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70+ Variants, Shoulder Launching, Diamond Sniffing, Cheek Pouch Inventories, Unique Personalities, 50+ Animations, Tamed Wander Mode, and much more!
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).
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.
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:
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).
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
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.
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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.
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.
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.
These aren't just any particles. Oh no. I've blessed them with a ridiculously over-engineered client-side physics simulation. They float with a gentle pendulum sway, react to a universal wind drift that slowly changes direction over a three-minute cycle, (or stays static if you toggle it) and are subject to "spatially-coherent wind gusts"—a fancy way of saying they all realistically blow in the same direction at the same time.
I even created an "indoors/outdoors" detection algorithm so the system is even smart enough to know when it's indoors, regardless of how you built your house or what materials you used. This system disables the wind effects indoors so you don't get a sudden gust of wind in your hobbit hole. You already have enough going on in there.
It's deeply unnecessary, and I'm incredibly satisfied with it.
P.S. - Remember, don't place your hamster bed upside down. Don't even think about it.
Hamsters have a dedicated Bling inventory slot. Right-click them (or use their inventory) to equip accessories. Use Pink Petals for pure style points, or the Acorn Hat to boost yields during Tree Heists. Many more fashion items are planned for future updates!
The current accessory collection is... sparse, but the hamster haberdashery is just getting started. The Discord community suggestion box is overflowing with ideas that range from "brilliant" to "medically concerning," so future updates might just include some of the following hamster adornments:
These are subject to change! Got a genius idea for the next hamster accessory that absolutely needs to exist? Think you've designed the perfect tiny helmet? Bring your brilliant, weird, and wonderful ideas to The Cheek Pouch Discord Server. Make sure you select "Share Your Genius" in the screening questions to get the @Idea Generator role, and then unleash your creativity in the suggestions channel.
A custom advancements tab, "The Hamster Life," guides you through the thrilling world of hamster husbandry, from finding your first seed to... um, yeeting.
The goal was a subtle, spoiler-lite tutorial system designed for people who hate reading manuals (I know you're out there). *If you're ever wondering "what am I supposed to do with this rodent?", just press L and check the advancements tree.* It follows a logical progression, gently nudging you from basic foraging and taming all the way up to advanced mechanics like cheek-pouch management, bed linking, and the various... jiggly physics experiments.
If you follow the advancements, you'll naturally discover most features in the mod without needing to tab out to your browser every three minutes. Plus, I spent way too much time writing the unique titles and descriptions for each one, so they are worth checking out. You might even experience a small chuckle.
Uses Fzzy Config for configuration. If you have Mod Menu, click the button. If not, venture into the config/adorablehamsterpets folder and edit main.toml by hand like some kind of digital caveman.
Thanks to the magic of Fzzy Config, all the server-side settings are validated and synced from the server. That means if you have a server, you set the rules. Whatever you decide the taming difficulty, hamster damage, or acceptable cheese nutrition levels are, your players will abide by it. They can't change these core settings locally unless you give them the keys to the kingdom. A few purely cosmetic client-side settings are the exception, but the important stuff? That's all you.
There are no hard-coded hamster interaction items— everything can be modified.
From the beginning the goal was to make this play nice with the big names. Hamster spawning is pre-tuned for gorgeous world-gen mods like Terralith, so your lavender hamsters will actually show up in lavender fields, but It also works with massive mods like Oh The Biomes You'll Go and Biomes O' Plenty, though expect to see a lot of the common orange variant until I've had enough coffee to map out their 8,000+ biomes. (As of version 3.4.0, you can now do this yourself! Check Config > Hamster Spawn Settings > Variant Spawning by Biome)
Wild bushes and sunflowers should pop up just fine in any modded landscape, but if you run into issues, you can tweak the settings: Config > Worldgen: Bush & Sunflower Stuff.
Thanks to some glorious assistance from @CasualAnimalEnjoyer, this mod is also compatible with the following mods by default:
The sound effect and particle systems are smart enough to keep up with customized items. For example, if you mount your hamster with an emerald instead of cheese, it won't make a "squish" sound anymore; it'll make a satisfying "clink" and sparkle with emerald particles. This dynamic system applies to most interactions, ensuring the audio and visual feedback always matches your custom configuration. (Even works with custom modded items!)
Want to make a gameplay video? A review? An addon that gives them tiny hats? A parody song about the cheese economy? Go for it. I love seeing the stuff this community creates, and I want to keep it welcoming.
However, please don't use my branding (the logo, specific asset art, or official-sounding social posts) to advertise your own stuff. Nah fam.
If you're thinking about rummaging through the files, here's the deal:
Need to use the brand or assets for something specific? Feel free to ask me on The Cheek Pouch Discord server!
This mod is made possible by a legion of translators, patrons, library authors, and contributors. View the full Credits & Hall of Fame here.
Found a bug? Want to help translate? Check out the Contribution & Support Guide.
