Pet
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A pet is a non-combat NPC loyal to a player that is generally obtained from monster drops and skilling. Most pets are very rare drops from certain bosses or skilling activities and do not serve a purpose other than aesthetics. The player is able to interact with most pets, but they may only have one pet following them at a time. Pets are limited to a walking pace (except for Nexling and Babi); if they become stuck and/or too far away from the player they follow, they will teleport close to the player and continue. They can also be called to the player's side using the "Call follower" button under the Worn Equipment tab. There are currently 71 available pets in Old School RuneScape.
Pets may be stored in the bank or inventory and will follow the player when dropped. Players can store up to 71 pets in the menagerie of a player-owned house (with the highest-level pet house). Restrictions on bringing pets into minigames and boss encounters vary by activity; for example, pets are prohibited in Barbarian Assault but are allowed in Guardians of the Rift.
Unlike other pets, cats are the only ones that must be raised to maturity by following the player. Kittens must be stroked and fed regularly, or they will run away. Once they reach the adult stage, they no longer need to be fed.
As of December 2023, Rocky is the most commonly owned pet by players, and the Penance Queen is the least common.
Obtaining a pet
When a player receives a one-off pet (i.e. a boss or skilling pet), it will automatically try to appear as their follower. At the same time, a message in the chatbox will state You have a funny feeling like you're being followed. Upon receiving a pet, a small sound will be heard.
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Receiving a pet |
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The sound which can be heard when players receive a one-off pet.
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However, if a player receives a pet while having a follower out (for example, a cat), it will be placed into their inventory. When this occurs, the message in the chatbox will instead state, You feel something weird sneaking into your backpack. If a player's inventory is full and they have a follower already, they will not receive the pet; it must instead be claimed from Probita in East Ardougne. When skilling, the pet is prioritised over the resource gathered; it will be placed in the last inventory slot available[1], while the resource gathered will be dropped underneath the player if their inventory becomes full. However, this does not apply to Farming due to the complexity of the skill's code.[2]
As pets are awarded as tertiary drops, players can "obtain" more even if they own the pet in their bank, inventory, menagerie or is following them; when this happens, players will receive the message You have a funny feeling like you would have been followed... The only exceptions are pets that are awarded as main drops, such as the abyssal orphan and smol heredit.
A few pets can be obtained by gambling rather than being a drop, those being the Pet penance queen, Tzrek-Jad, Jal-nib-rek and Smol heredit. The latter three require sacrificing their respective item (fire cape, infernal cape and dizana's quiver) and makes the same drop rate roll as getting it normally. If the player already owns the pet in their bank, inventory, menagerie or is following them, the pet cannot be gambled for again until lost.
If a player dies with a one-off pet following them (or if it is in their inventory and it is not one of the items protected on death) in a dangerous situation, the pet will be dropped and wander around the area for 30 seconds before despawning. Even if the player returns in time, the pet cannot be picked up. Pets can be reclaimed from Probita or found again from their eligible sources.
Getting and having a pet follow the player requires membership. If a player runs out of membership with a pet still following them, the pet is placed in their inventory. They will receive the message Your pet is scared into your backpack. If the player does not have space in their inventory, the pet is placed in their bank. If the player's bank is full or exceeds the allowable free-to-play bank space limit, their pet is sent to Probita in East Ardougne.
List of pets
Boss pets
Each pet is a potential reward for defeating a certain boss monster or completing a raid, including skilling bosses and minigame bosses. Additionally, with the exception of the Phoenix (rewarded for subduing Wintertodt), these pets resemble or are capable of resembling the bosses they are associated with.
Skilling pets
These pets are obtained by training a specific skill, with the chance of obtaining one being based on the player's level in the corresponding skill and the base chance of the activity being performed.
