I have found and tamed a Pygmy Kong. Pygmy Kong occurs occasionally among regular Kongs on Secret Island. This is a level 36 creature, and the most difficult I had to tame so far, much more difficult than Hogglo Pygmy. I am now level 40 in the Animal Tamer profession and level 50 in the Evader procession, and the process of taming a Pygmy Kong took me more than two hours. Run RiverRun Run was present during the first hour, and could provide assistance with healing and moral support. 

The whip I used - a Dominax Original Boiga (L) - lost more than half of its TT value during the fight. I also used a Portable Repair Unit (L) to repair my Angel armor regularly for greater comfort. Pygmy Kong has a very high spirit, and it takes time to lower it sufficiently and make an attempt to tame this ape. In my case, two attempts were necessary. Maybe the Artemic Ring (L) I wore helped a bit.  

I would like to thank Run RiverRun Run most sincerely. She gave me three pets - Rover, Mei Hua Quan and Sasha - that I have been able to photograph for this website and that I will skill up further. I have also received from her some Pet Name Tags, Animal Essence and Rare Animal Essence that I will put to good use.

Thank you River!

The ComPet team is currently testing the stability of the system. A first screenshot has been published in a recent tweet.

Here is the link to the tweet.

Some additional details have been published in ComPet Bulletin #6:

"The two players take turns choosing what ability their pet will use next. The key to success in battle is to manage your pet’s health, mana, stamina, abilities and cooldowns in order to overcome your opponent. Just before the battle begins, you choose your ability set and apply buffs to your pet in order to maximize the effectiveness of your strategy and play style.
In the final product your pet will battle in vibrant environments, and have a vast amount of different abilities to choose from, which will cater to all play styles and strategies."

Kris has announced on the Cyrene Forum that three new pets will be made available on Planet Cyrene with the introduction of the next Version Update. At the same time, the Pet Center will be visually enhanced and allow to show off the pets.

A complete description of the next Planet Cyrene Version Update can be read on Cyrene Forum. 

This video has been published on the Entropia Universe Official Channel.

Will we be able to have tigers as pets soon?

The result of the pet screenshot contest organized by MindArk has been published. Congratulations to the winners!

You and your pet screenshot contest awards!

The "You and your pet screenshot contest" has received many exciting contributions from places all over Entropia Universe and we would like to start with sending a big Thank You to all participants for their individual contributions.

The job of the jury was to single out 4 images based on creativity and overall aesthetics and we are glad that we have found 4 contributions that not only matches these criteria but also shows the diversity of Entropia Universe... [Read more]

MindArk has launched a pet photo competition. I received this information by email on April 16, 2015, and I am very proud my website is mentioned in the message:

Grab your camera!

Entropia Universe is excited to present the “You and Your Pet” photo contest! With all the different pets now available in Entropia Universe it’s time to showcase your pets to the community.

Nice prizes in form of rare pets will be awarded to 4 winners!

Contest Dates:

The contest starts Friday, April 17 and ends on Sunday, April 26, 23.59 UTC. Entries should be submitted to competition@entropiauniverse.com before the end date.

Format:

Take a screenshot of your avatar and your pet, one entry per participant is allowed. Images must be an in-game screenshot from Entropia Universe. The top 4 entries will be selected based on creativity and overall aesthetics.

Prizes:

• 1st Prize, Epic Hogglo Pygmy Pet
• 2nd Prize, Epic Ruby Chirin Dragon
• 3rd Prize, Epic Eudorian Ruby Devil
• 4th Prize, Epic Corinthian Ruby Kanin

Rules and Notes:

• The in-game screenshot must be from Entropia Universe
• Your avatar and pet must be visible in the image.
• Image editing is allowed (e.g. photoshop, gimp etc).
• Be sure to include your full Entropia Universe avatar name in the submission email.
• Limit of one entry per avatar account.
• Each attached image should be no larger than 8 megabytes in file size
• Files should non-animated, and in common format, e.g. jpeg, png, gif, etc.
• General Graphics Quality Settings on at least “High”
• Minimum image resolution - 1280x800
• Participants agree that the submitted image and the participant’s full avatar name may be used by MindArk for marketing purposes related to Entropia Universe.

How to take part in the competition

To take part in the competition send your full avatar name and your screenshot before the submission deadline to: competition@entropiauniverse.com

More info about Pets and the Entropia taming system

An introduction to taming is available at the www.entropiauniverse.com site.

Also see the user contributed site www.entropiapets.com.

Following Planet Toulan Release 14.5.1, a nice visual placeholder has been added, and the Toulan stable is now the most welcoming one in the whole universe! It is located outside of Guardian Village, near the lake [133969, 93124].

Following VU 15.2.1 Hogglo pets can now spawn globally at level 7. Here is my Hogglo Pygmy pet on Planet Toulan in front of the stable. Happy!

I must add that its rarity level has also been adjusted. It is now considered as 'Epic'!

Changes have been applied to stables following Version Update 15.2. These are the buffs currently proposed by the Pet Center Manager on Planet Toulan:

In addition an Animal Essence extract utility is available. This utility extracts Animal Essence from any chosen pet, and this results in 1 to 3 containers of essence with a possibility of a rare variant. In this process the pet is definitely destroyed, so be careful to only use unwanted pets for this purpose.