Petpetpets
If a Petpet is a pet for your Neopet to look after, then a Petpetpet is a pet for your Neopet's Petpet to look after; a little bug-like critter that you can attach to a Petpet to keep it company.
Petpetpet Listing
View List in Item DB »
Getting Petpetpets
Petpetpets, commonly abbreviated as "P3s", can be obtained in a variety of ways!
Perhaps the most notable source is The Coincidence, which for a long time was the only source of most Petpetpets. A select few were available only from Grave Danger.
In recent years, TNT has been more liberal with sprinkling them into other prize pools. For example, they occasionally appear in the Quest Log daily and weekly prize pools. Since 2022, TNT has also made an annual tradition of releasing at least one new Petpetpet through the Advent Calendar.
If there's a particular Petpetpet you're interested in, check out the "Special Categories" listing in its entry in our Item Database for a comprehensive list of sources.
Previous Methods
Petpetpets were formerly awarded from an old random event. However, when random events were revamped in April 2014, this particular event was removed.
Attaching a Petpetpet
Once you have the P3 in your inventory, make sure that you have the correct Neopet set as active. Once you're ready, head to your inventory.
Previously, attaching a Petpetpet could be quite a pain! With the mobile-friendly site layout, however, there is a trick makes it much easier. Instead of utilizing your browser's refresh button or Ctrl+R shortcut on your keyboard, click the star icon (labeled "Full Inventory" on desktop browsers) in rapid succession. You do not need to wait for the page to fully reload before clicking it again. We recommend clicking the button a few dozen times before allowing the page to fully reload. With any luck, your P3 should be attached in under a minute!
The desktop (top) and mobile (bottom) versions of the inventory both have the "star" button available
Once the P3 has disappeared from your inventory, you can verify on the home page, Quick Ref, or your pet's lookup to confirm it attached successfully.
As with any page on the site, refreshing can cause you to encounter random events. Some of these, like the Pant Devil, can nab your precious Petpetpet! To lower the chances it gets taken from an event like this, fill up your inventory with useless junk alongside your Petpetpet.
Avoiding Attachment
If you're looking to sell or deposit your P3 without attaching it, it's best to navigate directly to the Trading Post or Quick Stock. If you need to change your active pet prior to attaching, you should navigate directly to the homepage or to Quick Ref.
Since an update on May 27, 2026, you can also list an item on the Trading Post or Auction House directly from your Safety Deposit Box. This sidesteps the inventory entirely!
Removing a Petpet
Petpetpets used to be a permanent attachment, with no way to remove them without also removing your Petpet. But on July 20, 2026, TNT introduced a set of items to get your Petpetpet back into your inventory without affecting the Petpet it's attached to!
There are two types of items that can remove a Petpetpet. One type is a set of Neopoint items that offer a chance at removing a Petpetpet; the other type is a Neocash item that guarantees removal.
Neopoint Petpetpet Removal Options
There are three different Neopoint items that offer a chance to remove a Petpetpet. All three potions can be restocked at Kauvara's Magic Shop or purchased from other players.
Neopoint Petpetpet Removal Options
There are three possible outcomes from using a Neopoint Pest Removal Potion:
- Success: The Petpetpet will be removed from your Petpet and returned to your inventory.
- Partial Success: The Petpetpet will be removed from your Petpet, but deleted permanently. It will not return to your inventory.
- Failure: The Petpetpet will remain on your Petpet.
An example of success.
An example of failure.
Regardless of the outcome, the potion will be consumed. The rarer the potion, the higher the chance of success, but none offer a guaranteed success or guranteed partial success. For that, you need to use the Neocash option!
Neocash Petpetpet Removal Option
A Neocash item is available to guarantee removal of a Petpetpet and its return to your inventory. It's available to purchase individually or in special 5- and 10-Bundle packs that include bonus bottles.
Neocash Petpetpet Removal Option
You can use the item from your Inventory by selecting to groom the Neopet whose Petpet has the Petpetpet attached.
Why putting shampoo on your Neopet gets a bug off its Petpet is an unsolved mystery.
Removal Cooldown
If you are successful in removing a Petpetpet into your inventory, you will not be able to attach a Petpetpet to any of your Neopets for 24 hours afterward. After the 24 hour cooldown, Petpetpets will become attachable to any of your Neopets at the normal chances.
Losing a Petpetpet
Some actions will cause your Petpetpet to be permanently lost without a chance to remove it first.
- If you remove your Petpet from your Neopet. Your Petpet will be returned to your inventory, but your Petpetpet will permanently disappear.
- If your Petpet is eaten by the Turmaculus, your Petpetpet will permamently disappear with it.
- If your Petpet is evaporated by the Petpet Lab Ray, your Petpetpet will permamently disappear with it.
Petpetpet Avatars
Currently, there are two avatars you can earn from Petpetpets:
Moach
Visit the pet lookup of a Neopet with a Moach attached.
This avatar was also obtainable from the 2019 Charity Corner perk, In a New Avatar.
Released: May 23, 2005
Mootix / Guide
Own a pet with a Mootix attached to its Petpet and visit your Quick Ref.
Released: November 12, 2003
This page was written by Freewill192 & noileh and last updated on September 6, 2026.