For all drop rates, use the formula: . Base chances are found on the individual page for each pet. A player's chance of receiving a skilling pet does not increase past level 99, with only one exception: players with 200 million experience in the corresponding skill will be fifteen times more likely to receive the skilling pet.[3]
As the rates use the player's base level, temporary skill boosts such as the dragon pickaxe's special attack or invisible boosts in areas such as the Woodcutting Guild do not affect the rate at which players can obtain these pets.[4]
| Pet | Source | Drop rate | Release date | |
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Baby chinchompa | Obtained while Hunting chinchompas | See here | 5 November 2015 |
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Beaver | Obtained while Woodcutting | See here | 5 November 2015 |
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Giant squirrel | Obtained while training Agility | See here | 1 September 2016 |
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Heron | Obtained while Fishing | See here | 5 November 2015 |
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Mr mcgroot | Obtained while hunting Wyrmscraig Goats | Unknown | 29 July 2026 |
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Rift guardian | Obtained while training Runecraft | See here | 1 September 2016 |
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Rock golem | Obtained while Mining | See here | 5 November 2015 |
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Rocky | Obtained while Thieving | See here | 1 September 2016 |
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Soup | Obtained while Sailing | See here | 19 November 2025 |
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Tangleroot | Obtained while Farming | See here | 1 September 2016 |
Other (Collection log)
Collection log pets obtained through non-skilling or non-bossing means.
| Pet | Source | Drop rate | Release date | |
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Abyssal protector |  Guardians of the Rift |
1/4,000 | 23 March 2022 |
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Bloodhound |  Master clue scrolls |
1/1,000 | 6 July 2016 |
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Chompy chick | Dropped by chompy birds after completing the  Elite Western Provinces Diary |
1/500 | 5 March 2015 |
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Herbi | Hunting herbiboars | 1/6,500 | 7 September 2017 |
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Lil' creator | Soul Wars |
1/400 | 6 January 2021 |
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Pet penance queen | Barbarian Assault |
1/1,000 | 14 August 2014 |
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Quetzin | Expert and Master Hunter's guild rumours | 1/1,000[a] | 20 March 2024 |
Other (Generic)
These pets are obtained either through quests or other means.
| Pet | Source | Drop rate | Release date | |
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Broav | Hunting Expert during  While Guthix Sleeps |
N/A | 10 July 2024 |
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Cat | Gertrude, after completing Gertrude's Cat |
N/A | 28 July 2003 |
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Pet fish | Caught in Harry's Fishing Shop | N/A | 24 October 2005 |
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Hellcat | Catching Hell-Rats with a cat | N/A | 15 March 2006 |
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Pet rock | Askeladden, after The Fremennik Trials |
N/A | 3 March 2016 |
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Toy cat | Clockwork and a regular plank used at a crafting table 4 with  85 Crafting |
N/A | 31 May 2006 |
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Humphrey Dumphrey | Completing the Scrambled! quest | N/A | 23 July 2025 |
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Spooky chair | Completing the 2025 Halloween event or any Halloween event after this | N/A | 15 October 2025 |
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Mayor of catherby | Completing the Current affairs quest | N/A | 19 November 2025 |
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Archibald | Completing the 2026 Easter event or any Easter event after this | N/A | 25 March 2026 |
Pet-free locations
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There are several locations in the game where pets cannot be taken. Attempting to enter these locations generally provides players with a canonical reason why pets are not allowed there. Some locations show a different message when entering with a pet in the inventory, or when attempting to drop a pet inside of the location, which is also shown in this table.
