Introducing Buddies for Baby: A Minecraft Mod Overview
The Buddies for Baby mod introduces a delightful array of new creatures into the Minecraft universe, offering players the chance to befriend and nurture a variety of exotic pets. Among these are several species of lizards, including the vibrant green anoles and a trio of crested geckos, each with its unique habitat: the fiery red morph in the crimson forest, the serene white lily morph along the beaches, and the elusive blue axanthic morph hidden in the End.
Feeding and Taming Your New Reptilian Friends
To win over these crested geckos, players must craft calcium crickets, a new food source introduced by the mod. Starting with regular crickets found in plains and forests, which can be bred using seeds, players can create calcium crickets by combining dead crickets with calcium powder made from bonemeal and a bottle. These special crickets serve as both bait and taming treats for the geckos. Additionally, players can pick up and transport their tamed geckos by shift-right-clicking them.
Amphibious Acquaintances: Tree and Cane Toads
The mod also introduces tree toads and cane toads, which players can encounter in swamps, rivers, and jungles. These amphibians have a taste for crickets as well, but require a net for capture. Crafted from rope, iron nuggets, and an iron ingot, the net allows players to collect these creatures with a simple right-click, adding them directly to their inventory.
Red Footed Tortoises and Their Diet
Red-footed tortoises, found in jungles and rivers, are another addition to the mod’s pet roster. These shelled companions can also be caught using nets and are fond of leafy greens, which players can craft from the leaves of the newly added banana trees.
Banana Trees: A Multifaceted Resource
Banana trees serve multiple purposes within the mod. Not only do they provide bananas for food, but their wood can be used to create decorative banana bark blocks. Their leaves are also essential, as they can be planted to cultivate more banana trees or combined with a bowl to create the leafy greens that feed and tame tortoises.
Customizable Terrariums for Your Pets
Players can also construct terrariums to house their new pets, decorating them to match the natural environments of the animals. Sand can be added to the terrariums with a simple right-click, and they can be further adorned with coral and seagrass. For aquatic or semi-aquatic setups, terrariums can be waterlogged using a bucket of water.
The Essential Guidebook
An informative guidebook accompanies the mod, crafted from a banana leaf and a standard book. This guidebook is an invaluable tool, detailing how to locate and catch each critter, their dietary preferences, and their tamability. It also provides comprehensive crafting instructions and recipes for foods derived from crickets, bananas, and banana tree leaves, as well as tips for caring for the mod’s betta fish.
Betta Fish: A Splash of Color
Betta fish, exclusively found in river biomes, can be captured with water buckets and fed fish flakes—a mixture of seagrass, wheat seeds, and rotten flesh. These vibrant fish can be released into terrariums, adding a touch of beauty to any Minecraft dwelling.
