Pet Inventory

Petting provides a custom inventory interface for all tamed pets, allowing players to manage equipment, armor, weapons, saddles, and tactical settings.

Opening the Inventory

To open a pet's inventory:
- Look at an owned pet within reach.
- Press Shift + Right-Click (or your custom key bound to Open Pet Inventory).
- You can also open the inventory while actively riding your pet.

The inventory will only open if you are the pet's owner and within interaction distance.

[!NOTE]
If enablePetInventory is disabled in petting-synced.toml, pets operate solely on server defaults, cannot open inventory screens, cannot equip items, and cannot be custom-ridden.

Inventory Layout & Slots

The inventory dynamically adapts its slots based on the mob type:

+-----------------------------------------------------+
| [Tabs]      [3D Pet Preview]         [Collar Slot]  |
| [Home]                               [Saddle Slot]  |
| [Collar]    [Armor / Body Slots]     [Main Hand]    |
| [Riding]                             [Off Hand]     |
+-----------------------------------------------------+
|              [Player Inventory: 3x9]                |
|              [Player Hotbar:    1x9]                |
+-----------------------------------------------------+

1. Left Equipment Slots

• Humanoid Mobs (Zombies, Skeletons, Illagers, Piglins, etc.):
• Four standard armor slots: Head, Chest, Legs, and Feet.
• Quadrupeds & Animals (Horses, Wolves, Llamas, etc.):
• One Body Slot for specialized armor (Horse Armor, Wolf Armor, or Carpets).

2. Right Equipment Slots

• Collar Slot:
• Accepts any collar from the #petting:collars tag.
• Equipping a collar unlocks the Collar Tab.
• Saddle Slot:
• Accepts any saddle (#minecraft:saddles).
• Equipping a saddle grants full steering control when riding and unlocks the Riding Tab.
• Hand Slots (Main Hand & Off Hand):
• Present on humanoids and select mobs (Foxes, Allays, Vexes, Endermen).
• Can hold weapons, tools, bows, shields, or items.
• All equipment equipped on pets drops with a 100% drop rate if the pet dies.
• Chest Storage Slot:
• Available on pack animals (Donkeys, Mules, Llamas).
• Accepts chests, trapped chests, or barrels to provide carrying capacity.

Navigation Tabs

Tabs appear on the upper-left margin of the GUI:

Home Tab

• Icon: Lead
• Availability: Visible whenever a Collar or Saddle is equipped.
• Function: Returns to the default equipment slot view.

Collar Tab

• Icon: Collar
• Availability: Appears when a collar is placed in the Collar Slot.
• Function: Provides real-time tactical control over the pet's AI:
• Combat Mode: Cycle through PASSIVE, DEFENSIVE, AGGRESSIVE, WANDER, and GUARD. (See Combat Modes).
• Distance Slider: Adjusts follow distance, wander radius, or patrol search radius. Range: 2 to 32 blocks (configurable).
• Teleport Slider: Adjusts teleport trigger threshold (range: 8 to 64 blocks, configurable).
• Teleport Toggle: Turns teleportation ON or OFF.
• Ranged Toggle: Commands the pet to prioritize ranged bow attacks over melee combat.
• Defend Toggle: Commands the pet to protect fellow pets owned by you.
• Retaliate Toggle: Commands the pet to immediately fight back when attacked.
• Reset Defaults: Resets all collar settings to the server configuration defaults.

Riding Tab

• Icon: Saddle
• Availability: Appears when a saddle is placed in the Saddle Slot (for custom-saddled pets).
• Function: Displays riding status and controls:
• Status Indicator: Displays Controlled (Saddled) or Uncontrolled (No Saddle).
• Attack on Click Toggle: (Default ON). Pressing Attack (Left Click) while riding commands your pet to attack or launch projectiles.
• Auto-Attack Hostiles Toggle: (Default OFF). When enabled, your ridden pet automatically targets and strikes nearby monsters.
• Controls Guide: A built-in cheatsheet of riding movement keys (WASD, Jump, Sneak, Dismount).

Related Pages: Collars · Combat Modes · Riding · Configuration