| Location | Follower message | Inventory allowed? |
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| The Adventurous (Bill Teach's ship) | You should hold onto your pet rather than letting it wander about. | Yes |
| There is probably already a ship's pet around here somewhere. | ||
| The Gauntlet | Bryn: "Don't think you can be taking any plus ones down there with you." | Yes |
| The Nightmare | This doesn't seem like a suitable place to take a pet. | No |
| Brimhaven Agility Arena | Parrot: "Squawk!" Cap'n Izzy No-Beard: "Oi matey! No followers allowed in the arena!" |
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| You can't have a follower here. | ||
| Corporeal Beast's Lair | Your follower hides in fear and refuses to enter the cave. | Yes |
| Your follower hides in fear and won't come out. | ||
| Fishing Trawler | You can't take that follower on the trawler. It might get wet. | No |
| You can't take a follower out on the trawler. It might get wet. | ||
| The Hueycoatl | This doesn't seem like a suitable place to take a pet. | No |
| Chambers of Xeric[a] | You should keep the raiding dungeon tidy until your raid has begun. | Yes |
| Nex | This doesn't seem like a suitable place to take a pet. | No |
| Underwater (Mogre Camp) | Murphy: "I'm not taking you out for a dive with that pet following you. It'll get wet." | No |
| Murphy: "I'm not taking you out for a dive with that pet in your bag. It'll get wet." | ||
| Underwater (Fossil Island) | Your pet will not budge towards the water. | No |
| Your pet tries to get out of your pack as you near the water. | ||
| Underwater (Coral Nurseries) | Your pet has no interest in diving. | Yes |
| You can't have that follower here. | ||
| Underwater (Underwater Tunnel) | You cannot go diving with that follower. | No |
| You cannot go diving with that follower in your bag. | ||
| Underwater (Red Reef) | Your pet has no interest in diving. | Yes |
| You can't have that follower here. | ||
| Ape Atoll Agility Course[b] | Your little friend can't make it over the obstacle... | Yes |
| Barbarian Assault arena | "The barbarians don't want you to take your follower in." | No |
| Player-owned house in Building mode | "You should pick up your follower before entering building mode." | Yes |
| "You cannot drop items while in building mode." | ||
| Soul Wars | You can't enter a waiting area with a follower. | No |
| Trouble Brewing | "You cannot take your follower into the game." | No |
One-off pet totals
This is how many times each pet has been obtained by players, sorted by date. On the linked tweets by Jagex Moderators, they are also divided into columns based on ironman status.
| Pet | 8 Oct 2015[5] |
14 Mar 2016[6] |
7 Nov 2016[7] |
16 May 2017[8] |
16 Nov 2017[9] |
24 May 2018[10] |
22 Feb 2019[11] |
21 Feb 2020[12] |
24 Dec 2021[13] |
13 Dec 2023[14] | |
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Chaos Elemental | 2,413 | 3,393 | 5,718 | 7,251 | 9,306 | 12,312 | 16,677 | 25,615 | 40,388 | 78,223 |
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Dagannoth Supreme | 623 | 972 | 1,951 | 2,948 | 4,017 | 5,086 | 6,818 | 9,380 | 12,224 | 19,126 |
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Dagannoth Prime | 613 | 976 | 1,844 | 2,738 | 3,745 | 4,778 | 6,419 | 8,928 | 11,694 | 18,759 |
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Dagannoth Rex | 1,031 | 1,471 | 2,565 | 3,789 | 5,111 | 6,589 | 8,985 | 12,436 | 16,222 | 26,540 |
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Baby mole | 521 | 782 | 1,610 | 2,766 | 4,668 | 6,562 | 8,334 | 11,818 | 21,171 | 43,910 |
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Kalphite princess | 307 | 504 | 1,282 | 1,841 | 2,626 | 3,515 | 4,570 | 5,986 | 9,040 | 16,260 |
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Smoke devil | 1,487 | 2,072 | 4,032 | 5,534 | 7,413 | 9,851 | 13,668 | 19,479 | 30,568 | 55,124 |
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Kree'arra | 376 | 523 | 841 | 1,000 | 1,287 | 1,738 | 2,360 | 3,510 | 5,036 | 10,351 |
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General Graardor | 918 | 1,393 | 2,600 | 3,394 | 4,178 | 5,225 | 6,724 | 9,675 | 12,359 | 27,027 |
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Zilyana | 505 | 799 | 1,397 | 1,829 | 2,256 | 2,783 | 3,383 | 4,331 | 6,250 | 11,571 |
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K'ril Tsutsaroth | 310 | 492 | 1,041 | 1,310 | 1,549 | 1,811 | 2,192 | 2,981 | 4,606 | 8,821 |
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Prince black dragon | 1,950 | 3,050 | 5,614 | 7,530 | 9,830 | 12,406 | 15,750 | 20,965 | 27,795 | 48,232 |
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Kraken | 4,051 | 6,006 | 11,750 | 17,050 | 23,070 | 31,906 | 45,655 | 66,139 | 97,357 | 168,482 |
