Free Online Virtual Pet

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Instead of trying to keep a video game virtual pet, try any of the free online virtual pets. One advantage to taking care of a pet online is that you can do it anywhere there's Internet access. You can check on your pet, feed it, and play with it almost at any time - on vacation, at school, or at work.

AdoptMe.com

Have you always wanted a horse, a dog, or even a snake? AdoptMe lets you adopt and take care of up to 24 pets at once. This free online virtual pet website offers a lot for being free. Once you sign up, you pick your pet and you are given $80 per day to purchase supplies to keep it well. A "tip dog" pops up once in a while to let you know when your pet’s birthday is coming up and when your pet is sick. The happiness meter lets you know the emotional status of your pet. Pet shows are another indication of how well you are taking care of your pet. If you are doing an excellent or great job, you will probably win first or second place. If not, you may win third or not place at all.

Free Online Virtual Pets at Marapets.com

If you’re more into anime, Marapets definitely has that anime feel. Some of the pets look like they came straight from a Pokemon game, but they are cute and the site is fun to join. After creating an account you have the option of adopting a pet or obtaining one from a current user by trading or buying with currency won from the site's games. You are allowed up to 12 pets. If you neglect your pet for a long period of time, it goes to the Undying Woods Graveyard where another owner can begin to take care of your pet.

Take your pet to the gym for a work-out, send your pet to school, and even breed your pet. Once you have increased its skills, you will be ready to unleash it onto the world. Take it to Battle Arena to fight other Marapets and gain points and currency. If you’re daring, send your pet into the Ice Caves, where magical effects may occur, increasing your pet's magic and health points. Marapets.com has many options for your pets, which gives the site lots of replay value.

Fishland.com

There’s something simple in just being able to chose one kind of animal for your free online virtual pet. Fishland is all about the fish. You create your own fish, then feed it, play with it, and fight opponents that may challenge you. You and your fish can also partake in a number of games available on the site and adventures like saving a penguin from a nasty virus. Fishland has more than 430,000 people signed up taking care of fish, so there is always traffic on the site.

Other Virtual Pet Websites

  • Virtual Puppy is a basic website where you can take care of cute dogs.
  • Virtual Kitty is similar to Virtual Puppy, except with cats.
  • Power Pets offers a more educational free online virtual pet website. There are over 800,000 users signed up.
  • Cybercritters allows users to adopt a robotic cyber pet. You can even download a version for your desktop.

Commonalities

Despite the different pets you can take care of in these free online games, there is one thing in common that you must do that is universal to all the free online virtual pets. You have to feed them, take care of them, play with them, and nurse them back to health when they are sick. There is no way around it, they just won’t live if you don’t do any of that. Yet they still offer a unique way to experience pet ownership in the online world.

More Information

For more information about virtual pets, don't forget to check out the following resources.



 


Comments

Ida, to start playing, you'll have to visit one of the sites mentioned above or in one of our other virtual pet articles, such as Virtual Pets to Take Care Of. Once you've chosen a site, follow the directions there to get started. Usually, you'll have to create a login, then you can create your animal and start to have fun with it.

-- Contributed by: Lorie Witkop

How do I play?

-- Contributed by: Ida

Caroline, you can find lots of cyber pet options in our article on Animated Cyber Pets.

-- Contributed by: Lorie Witkop
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