Animal Pens Expansion - Alex's Mobs
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# Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Mobs This mod is a compatibility addon that allows mobs from Alex's Mobs to work with the pens from Animal Pens, making animal management easier and more consistent. The mod is mostly server-side - datapack + `shearing` snapping turtle and bison. Client-side only adds `animations` for animals in the Aquarium and Aviary. ## Features _Animal Cage pickable_: - Alligator Snapping Turtle - can be fed cod, and sheared - Anaconda - can be fed chicken, and it sheds its skin - Anteater - can be fed leafcutter and pupa - Bison - can be fed wheat, and sheared - Capuchin Monkey - can be fed insect items - Cockroach - can be fed sugar, and can drop eggs using bucket - Elephant - can be fed acacia blossom - Emu - can be fed apple, grass or leaves, and can drop eggs using bucket - Endergrade - can be fed chorus fruit - Enderiophage - can be fed wheat - Flutter - can be fed bone meal - Froststalker - can be fed porkchop - Gazelle - can be fed wheat or acacia blossom - Gelada Monkey - can be fed dead bush - Gorilla - can be fed bananas - Grizzly Bear - can be fed salmon - Jerboa - can be fed insect items - Kangaroo - can be fed dead bush or grass - Komodo Dragon - can be fed rotten flesh - Laviathan - can be fed mosquito larva - Leafcutter Ant - can be fed gongylidia - Maned Wolf - can be fed apple, rabbit or chicken - Moose - can be fed dandelion, and periodically drops antlers - Mungus - can be fed mungal spores, and can drop spores using bucket - Platypus - can be fed lobster tail, and can be picked up with water bucket - Raccoon - can be fed raccoon foodstuffs - Rattlesnake - can be fed meat or fish - Roadrunner - can be fed insect items, and sheared for feathers - Sea Bear - can be fed fishes - Seal - can be fed fishes - Shoebill - - Snow Leopard - can be fed moose ribs - Spectre - can be fed soul heart - Stradpole - can be fed mosquito larva, and can be picked up with lava bucket - Tarantula Hawk - can be fed fermented spider eye - Tasmanian Devil - can be fed meat - Tiger - can be fed tiger breedables - Tusklin - can be fed red mushroom - Warped Toad - can be fed mosquito larva - Rain Frog (1.19+) - can be fed insect items - Rhinoceros (1.19+) - can be fed insect items - Sugar Glider (1.19+) - can be fed honeycomb - Potoo (1.19+) - can be fed dead bush or grass - Mudskipper (1.19+) - can be fed insect items and lobster tail, and can be picked up with water bucket - Skunk (1.19.2+) - can be fed sweet berries - Banana Slug (1.19.2+) - can be fed brown mushroom, and periodically drops slime slug - Caiman (1.19.3+) - can be fed catfish, and can drop caiman eggs using bucket _Avian Net pickable_: - Bald Eagle - can be fed rotten flesh - Cosmaw - can be fed with cosmic cod - Crow - can be fed pumpkin seeds - Cosmic Cod - can be fed seagrass or kelp, and can be picked up with bucket - Fly - can be fed rotten flesh - Hummingbird - can be fed flowers - Seagull - can be fed cod - Spectre - can be fed soul heart - Sunbird - - Toucan - can be fed egg - Blue Jay (1.19.2+) - can be fed blue jay foodstuffs _Aquatic Jar pickable_: - Alligator Snapping Turtle - can be fed cod, and sheared - Anaconda - can be fed chicken, and it sheds its skin - Blobfish - can be picked up with water bucket - Cachalot Whale - can be fed fishes - Catfish - can be fed sea pickle, and can be picked up with water bucket - Comb Jelly - can be picked up with water bucket - Crocodile - can be fed rotten flesh, and can drop eggs using bucket - Devils Hole Pupfish - can be fed moss, and can be picked up with water bucket - Flying Fish - can be fed seagrass or kelp, and can be picked up with water bucket - Frilled Shark - can be fed fishes, and can be picked up with water bucket - Giant Squid - can be fed fishes - Hammerhead Shark - can be fed fishes - Lobster - can be fed fishes, and can be picked up with water bucket - Mantis Shrimp - can be fed lobster tail - Mimic Octopus - can be fed tropical fish, and can be picked up with water bucket - Orca - can be fed salmon - Platypus - can be fed lobster tail, and can be picked up with water bucket - Seal - can be fed fishes - Terrapin - can be fed seagrass, and can be picked up with water bucket - Mudskipper (1.19+) - can be fed insect items and lobster tail, and can be picked up with water bucket - Caiman (1.19.3+) - can be fed catfish, and can drop caiman eggs using bucket - Triops (1.19.3+) - can be fed carrots and larva, and can drop triop eggs using bucket ## 🛠️ Requirements: 📌 **(https://modrinth.com/mod/animalpens/)** (Required). 📖 **(https://modrinth.com/mod/alexs-mobs/)** (Required).
# Animal Pens Expansion – Alex's Mobs
This mod is a compatibility addon that allows mobs from Alex's Mobs to work with the pens from Animal Pens, making animal management easier and more consistent.
The mod is mostly server-side - datapack + `shearing` snapping turtle and bison. Client-side only adds `animations` for animals in the Aquarium and Aviary.
