Adorable Hamster Pets

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The cutest, most useful pet in Minecraft.

That's a bold claim, so allow me to demonstrate. Adorable Hamster Pets stuffs Minecraft with pint-sized, jiggly fur-missiles that have a craving for... diamonds.

Perfect for anyone who surveys their diamond-encrusted empire and mutters, “Needs more rodents.”

These hamsters like to bounce, shoulder-surf, hoard snacks, sniff for things, and moonlight as throwable projectiles, all while adding maximum charm and helping with your inventory clutter. Tame, feed, or yeet at will; (ethics optional).

TL;DR Features, for the Impatient

• 3000+ Wild Variants – (discovery! science! questionable taming decisions!)
• Procedural Breeding – discover up to 2.2 million unique variants through breeding
• Acorn Armor – from biodegradable Acorn shells to Netherite plating
• Dynamic Animations – procedural napping, cleaning, and personality-based sit/sleep poses
• Wear Up to Three Hamsters – mount them on your shoulders & head, jiggle physics included
• Shoulder-Surfing Perks – portable creeper radar & diamond divination, powered by cheese
• Hamster Yeet™ (press G) – turns your shoulder buddies into furry, squeaky missiles
• Tamed Wander Mode – link them to Hamster Beds so they stop following you
• Item Stealing – hamsters play high-stakes keep-away with your valuables; highly configurable
• Potent Vegetables – stuff their face with Steamed Green Beans and witness the chaotic zoomies
• Diamond Sniffing – complete with dramatic sulking animations if they accidentally find gold instead
• Cheek Pouches of Holding – six inventory slots *inside the hamster (cheeks visibly expand when full)*
• Automatic Eating From Cheeks – they can snack on their own if they have Hamster Food Mix
• Wild Cucumber & Green Bean Bushes – use them for rodent bribes... or decor, if you're into that
• Cheese Crafting – surprisingly moist snack for players; hamsters find it intoxicating
• In-Game Guidebook – a wealth of ancient hamster knowledge, plus cozy illustrations
• Custom Advancement Tree – so you can gamify your rodent wrangling
• Global Loot Injection – find hamster gear in ancient loot chests; archaeologists baffled
• Hyper-Configurable – customize everything, from spawning to yeet velocity
• Widely-Compatible – all interactions & mechanics based on configurable c:tags

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Bribe them with Sliced Cucumber and they'll follow you like a furry, ankle-biting shadow. They have unique personalities that dictate how they sit and nap. Yes, they even have a dedicated "Path to Slumber" animation sequence.

Lure up to three hamsters onto your person using Cheese. They aren't just static decorations; they are fully animated, physics-enabled passengers that bounce when you jump and hold on for dear life when you sprint. While up there, they act as portable radar systems, squeaking alerts for nearby Creepers and Diamonds.

For when words fail and you need a furry, surprisingly aerodynamic solution— press 'G'. Behold as your shoulder companion becomes a surprisingly effective, albeit concussed, projectile. Includes satisfying particle trail, impact sound effects, and the **Doppler Effect**! Does enough damage by default to kill a creeper, which is... really convenient.

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Throw a hamster at an Oak Tree. It will vanish into the canopy, physically rustling the leaves and raining down Acorns. You can use the acorns to craft Acorn Armor and the stylish Acorn Hat accessory.

Craft a Hamster Bed, link it to your hamster, and place it. They will stop following you and wander freely near their bed. If they get stuck somewhere, just go to sleep— they'll find their way home during the night. Comes with numerous interactive controls specific to each bed.

P.S. - Don't place the bed upside down. Just don't do it.

If they smell diamonds while on your shoulder, put them down. They will lead you to the ore. Note: they sometimes mistake Gold for Diamond, and will exhibit a dramatic sulking animation when they realize their error.

They'll energetically implement hamster kung fu on enemies. They like round-house kicks. Even includes particle effects on their feet.

Craft Acorn Armor (works like Wolf Armor, negates all damage until it breaks). Upgrade it with Smithing Templates found in chests:

• Iron: Aerodynamic. Reduces wind resistance for a faster throw.
• Gold: Lightweight. Grants a permanent movement speed buff.
• Diamond: The "Expensive Therapy" upgrade. Cures kleptomania. A diamond-clad hamster is so satisfied with its own shininess that it will fetch shiny things for you instead of stealing them.
• Netherite: Dense. Grants Knockback Resistance and massive throw impact damage.

Your hamster's love for shiny things may have evolved into full-blown kleptomania. Unless wearing Diamond armor, they will steal valuable items dropped on the floor and run away with them. Catch them to retrieve your loot (just diamonds by default; configurable).

