Pets are a type of NPC found in Terraria that are strictly for show purposes. They do not hurt other enemies. The following can be found on most platforms:
- Baby Dinosaur
- Baby Eater of Souls
- Pet Baby Face Monster
- Baby Grinch
- Baby Hornet
- Baby Penguin
- Baby Skeletron Head
- Baby Snowman
- Baby Truffle
- Pet Black Kitty
- Cursed Sapling
- Eyeball Spring
- Pet Lizard
- Mini Minotaur
- Pet Parrot
- Pet Puppy
- Pet Sapling
- Pet Spider
- Squashling
- Tiki Spirit
- Pet Turtle
- Zephyr Fish
- Propeller Gato
- Hoardagron
Minions can hurt enemies and are summoned using Mana.
- Baby Slime Minion
- Deadly Sphere Minion
- Frost Hydra Minion
- Hornet Minion
- Imp Minion
- Lunar Portal
- Pirate Minion
- Pygmy Minion
- Queen Spider Minion
- Rainbow Crystal Minion
- Raven Minion
- Sharknado Minion
- Spider Minion
- Stardust Cell Minion
- Stardust Dragon Minion
- The Twins Minion
- UFO Minion
Mountable Pets can transport players and deal damage:
- Bee Mount
- Bunny Mount
- Cute Fishron Mount
- Minecart
- Drill Containment Unit
- Pigron Mount
- Reindeer Mount
- Scutlix Mount
- Slime Mount
- Turtle Mount
- UFO Mount
- Unicorn Mount
Light pets give off different levels of light:
And the following can only be found on the old-gen console version and the Mobile Version at this stage:
- Pet Bat(deals damage on contact)
- Pet Guinea Pig
- Pet Slime
- Pet Tiphia(deals damage on contact)
- Pet Werewolf(deals damage on contact)
- Pet Zombie(deals damage on contact)
The following are only available on their own version at this stage:
- Old Lady (Mobile version only)
- Pet Android (Android version only)
- Pet Bunny (Collector's Edition only)
- Pet Cupid (Mobile version only)
- Pet Elfa (Mobile version only)
- Pet Leprechaun (Mobile version only)
- Pet Turkey (Mobile version only)
- Pet Worm (Mobile version only)
Unobtainable Pets:
As of now, in the PC version of Terraria, you can have one minion, one passive pet, one mountable pet, and one light giving pet out at the same time (ie. Pygmy, Sapling, Bunny Mount, and Wisp in a bottle).