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Penance Queen | 81 | 136 | 294 | 410 | 542 | 670 | 826 | 1,129 | 1,625 | 2,624 |
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Dark core | 263 | 487 | 971 | 1,230 | 1,436 | 1,762 | 2,078 | 2,701 | 4,087 | 8,611 |
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Snakeling | 3,577 | 5,340 | 9,870 | 14,345 | 17,126 | 21,242 | 29,144 | 42,072 | 41,273 | 96,199 |
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Chompy chick | 476 | 858 | 2,209 | 3,451 | 5,573 | 8,520 | 12,066 | 17,779 | 31,686 | 59,487 |
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Venenatis spiderling | 590 | 996 | 1,896 | 2,396 | 3,011 | 3,574 | 4,832 | 7,268 | 8,874 | 26,001 |
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Callisto cub | 244 | 419 | 969 | 1,390 | 1,998 | 2,641 | 3,546 | 4,999 | 6,483 | 22,290 |
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Vet'ion jr. | 134 | 203 | 468 | 617 | 785 | 992 | 1,393 | 2,157 | 3,111 | 17,618 |
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Scorpia's offspring | 351 | 572 | 997 | 1,501 | 2,006 | 2,481 | 3,168 | 4,265 | 5,986 | 12,113 |
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Tzrek-jad | 648 | 1,443 | 3,290 | 4,822 | 6,629 | 8,679 | 12,047 | 16,352 | 24,278 | 42,860 |
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Hellpuppy | 414 | 1,165 | 3,060 | 4,826 | 6,829 | 9,090 | 12,568 | 18,021 | 28,847 | 51,162 |
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Abyssal orphan | 76 | 444 | 1,572 | 2,579 | 3,953 | 5,135 | 6,635 | 9,215 | 16,461 | 28,372 |
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Heron | N/A | 2,608 | 13,062 | 20,883 | 28,447 | 36,147 | 50,906 | 72,510 | 92,657 | 182,997 |
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Rock golem | N/A | 1,559 | 6,335 | 11,217 | 17,222 | 25,653 | 40,455 | 62,910 | 80,460 | 197,251 |
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Beaver | N/A | 2,458 | 10,804 | 17,838 | 25,219 | 33,305 | 47,237 | 68,482 | 94,686 | 174,924 |
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Baby chinchompa | N/A | 1,345 | 5,119 | 8,098 | 11,022 | 14,122 | 19,397 | 26,957 | 22,326 | 60,351 |
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Bloodhound | N/A | N/A | 137 | 305 | 492 | 739 | 1,171 | 2,071 | 3,912 | 7,982 |
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Giant squirrel | N/A | N/A | 1,418 | 7,576 | 12,890 | 19,353 | 31,723 | 51,136 | 66,921 | 153,649 |
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Tangleroot | N/A | N/A | 591 | 2,678 | 4,813 | 7,547 | 15,154 | 31,184 | 56,385 | 109,676 |
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Rocky | N/A | N/A | 1,332 | 6,629 | 13,295 | 24,478 | 38,796 | 63,326 | 85,625 | 211,565 |
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Rift guardian | N/A | N/A | 763 | 3,521 | 6,499 | 10,109 | 15,995 | 26,804 | 43,618 | 91,433 |
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Phoenix | N/A | N/A | 3,436 | 8,393 | 13,105 | 18,244 | 29,905 | 46,083 | 78,242 | 143,749 |
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Olmlet | N/A | N/A | N/A | 547 | 1,414 | 2,730 | 4,697 | 8,786 | 15,475 | 29,195 |
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Skotos | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,580 | 11,826 | 20,225 | 33,765 | 55,634 | 86,434 | 152,314 |
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Jal-nib-rek | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 24 | 86 | 194 | 508 | 1,531 | 2,963 |
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Herbi | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 548 | 1,374 | 2,877 | 5,672 | 12,970 | 29,969 |
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Noon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 339 | 1,199 | 2,560 | 4,467 | 9,420 | 18,819 |
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Vorki | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3,956 | 11,074 | 22,953 | 37,508 | 94,869 |
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Lil' zik | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,783 | 4,644 | 10,805 | 21,174 |
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Ikkle hydra | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,483 | 10,589 | 23,413 | 45,797 |
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Sraracha | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,027 | 5,635 | 14,229 |
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Smolcano | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7,123 | 28,952 |
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Youngllef | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 614 | 9,946 | 54,987 |