## Features
_Animal Cage pickable_: - Alligator Snapping Turtle - can be fed cod, and sheared - Anaconda - can be fed chicken, and it sheds its skin - Anteater - can be fed leafcutter and pupa - Bison - can be fed wheat, and sheared - Capuchin Monkey - can be fed insect items - Cockroach - can be fed sugar, and can drop eggs using bucket - Elephant - can be fed acacia blossom - Emu - can be fed apple, grass or leaves, and can drop eggs using bucket - Endergrade - can be fed chorus fruit - Enderiophage - can be fed wheat - Flutter - can be fed bone meal - Froststalker - can be fed porkchop - Gazelle - can be fed wheat or acacia blossom - Gelada Monkey - can be fed dead bush - Gorilla - can be fed bananas - Grizzly Bear - can be fed salmon - Jerboa - can be fed insect items - Kangaroo - can be fed dead bush or grass - Komodo Dragon - can be fed rotten flesh - Laviathan - can be fed mosquito larva - Leafcutter Ant - can be fed gongylidia - Maned Wolf - can be fed apple, rabbit or chicken - Moose - can be fed dandelion, and periodically drops antlers - Mungus - can be fed mungal spores, and can drop spores using bucket - Platypus - can be fed lobster tail, and can be picked up with water bucket - Raccoon - can be fed raccoon foodstuffs - Rattlesnake - can be fed meat or fish - Roadrunner - can be fed insect items, and sheared for feathers - Sea Bear - can be fed fishes - Seal - can be fed fishes - Shoebill - - Snow Leopard - can be fed moose ribs - Spectre - can be fed soul heart - Stradpole - can be fed mosquito larva, and can be picked up with lava bucket - Tarantula Hawk - can be fed fermented spider eye - Tasmanian Devil - can be fed meat - Tiger - can be fed tiger breedables - Tusklin - can be fed red mushroom - Warped Toad - can be fed mosquito larva - Rain Frog (1. 19+) - can be fed insect items - Rhinoceros (1. 19+) - can be fed insect items - Sugar Glider (1. 19+) - can be fed honeycomb - Potoo (1. 19+) - can be fed dead bush or grass - Mudskipper (1. 19+) - can be fed insect items and lobster tail, and can be picked up with water bucket - Skunk (1. 19. 2+) - can be fed sweet berries - Banana Slug (1. 19. 2+) - can be fed brown mushroom, and periodically drops slime slug - Caiman (1. 19. 3+) - can be fed catfish, and can drop caiman eggs using bucket
_Avian Net pickable_: - Bald Eagle - can be fed rotten flesh - Cosmaw - can be fed with cosmic cod - Crow - can be fed pumpkin seeds - Cosmic Cod - can be fed seagrass or kelp, and can be picked up with bucket - Fly - can be fed rotten flesh - Hummingbird - can be fed flowers - Seagull - can be fed cod - Spectre - can be fed soul heart - Sunbird - - Toucan - can be fed egg - Blue Jay (1. 19. 2+) - can be fed blue jay foodstuffs
_Aquatic Jar pickable_: - Alligator Snapping Turtle - can be fed cod, and sheared - Anaconda - can be fed chicken, and it sheds its skin - Blobfish - can be picked up with water bucket - Cachalot Whale - can be fed fishes - Catfish - can be fed sea pickle, and can be picked up with water bucket - Comb Jelly - can be picked up with water bucket - Crocodile - can be fed rotten flesh, and can drop eggs using bucket - Devils Hole Pupfish - can be fed moss, and can be picked up with water bucket - Flying Fish - can be fed seagrass or kelp, and can be picked up with water bucket - Frilled Shark - can be fed fishes, and can be picked up with water bucket - Giant Squid - can be fed fishes - Hammerhead Shark - can be fed fishes - Lobster - can be fed fishes, and can be picked up with water bucket - Mantis Shrimp - can be fed lobster tail - Mimic Octopus - can be fed tropical fish, and can be picked up with water bucket - Orca - can be fed salmon - Platypus - can be fed lobster tail, and can be picked up with water bucket - Seal - can be fed fishes - Terrapin - can be fed seagrass, and can be picked up with water bucket - Mudskipper (1. 19+) - can be fed insect items and lobster tail, and can be picked up with water bucket - Caiman (1. 19. 3+) - can be fed catfish, and can drop caiman eggs using bucket - Triops (1. 19. 3+) - can be fed carrots and larva, and can drop triop eggs using bucket
## 🛠️ Requirements:
📌 (https://modrinth.com/mod/animalpens/)** (Required). 📖 (https://modrinth.com/mod/alexs-mobs/)** (Required).
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- BONNe
- Version
- 6.2.0
- Downloads
- 1,193
- Endorsements
- 3
- Category
- forge
- Created
- 3/27/2026
- Updated
- 6/17/2026
- Game Versions
- 1.20.1
- Tags
- game-mechanics, optimization, utility
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Which Minecraft Mods versions does Animal Pens Expansion - Alex's Mobs support?
The author lists 1.20.1. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Animal Pens Expansion - Alex's Mobs?
Version 6.2.0, published 2026-06-17 with 1,193 downloads recorded at the source.
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