Game Help:Sims 3 Minor Pets

Minor Pets

Minor pets can be purchased (Common quality only) or caught in the wild.

These pets have two motives: Hunger and Energy. Sims need to feed them and clean their terrariums and cages in order to keep them happy.

Sims can also play with them; however, playing with a pet that has a low mood may result in a bite!

Birds

Birds can be kept in bird trees and cages.

Cats can attack birds! This will reduce the bird's energy motive and may kill it.

Sims can talk with large birds and teach them to talk. These interactions satisfy a Sim's social need and build up Charisma.

These are the speech types that a Sim can teach to a large bird:

• Angry
• Greetings
• Happy
• Love
• Scared
• Songs

These speech types are learned autonomously:

• Doorbell
• Phone

There's a 50% chance a large bird will repeat this sound after hearing it. Once it learned the speech type, the bird can repeat it. There's a 70% chance a Sim will believe the doorbell or phone is ringing and will try to answer it.

Small

Icon	Species	Rarity	Cost	Level*	Environment Score
	Parakeet	Common	§8	3	5
	Goldfinch	Common	§15
	Pidgeon	Common	§30
	Cardinal	Unommon	§125
	Nuthatch	Unommon	§250	5
	Bluebird	Rare	§700	8	10
	Lilac Breasted Roller	Rare	§1000	9	5

Large

Icon	Species	Rarity	Cost	Level*	Environment Score
	Cockatoo	Common	§22	N/A	5
	African Grey Parrot	Common	§38
	Blue-Gold Macaw	Common	§55
	Catalina Macaw	Unommon	§150
	Crow	Unommon	§350
	Yellow-Naped Amazon	Unommon	§550
	Falcon	Rare	§700		10
	Spotted Sixam	Rare	§1100

Reptiles

Reptiles are kept in terrariums.

Lizards

Icon	Species	Rarity	Cost	Level*	Environment Score
	Iguana	Common	§8	1	5
	Gecko	Common	§15
	Anole Lizard	Common	§30
	Agama Lizard	Unommon	§100	3
	Pygmy Komodo Dragon	Unommon	§150	5
	Texas Horned Lizard	Unommon	§350	7
	Chameleon	Rare	§700	8	10
	Ancient Dragon	Rare	§1000

Snakes

Icon	Species	Rarity	Cost	Level*	Environment Score
	Garter Snake	Common	§8	1	5
	Emerald Tree Boa Snake	Common	§15
	Mini Python Snake	Common	§30	3
	San Francisco Garter Snake	Unommon	§100
	Malayan Krait Snake	Unommon	§150	5
	Yellow Chondro Python	Unommon	§350
	Scarlet King Snake	Rare	§700	7	10
	Iridescent Shieldtail Snake	Rare	§1000

Turtles

Icon	Species	Rarity	Cost	Level*	Environment Score
	Red-Eared Slider Turtle	Common	§8	1	3
	Western Painted Turtle	Common	§15
	Eastern Box Turtle	Common	§30	3
	Indian Roofed Turtle	Unommon	§100		5
	Barbour's Map Turtle	Unommon	§150	5
	Spotted Turtle	Unommon	§350
	Pygmy Tortoise	Rare	§700	3	10
	Spiny Turtle	Rare	§1000

Rodents

Rodents are kept in terrariums.

Icon	Species	Rarity	Cost	Level*	Environment Score
	Rat	Common	§8	1	5
	Womrat	Common	§15
	Squirrel	Common	§30
	Chipmunk	Unommon	§125	5
	Shrew	Unommon	§250
	Pygmie Hedgehog	Rare	§700		10
	Chinchilla	Rare	§1000

* Level: The Hunting skill level a cat requires to catch this minor pet.