Pets
A pet is a non-combat NPC loyal to a player that is generally obtained from monster drops and skilling. Most pets can be interacted with. Most pets do not serve a purpose other than aesthetics, as most pets are very rare drops from certain bosses or skilling activities, and thus are often considered prestigious. A player may only have one pet following them at one time. Pets only move at a walking pace (except for Nexling), if they become stuck and/or too far away from the player they follow, they'll 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.
Pets may be stored in the bank or inventory, and will follow the player when dropped.
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 at the Home Area for a reclaim token, which costs 1,000,000 coins. When skilling, the pet is prioritised over the resource gathered; it will be placed in the last inventory slot available, 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.
Players can still roll for pet drops even if they already own it; when this happens, players will receive the message You have a funny feeling like you would have been followed... The only exception to this is the abyssal orphan due to being obtained differently compared to other pets. In addition, players will be given a pet reclaim token, accompanied with the message You have been given one free pet reclaim with Probita.
List of pets
Boss pets
These pets usually resemble the bosses that drop them, or the bosses that they are associated with.
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Abyssal orphan | Using an unsired on the Font of Consumption | 1/2,560 (per Abyssal Sire kill) 5/128 (per unsired) |
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Baby mole/mole-rat[b 1] | Dropped by the Giant Mole | 1/3,000 |
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Callisto cub | Dropped by Callisto | 1/2,000 |
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Hellpuppy | Dropped by Cerberus | 1/3,000 |
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Ikkle hydra | Dropped by Alchemical Hydra | 1/3,000 |
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Jal-nib-rek/Tzrek-zuk | Defeating TzKal-Zuk or exchanging an infernal cape to TzHaar-Ket-Keh | 1/100 (per kill or gamble) 1/75 (per kill on Slayer task) |
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Kalphite princess | Dropped by Kalphite Queen | 1/3,000 |
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Lil' zik/maiden/bloat/nylo/sot/xarp[b 2] | Theatre of Blood reward | 1/650 (per completion, with optimal performance) |
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Little nightmare/parasite[b 3] | Dropped by The Nightmare | 1/800 to 1/4000 (From 1 to 5+ team size) |
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Nexling | Dropped by Nex | 1/500 |
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Noon/Midnight | Dropped by the Grotesque Guardians | 1/3,000 |
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Olmlet/Puppadile/Tektiny/Vanguard/Vasa Minirio/Vespina[b 4] | Great Olm at the end of the Chambers of Xeric | 1/53 (per broadcasted unique item) |
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Pet chaos elemental | Dropped by the Chaos Elemental and Chaos Fanatic | 1/300 (Elemental) 1/1,000 (Fanatic) |
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Pet dagannoth prime | Dropped by Dagannoth Prime | 1/5,000 |
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Pet dagannoth rex | Dropped by Dagannoth Rex | 1/5,000 |
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Pet dagannoth supreme | Dropped by Dagannoth Supreme | 1/5,000 |
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Pet dark core | Dropped by Corporeal Beast | 1/5,000 |
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Pet general graardor | Dropped by General Graardor | 1/5,000 |
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Pet k'ril tsutsaroth | Dropped by K'ril Tsutsaroth | 1/5,000 |
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Pet kraken | Dropped by Kraken | 1/3,000 |
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Pet kree'arra | Dropped by Kree'arra | 1/5,000 |
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Pet smoke devil | Dropped by the Thermonuclear smoke devil | 1/3,000 |
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Pet snakeling | Dropped by Zulrah | 1/4,000 |
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Pet zilyana | Dropped by Commander Zilyana | 1/5,000 |
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Prince black dragon | Dropped by the King Black Dragon | 1/3,000 |
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Scorpia's offspring | Dropped by Scorpia | 1/2,015.75 |
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Skotos | Dropped by Skotizo | 1/65 |
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Sraracha[b 5] | Dropped by Sarachnis | 1/3,000 |
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Tumeken's guardian/Tumeken's damaged guardian/Elidinis' guardian/Elidinis' damaged guardian/Akkhito/Babi/Kephriti/Zebo[b 6] | Tombs of Amascut reward | ??? |
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Tzrek-jad/Jalrek-jad[b 7] | Defeating TzTok-Jad or exchanging a fire cape to TzHaar-Mej-Jal | 1/200 (per kill or gamble) 1/100 (per kill on Slayer task) |
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Venenatis spiderling | Dropped by Venenatis | 1/2,000 |
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Vet'ion jr. | Dropped by Vet'ion | 1/2,000 |
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Vorki | Dropped by Vorkath | 1/3,000 |
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 in the individual page of each pet. Players with 200 million experience in the corresponding skill will be fifteen times more likely in receiving the skilling pet.[1]
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.[2]
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Baby chinchompa | Obtained while hunting chinchompas | See here |
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Beaver | Obtained while woodcutting | See here |
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Giant squirrel | Obtained while training agility | See here |
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Heron | Obtained while fishing | See here |
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Rift guardian | Obtained through runecraft | See here |
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Rock golem | Obtained while mining | See here |
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Rocky | Obtained while thieving | See here |
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Tangleroot | Obtained while farming | See here |
Other
These pets are obtained either through quests or other means.
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Changes
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| 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 Tale of Two Cats/Icthlarin's Little Helper quests while other pets are visible displays the correct dialogue. |
| 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 Motherlode Mine's ladder. |
| 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. |
References
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