets are items, changing the colour of a Petpet changes it into a different item.  For example, changing the colour of a [[Babaa]] to [[Blue]] will causes the affected ''Babaa'' item to become a ''Blue Babaa'' item.  In order to change a coloured Petpet back into its original form, users have to change the colour of the Petpet back to the ''default'' colour of its species. For example, to change the aforementioned ''Blue Babaa'' item back into a ''Babaa'' item, the user would have to change to the colour of the Babaa back to [[White]], which is the default colour for the Babaa species.
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*[[Aboogala]]* - ''December 16, 2003''
*[[Blechy]] - ''December 6, 2005''
*[[Breebly]] - ''June 11, 2003''
*[[Bumbluz]] - ''January 5, 2006''
*[[Cooty]] - ''June 18, 2003''
*[[Flankin]] - ''October 12, 2004''
*[[Fleaf]] - ''November 2, 2004''
*[[Glack]] - ''October 12, 2004''
*[[Glyme]] - ''March 21, 2007''
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*[[Greevix]] - ''26 January, 2006''
*[[Grumblebug]] - ''26 January, 2006''
*[[Itchi]]* - ''December 16, 2003''
*[[Jermite]] - ''26 January, 2006''
*[[Jiggybug]] - ''26 January, 2006''
*[[Lady Blurg]] - ''October 8, 2003''
*[[Larnikin]] - ''October 8, 2003''
*[[Lightmite]] - ''December 6, 2005''
*[[Moach]] - ''July 22, 2003''
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*[[Moffit]] - ''November 2, 2004''
*[[Mootix]] - ''June 11, 2003''
*[[Moquot]] - ''January 5, 2006''
*[[Mozito]] - ''October 8, 2003''
*[[Pinchit]] - ''January 5, 2006''
*[[Rainblug]] - ''April 18, 2007''
*[[Scoach]] - ''26 January, 2006''
*[[Scriblet]] - ''December 6, 2005''
*[[Skritch]] - ''October 12, 2004''
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*[[Skidget]] - ''October 12, 2004''
*[[Snailien]] - ''December 6, 2007''
*[[Squippit]] - ''November 2, 2004''
*[[Strale]] - ''January 18, 2008''
*[[Veespa]] - ''July 22, 2003''
*[[Vernax]] - ''June 18, 2003''
*[[Wormoeba]] - ''November 2, 2004''
*[[Zytch]] - ''July 22, 2003''
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The [[Petpet Lab Ray]] can also change the colour of a Petpet; however, the Petpet will return to its original form when it is removed from its Neopet.
:''Petpetpets marked with an * are announced, searchable and featured in either a game or various items, but no one appears to have them, making it unclear whether they are obtainable or not.''


==Petpet Types==
==How to attach==
Once obtained, a Petpetpet can attach itself to a Petpet by the following means:


There are currently 15 different types of Petpet, each of which have a different theme:
*The Petpet which will become the host of the Petpetpet which is attached to the users active Neopet.
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*The Petpetpet is in their inventory.
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*Refresh the inventory until the Petpetpet disappears.
!colspan=5|Petpet Types
 
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Assuming the disappearance was not the fault of the [[Pant Devil]] or a similar Random Event-thief, the Petpetpet should now be attached to the Petpet of the users active Neopet. If a user wants to remove the Petpetpet, all they need to do is unequip the Petpet, which is achieved by clicking on the Petpet on the users [http://www.neopets.com/quickref.phtml Quick Ref] page and selecting "Stop Playing with ''(Petpet's name)''." The Petpetpet will then be gone, with no way of retrieving it.
|style="width:225px"|'''[[:Category:Altadorian Petpets|Altadorian Petpets]]'''<br>
 
