> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.eliteminecraftplugins.com/elitepets/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.eliteminecraftplugins.com/elitepets/general-information/creating-pets.md).

# Creating Pets

### How to create your own pet

The easiest way to create a pet is to copy and paste one of the premade pets in the pet folder. After you have pasted the file, just rename it to the name of the pet you want to create and edit the values within the file.

### Example Pet

```yaml
tier: "LEGENDARY"
cooldown: 360

item:
  skin: "a1cd6d2d03f135e7c6b5d6cdae1b3a68743db4eb749faf7341e9fb347aa283b"
  name: "{TIER-COLOR}&lDragon Pet &7[LVL {LEVEL}]"
  lore:
    - ''
    - '&A&lPASSIVE &f& &e&lACTIVATION'
    - '&7Trap all nearby enemies in a cage made'
    - '&7of the fire breathed by this pet'
    - '&7As well as blinding them from shock'
    - ''
    - '&7Passively gain a resistance to fire'
    - ''
    - '&e&lLevel: &e{LEVEL}'
    - '&e&lEXP: &e{CURRENT-EXP}/{NEEDED-EXP}'
    - '{LEVEL-BAR}'

settings:
  levelup-methods:
    - 'INTERACT'
    - 'PASSIVE:true:5'

effects:
  PASSIVE:
    - 'POTION:FIRE_RESISTANCE:premade-equation:PLAYER'
  INTERACT:
    - 'CAGE:20:LAVA:OBSIDIAN:((level*2)/3)+1'
    - 'POTION_RADIUS:BLINDNESS:premade-equation:level*2/3:level*2/3:DEADLY'
```

{% hint style="warning" %}
Be sure that your levelup-method and effects use the same Methods!
{% endhint %}

#### Levelup-Methods Arguments

As you can see in the example above it says **PASSIVE:true:5**, These args are for certain effects besides the 'true' bit

1st Arg = Effect Type which can be found on the [Methods](/elitepets/general-information/creating-pets/methods.md) page

2st Arg = **true/false** (default = **false**) This is an option to not levelup with that method type, for example, if you set it to **true**. You will not level up the pet whenever the pet triggers

3rd Arg:

(Only for MINE effect) You can specify a certain type of block, ie if you put DIRT it will only trigger when you break a dirt block. If you don't put anything it will work with any block.\
Here is an example: MINE:false:DIRT

**OR**

(Only for PASSIVE effect) You can specify the delay during the passive task, so if you set it to 5 then it will make it so the passive effects run every 5s