Food-Coloured Neopets

You may have seen some pets running around Neopia that look good enough to eat. We're not talking about Biscuit, Candy, Custard, Jelly, Snot (we don't judge!), or Strawberry (except Chias!), but rather pets that resemble actual food, be it real or Neopian.

These specially-coloured pets can be hard to come by. Indeed all can be obtained with a rare Lab Ray zap, or earned for completing a quest for the Fountain Faerie, as well as morphed from the annual Premium species change perk, or even awarded from the annual Holiday Dream Neopet Giveaway. Many though have a unique item or other special method to achieve their edible look, all of which is outlined here.

For Certain Species Only

For the special food colours, your pet must already be the same species for the items to take affect. If your pet is NOT the desired species already and consumes said item, it will only make the hunger level decrease and possibly award a Gourmet Club point as applicable.

The only exception to this is the Apple Chia Morphing Potion, which can be used on any Neopet to create an Apple Chia.

Special Colours

Agueena

To obtain an Agueena Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Apple

To obtain an Apple Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Or, use the following on any Neopet:

Asparagus

To obtain an Asparagus Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Want to rock an Asparagus Chia? You don't even need to own one!

Aubergine

To obtain an Aubergine Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Avocado

To obtain an Avocado Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Blueberry

To obtain a Blueberry Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Carrot

To obtain a Carrot Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Want to sport a Carrot Chia? You don't even need to own one!

Chokato

To obtain a Chokato Chia or a Chokato Kiko, have your Chia or Kiko eat the following item:

Coconut

To obtain a Coconut Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

To obtain a Coconut JubJub, there are no special items that can be used.

Owning this Jub enables additional cred:

Durian

To obtain a Durian Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Garlic

To obtain a Garlic JubJub or Garlic Kiko, have your JubJub or Kiko eat an absurd number of items with "Garlic" in the name. TNT has stated that it's possible, but we have never been able to confirm a user who has had success with this method:

How would you get a Garlic Kiko or a Garlic JubJub? -thomaskluber021093
At the moment there are a couple of options. Firstly you can try feeding your JubJub or Kiko lots of garlic. You are what you eat after all :) Alternatively you can try the Lab Ray although results may vary.

From Neopian Times, Issue #170, published December 19, 2004

See all "Garlic" Items »

Gooseberry

To obtain a Gooseberry Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Grape

To obtain a Grape Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Juppie Swirl

To obtain a Juppie Swirl Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Lemon

To obtain a Lemon Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Lime

To obtain a Lime Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Mallow

To obtain a Mallow Grundo, there are no special items that can be used.

Onion

To obtain an Onion Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Orange

To obtain an Orange Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

The Orange Chia is unique in that an Orange Paint Brush will not make a Chia orange:

The new Orange Chia is great - but I was wondering, to get one, do we use a magical Chia popas with special Chia colours like Chokato, or do we use the Orange Paint Brush? Or both? - Hollybrockwell
At first you could paint it with the brush also but we have fixed that so you need to find a Magical Orange Chia Pop instead.

From Neopian Times, Issue #110, published September 27, 2003

All other Orange pets are just Orange in colour and do not have any special changed body shape.

Want to support with an Orange Chia? You don't even need to own one!

Pea

To obtain a Pea Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

If you obtain one of these exclusive pets, you can also track down a rarer weapon for a super powerful Neoboard look.

Peach

To obtain a Peach Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Pear

To obtain a Pear Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Pepper

To obtain a Pepper Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Pineapple

To obtain a Pineapple Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Plum

To obtain a Plum Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Potato

To obtain a Potato Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Sroom

To obtain a Sroom Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Strawberry

To obtain a Strawberry Chia, have your Chia eat the following item, or use a brush at the Rainbow Pool:

Despite the Orange Chia not being able to be created with an Orange Paint Brush, TNT has allowed Strawberry Chias to be created with the Strawberry Fields Forever Paint Brush:

Hi, I was delighted to see the new strawberry Chia color. I've been thinking for years, "Other 'pets can be painted a fruity color, but why not the Chia, which is known for fruit and vegetable colors?" I like the strawberry Chia's vibrant colors. I was thinking: if someone used a Strawberry Fields Forever Paint Brush on his or her Chia, would it work, or is the Magical Strawberry Chia Pop needed? Of course, there's the Lab Ray / Fountain Faerie, because magical Chia pops are EXPENSIVE. Anyway, great work! ~_brainchild_
The strawberry Chia can be painted by either feeding it a Magical Strawberry Chia Pop OR painting it with the Strawberry Fields Forever Paint Brush. Hooray! We felt it odd that a fruit Chia wouldn't have a pop, so we made one, but we also felt it'd be silly to have a strawberry Chia that couldn't be painted with the strawberry paint brush, so you guys got both. :)

From Neopian Times, Issue #622, published November 22, 2013

All other Strawberry pets are just Strawberry in colour/theme and do not have any special changed body shape.

Thornberry

To obtain a Thornberry Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Tomato

To obtain a Tomato Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Ummagine

To obtain an Ummagine Chia, have your Chia eat the following item:

Pets That Look Like Food

There are a few more pets around Neopia that have the appearance of food while not being a specific food-coloured pet. These are all available via their corresponding paint brush and the other normal means of colour changes.

Other Ways to Change Pets

If you want to see more about other items and ways to change your pets, check out our altering items guide:

See Items that Alter Your Neopet »

This article was written by: Quail