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Little nightmare | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4,076 | 4,028 | 10,472 |
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Lil' creator | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7,675 | 21,629 |
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Tiny tempor | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9,825 | 31,719 |
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Abyssal protector | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48,191 |
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Tumeken's guardian | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 24,459 |
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Nexling | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10,357 |
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Muphin | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8,099 |
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Baron | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7,778 |
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Butch | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7,703 |
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Wisp | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3,838 |
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Lil'viathan | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3,745 |
Changes
| Date | Changes |
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| 11 March 2026 (Update) |
The message about dropping pets on F2P worlds has been updated to reflect changes to Probita's services. |
| 10 September 2025 (Update) |
Pet reclaims are now free. Any reclaim tokens purchased prior to the change were refunded. |
| 31 January 2024 (Update) |
Pets should now properly follow players back when returning from a random event area. |
| 30 August 2023 (Update) |
Hotfix
Pets no longer get exploded or take damage from explosions within the Path of Apmeken. |
| 2 February 2023 (Update) |
It's no longer possible for a player to exploit a bug with Temple Trekking to have multiple pets out simultaneously. |
| 22 June 2022 (Update | poll) |
One-off pets are now automatically insured by Probita upon receiving one. Players who've paid the insurance fee of 500,000 coins prior to this update will have the fees paid added to Probita's reclaim fee coffer, which can then be used as a discount towards any further reclaims. For example, if players insured two pets for 500,000 coins each, they will be given one free reclaim token, and if five were insured, they will be given two free reclaim tokens and a 500,000 coins discount towards the next reclaim token purchase. |
| 6 October 2016 (Update) |
Talking to various NPCs in A Tail of Two Cats/Icthlarin's Little Helper quests while other pets are visible displays the correct dialogue. |
| 29 September 2016 (Update | poll) |
Players with 200 million experience in a skill now have an increased chance of acquiring the related skilling pet for that skill. |
| 28 April 2016 (Update | poll) |
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| 5 November 2015 (Update | poll) |
Four skilling pets have been added: a beaver for Woodcutting, rock golem for Mining, heron for Fishing, and a baby chinchompa for Hunter. |
| 30 April 2015 (Update) |
Pets now follow you up and down the ladder in the Motherlode Mine. |
| 9 April 2015 (Update | poll) |
The 'talk to' option is now the left-click option for boss pets rather than 'pick up'. Dialogue added for the chaos elemental pet, dark core pet, and chompy bird pet. |
| 21 August 2014 (Update | poll) |
Pet insurance is added to the game. |
| 15 May 2014 (Update) |
The options on other players' pets are no longer visible. |
Trivia
- When a pet is in the inventory as an item, its name may be incorrectly capitalised; this is because all items in Old School RuneScape use ucfirst capitalisation, wherein the first letter of a string is capitalised, but the rest is not. For example, as an inventory item, TzTok-Jad's pet is called Tzrek-jad, but as a follower, it's called TzRek-Jad.
- Players cannot go underwater if they have a pet following them or in their inventory, with the exception of the pet kraken and pet chaos elemental. Furthermore, while many pets can be obtained underwater, Tangleroot, Quetzin, Lil' creator and Bloodhound can be more easily obtained there, but they cannot be taken back once the player leaves.
- The Phoenix was another pet that could be be more easily obtained underwater. However, an update changed the Wintertodt's reward system from Supply crates to the Reward Cart, meaning that only players that kept supply crates before the update have a chance of obtaining this pet underwater.
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