:Sold at: [[Legendary Petpets]]
==Plot appearances==
||Altadorian Petpets are based off of creatures found in ancient Greek and Roman mythology.
Due to being small, Petpetpets don't play very big roles in [[plot]]s, but they have been known to make appearances all the same. In [[The Tale of Woe]], a few Petpetpets could be found in dug up graves (only as art, not as prize/real item) during the gravedigging of plot completion. In [[Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing]], Petpetpets were used to give bonuses to stats. In [[Journey to the Lost Isle]], Petpetpets played a much bigger role, being the giant, [[mutant]] monsters the explorers faced during their stay on the island. Some were hostile, having to be fought in order for the explorers to escape, and others where either herbivores or only attacked when felt threatened.  
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||'''[[:Category:Aquatic Petpets|Aquatic Petpets]]'''<br>
==Rejected Petpetpets==
:Sold at: [[The Rock Pool]]
{|align=left
||Aquatic Petpets resemble various under-water creatures.
|[[Image:Petpetpet 5.gif|frame|petpetpet_5]]
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|[[Image:Petpetpet 6.gif|frame|petpetpet_6]]
||'''[[:Category:Desert Petpets|Desert Petpets]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[Peopatra's Pet Pets]]
||Desert Petpets tend to be desert or ancient Egyptian themed.
|-
||'''[[:Category:Faerie Petpets|Faerie Petpets]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[Faerieland PetPets]]
||In general, Faerie Petpets are colorful and have some sort of wings.
|-
||'''[[:Category:Fanciful Fauna|Fanciful Fauna]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[Fanciful Fauna (Shop)|Fanciful Fauna]]
||Fanciful Fauna Petpets are based off of Asian creatures, both real and mythological.
|-
||'''[[:Category:Geraptiku Petpets|Geraptiku Petpets]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[Geraptiku Petpets (Shop)|Geraptiku Petpets]]
||Geraptiku Petpets are usually rainforest or Amazon themed. Many of them resemble real-life rainforest creatures.
|-
||'''[[:Category:Maraquan Petpets|Maraquan Petpets]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[Maraquan Petpets (Shop)|Maraquan Petpets]]
||Maraquan Petpets are ocean-themed Petpets, many of which resemble real-life sea creatures.
|-
||'''[[:Category:Medieval Petpets|Medieval Petpets]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[Ye Olde Petpets]]
||Medieval Petpets are generally fantasy or medieval-Europe themed.
|-
||'''[[:Category:Moltaran Petpets|Moltaran Petpets]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[The Petpetorium]]
||Moltaran Petpets have fire/magma or rock associations. Many of the Petpets in the category can only be obtained by combining ingredients at [[Tangor's Workshop]].
|-
||'''[[:Category:Petpets|Original Petpets]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[The Neopian Petpet Shop]]
||This was originally the only category of Petpet.  As such, it has no specific theme.
|-
||'''[[:Category:Pirate Petpets|Pirates Petpets]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[Krawk Island Nippers]]
||Pirate Petpets are pirate and sailing themed.
|-
||'''[[:Category:Robot Petpets|Robot Petpets]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[The RoboPet Shop]]
||Robot Petpets resemble either robots or outer space aliens.  Many of the Petpets in the category can only be obtained by visiting [[Meteor Crash Site 725-XZ]].
|-
||'''[[:Category:Spooky Petpets|Spooky Petpets]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[Spooky Pets!]]
||Spooky Petpets are usually [[Halloween]] or horror themed.
|-
||'''[[:Category:Tyrannian Petpets|Tyrannian Petpets]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[Tyrannian Petpets (Shop)|Tyrannian Petpets]]
||Tyrannian Petpets are prehistoric or dinosaur themed.
|-
||'''[[:Category:Wintery Petpets|Wintery Petpets]]'''<br>
:Sold at: [[Wintery Petpets (Shop)|Wintery Petpets]]
||Wintery Petpets are generally [[Christmas]] or winter themed.  They are sometimes given out by the [[Advent Calendar]].
|-
|}
|}


==Petpet Park==
Two images of unreleased Petpetpets can be found in Neopets' image database. It can be concluded from their image URL they have been created either at the same time as the [[Mootix]], [[Breebly]], [[Cooty]] and [[Vernax]], or shortly thereafter. Exactly what they are is unknown. They could be rejected designs from the early Petpetpet creation stages or "joke items" (much like the items from July 22, 2006) which [[The Neopets Team]] eventually decided not to release. Oddly though, the Petpetpet resembling a plucked bird was the first Petpetpet to ever appear in [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=303 a picture] of the [[Caption Competition]].
{{main|Petpet Park}}
 
