Ok, thank you!

With the recent pet updates, I had an idea on something that I believe many students here would like and benefit from. I have found that many people wish that they could have two pets, and have a difficult time deciding on which pet to own.

As to the reasons IC someone would have two pets, well, that is mostly up to the character to decide the reasoning behind owning two pets. This would be a good roleplay opportunity and good character development, which will benefit everyone. A few reasons off the top of my head that someone would have more than one pet though would include: parents sending them money for a second pet, having a pet from home and a pet that was purchased before the school year, more pets mean more companionship for you, some pets like having a companion, pets have been proven to reduce stress and anxiety, and it's double the fun! Plus, nobody wants to make a thread about their pet running away or dying just to acquire a new one.

I do realize that this would take a bit of coding to allow a user to have two pets, but all in all, I really do think that it would be worth it. I think that many people on this site would feel that this update would make it all the better!

Lizzy Solace wrote: 8 Dec 2021, 01:15 I do realize that this would take a bit of coding to allow a user to have two pets, but all in all, I really do think that it would be worth it. I think that many people on this site would feel that this update would make it all the better!

This might sound easy to you, like a few clicks, which is how your message here comes across, but that doesn't mean it actually is. We have one programmer, Zach, who is investing their free time into a) running the site, b) making the site better. There are many "cosmetic" or "easy" updates that seem like nothing much from the outside, but actually require a lot of work to be done.

I'm not saying that more pets won't ever be a thing, but it's unlikely to happen for various reasons. A major one would be invested time, both for Zach as well as the admin team, as each pet has to be manually added or removed by an admin.

I do get that the coding is more complex than it sounds as I have taken coding classes, but I also understand that Zach is the only programmer, and it takes a lot of time on his part to keep this site up and running. I can't say I'm not disappointed, but I do understand why the students are only allowed one pet.

1. Ghost lore page would be great

2. It would be awesome if we could switch the scholarship clock to resetting at a set time every day, like it is for the advent calendar (it would make it easier for people without strict schedule to collect it)

I know this is more of a coding thing and it falls to Zachary to implement it in the end, but some first years including myself were wondering if more varied and more magical pets could be added.
The list of suggested pets includes ravens, (part-)kneazles, crups, knarls, bowtruckles and nifflers. I do realize a lot of these are very complicated and would require lore team opinion and collaboration, and some of them might not be allowed at a school or be illegal to possess privately. But at least a few of these pets could be considered, since people who roleplay on a Hogwarts-themed site would likely want their characters to have more unique, non-Muggle familiars

I can say crups were rejected by lore due to additional licensure requirements canonically. I will copy the full request to lore.

Hi! I seen that there is new pets and I just thought i would pit it out there, I am willing to donate a photo of a rabbit if you want a new pet, i will remove the background and everything too.
I know this would take work for the team but I'll just put it out there!

I'm seconding the Ravens for pets, and also adding mice
Also, maybe a gender neutral option when picking one's gender

Thank you for all your offers regarding pets. We have gotten a lot of feedback already on what animals could possibly be included in the future.