Neopian Pound

Abandoning

Abandoning a pet will move the pet into the Pound, able to be adopted by any other user whose account meets the requirements. It costs 250 Neopoints to abandon your pet.

There is no limit on how many times you can abandon a pet. Prior to July 2022, each account could abandon only one pet per day, resetting at midnight NST.

Abandonment Restrictions

Accounts that have not been logged into for 2 years or more will not be able to abandon (or adopt or transfer) any Neopets for 3 months after logging in again. According to the official FAQ, this is a security measure "to protect against the unauthorized access of accounts, ensuring that pets cannot be stolen or traded in the event an account is compromised."

Only pets that are at least 7 days old can be abandoned.

Lutaris and Varwolves, rather than enter into the Pound, will disappear forever, unable to be adopted by any user (even the original owner). The pet name will not become available for a new pet. A warning of this will be displayed above your list of pets, but the abandon button and process is otherwise identical.

Notice the "Caution" messages above the carousel of pet images.

Pets with a No-Trade Petpet attached to it cannot be abandoned until the Petpet is removed, even if they are changed via the Petpet Lab Ray into a normal Petpet. No-Trade Petpets include those found in Newbie Starter Packs.

You are not able to abandon the last pet on your account. Attempting to do so will simply redirect you to Quick Ref with the pet still on your account; no error is shown.

Some colours of Neopets can be abandoned, but will convert to another colour:

• Ice Bori will turn into a Blue Bori.
• Magma pets will turn Red.

Items After Abandonment

All clothes worn by the abandoned pet will be returned to your Closet.

All Battledome items equipped to the abandoned pet will be returned to your inventory.

If a Petpet and/or Petpetpet is attached to the abandoned pet, it will remain with the pet. If you wish to keep the Petpet, remove it before abandoning (although this will permanently destroy the Petpetpet).

How To Abandon A Pet

Head over to the Pet Abandoning Room; if it's the first time you've ever been to this page, enjoy your new avatar as well! All you need to abandon your pet is at least 250 Neopoints on-hand and be able to click the button below your pet (after typing in your PIN number, if applicable).

Dr. Death

Visit the abandon page in the Neopian Pound.

This avatar was also obtainable from the 2019 Charity Corner perk, In a New Avatar.

Released: September 12, 2003

You have to confirm multiple times before it will abandon your pet. This feature was built in to ensure that nobody would accidentally disown their pet or disown the wrong pet by mistake. When you arrive on the page, each pet will have one of the below phrases on their button.

Clicking the button will open an additional pop-up, with the phrase repeated on a new button. Each time you click the new button, it will change to one of the phrases below. You have to click this button five times before it goes through!

Once abandoned, you will be brought to your Quick Ref page.

This page was last updated on January 4, 2026.