Petpet Park was Neopet's sister site and a [[Wikipedia:Massively multiplayer online game|massively multiplayer online game]] that focused exclusively on Petpets.  Petpet Park was launched during 2008, and it was discontinued and taken offline in 2014.  In this game, user could create a Petpet [[Wikipedia:Avatar (computing)|avatar]] and then use it to explore the world of Petpet Park.  In the park, users could play games, interact with other users, and earn park points to buy items. Other than being set in the same universe and using the same log-in, Petpet Park and Neopets were completely separate sites.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*''Petpet Appreciation Day'' occurs every 8th June, and began in 2005.
{|align=right
|[[image:moach.gif|right|frame|Moach avatar]] || [[image:mootix.gif|right|frame|Mootix avatar]]
|}
 
*As of May 31, 2007, there are two [[Avatars]] dedicated to Petpetpets. The first is the ''Mootix'' avatar, obtained by attaching a Mootix to your Petpet. The second is the ''Moach'' avatar (May 23, 2005), obtained by viewing the pet lookup of a pet with a Moach attached to its Petpet.
*As of May 31, 2007, there are 82 Petpetpet related [[item]]s.
*November 12, 2003 was themed ''Mootix Day''.
*April 18, 2007 was themed ''Creepy Crawly Day'' and was (mainly) dedicated to Petpetpets.
 
==See Also==
*'''Famous Petpetpets:''' [[Harry (Petpetpet)|Harry]], [[Mayor Thumburt]], [[Mootix Warrior]], [[Ravenous Monster]], [[Monstrous Moach]]
*'''Games:''' [[Cooty Wars]], [[Gwyl's Great Escape]], [[Itchy Invasion]], [[Mootix Drop]], [[Web of Vernax]]


==External links==
==External links==
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=217 Petpetnip]
*'''Game Link:''' [http://neopets.com/games/cooty.phtml Cooty Wars], [http://www.neopets.com/games/greatescape.phtml Gwyl's Great Escape], [http://www.neopets.com/games/itchyinvasion.phtml Itchy Invasion], [http://www.neopets.com/games/mootixdrop.phtml Mootix Drop], [http://www.neopets.com/games/webofvernax.phtml Web of Vernax]
*'''How to Draw:''' [http://www.neopets.com/art/drawpetpets.phtml Learn to Draw Petpets]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=129 Cooty Wars], [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=243 Kauvaras Marvellous Kau Potion], [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=233 The Web of Vernax]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=3&id=2 Cooty], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=3&id=56 Mootix], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=3&id=100 Vernax], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=68 Clan Mootix], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=7&id=40 Petpetpet Swarm], [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=53 Curse of the Mootix], [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=123 Mootix (2nd Print)]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=303 #303], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=324 #324], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=336 #336], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=338 #338], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=344 #344], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=349 #349], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=360 #360], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=397 #397], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=417 #417], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=464 #464], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=509 #509], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=517 #517], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=528 #528], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=540 #540], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=676 #676], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=707 #707], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=723 #723], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=743 #743], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=745 #745], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=788 #788]
*'''How To Draw:''' [http://www.neopets.com/art/misc/mootix.phtml The Mootix]
*'''Help File:''' [http://www.neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=29 Petpetpet FAQ]
*'''Neopets FAQ:''' [http://www.neopets.com/s/index.phtml?track_cat_id=21&item_id=108&track_start_point_id=108 Pets, Petpets, Petpetpets - ''Petpetpets'']
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=102 102], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=112 112], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=117 117], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=118 118], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=124 124], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=135 135], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=139 139], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=145 145], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=151 151], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=156 156], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=157 157], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=190 190], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=201 201], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=203 203], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=214 214]
*'''NeoGreeting:''' [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=1164 Don't Worry], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=594 Full Of Surprises], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=912 Happy Birthday #1], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=913 Happy Birthday #2], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=914 Happy Birthday #3], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=1166 I Like You], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=1052 Missing You]
*'''PetPage:''' [http://www.neopets.com/~Daizan Oh So Itchy Directory Guide], [http://www.neopets.com/~toowumba Petpet Introduction]
*'''[[In-Depth Battlepedia]]:''' [http://idb.finalhit.org/?searchtype=oneplayer&challenger=mootix Profile of ''Mootix Warrior''], [http://idb.finalhit.org/?searchtype=oneplayer&challenger=jliraven Profile of ''Ravenous Monster''], [http://idb.finalhit.org/?searchtype=oneplayer&challenger=jlimoach Profile of ''Monstrous Moach''], [http://idb.finalhit.org/?searchtype=oneplayer&challenger=jlihorde Profile of ''Petpetpet Horde'']


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