OUTDATED AS OF v3.6.0 - UNDER CONSTRUCTION

73+ variants spawn based on biome (White in snow, Black in caves, Lavender in magical biomes). Compatible with Terralith/Biomes O' Plenty/Oh the Biomes You'll Go out of the box. Configurable enough to work with any other mod that adds custom biomes. When bred, they pass their diverse fur coat palettes on to their offspring, with a polite attempt to not exactly copy their parents' overlay patterns, ensuring maximum genetic variety in your ever-growing population.

A Field Guide to Hamster Habitats

• Orange & Cream: The most common type, often found sunning themselves in Plains, Savannas, Deserts, and non-frigid Beaches. Badlands also seem to attract the Orange ones.
• Chocolate: Prefers the shaded canopy of Forests and non-snowy Taigas (excluding Cherry Groves, those are special).
• Black: Enjoys the damp ambiance of wet biomes like swamps and the mysterious depths of the Deep Dark.
• Light Gray & Dark Gray: These stoic shades are common in non-frozen mountainous regions and also share cave real estate with their Black brethren.
• White: Exclusively found in most snowy biomes (Plains, Taiga, Groves, etc.) and makes up about 30% of the population in the extremely chilly Ice Spikes.
• Blue: A master of glacial camouflage. This rare variant's cool, blue-tinted fur is an uncanny match for the shimmering ice and packed snow of the most frigid landscapes. While vary rare in the default game, (only spawns in Ice Spikes), its love for ice means it might also be spotted in other crystalline wonderlands added by mods.
• Lavender: Less about survival and more about style, this variant's dusty purple coat is a perfect match for the fantastical flora of magical biomes. Look for them amidst the pink petals of Cherry Groves and the strange hues of Mushroom Fields. Their preference for the peculiar means you might also find them in other enchanted forests or mystical groves added by mods.

Feed them Hamster Food Mix to earn their trust and cheek pouch access. Sneak + Right-Click to access 6 inventory slots. They will automatically eat Hamster Food Mix from here if hurt.

For reasons known only to Notch himself, Ravagers and Spiders are utterly terrified of hamsters. The mere sight of a tiny ball of fluff will send these hulking monstrosities fleeing in the opposite direction. Highly effective crowd control, especially if you have arachnophobia.

You get one automatically the first time you join a world (unless you turned that off in the config, you rebel). It contains tips. Read it. Or use it as kindling, but don't come crying into the Discord server unless you've read it first.

Need a new one? Craft it with minecraft:book + adorablehamsterpets:sliced_cucumber, or get a new one for free by vising the config and clicking the "I Lost My Book" button. You can also grab it from the Creative Mode tab if you're lazy.

Cucumber and Green Bean Bushes

• Cucumbers: Found in warm or dry biomes (Plains, Savannas, Jungles). Right-click seeded bushes to harvest. Essential for crafting Sliced Cucumber, the only currency wild hamsters accept for taming.
• Green Beans: Found in wet or temperate areas (Swamps, Lush Caves, Flower Forests). Harvest these to craft Steamed Green Beans, a potent performance-enhancing drug for small rodents.

Slightly Less Useless Sunflowers

Vanilla sunflowers merely exist; mine produce. Right-click the head to harvest Sunflower Seeds (used for food mix). They naturally replace vanilla sunflowers in valid biomes. They can be farmed and will regrow seeds eventually. Be patient.

New Food Stuffs

• Cucumber/Green Beans: Grow 'em, eat 'em raw (if you must), slice 'em, steam 'em. Culinary possibilities are… present. Wild hamsters go nuts for these.
• Steamed Green Beans: A suspiciously potent super-food for your hamster. Grants temporary buffs, followed by a mandatory "please wait" period. Don't get greedy.
• Hamster Food Mix: Allegedly gourmet. Heals well, bypasses their irritating pickiness, and is the key to unlocking their cheek pouches. Craft it. Or don't. Your hamster, your problem.
• Cheese: Not only can it lure hamsters onto your shoulder, it's player-edible. Surprisingly nutritious (think cooked porkchop levels) and you can scarf it down about 30% faster than most foods. The only catch? The... distinctively moist eating sound. Consider it an acquired taste. Its nutritional value is fully configurable, for those of you who felt cheese was somehow "unbalanced." Plebs.

Feed your hamster Steamed Green Beans to trigger a state of pure, unadulterated zoomies. They gain substantial buffs to Speed, Strength, and Regeneration, and will proceed to run energetic circles around you (complete with particle trails) until the sugar crash hits.

This humble pile of leaves and twigs, officially known as Hamster Bedding, is the cornerstone of hamster interior design. You'll need it to craft the aforementioned Hamster Beds.

But its true calling? Unnecessary ambiance. Right-click the item in the air (or put it in a Dispenser) to unleash a glorious poof of decorative leaf particles.

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