Pets Disappearing

[Palo Wagner]

Not much to say, pets just vanish, they just kinda stop existing, i think it has something to do that when they vanish during a event and dont comeback

[Ensign Toby]

Well, unfortunately, this is still a thing (although it's a LOT better after the 1.4 update).

It's more a matter of pets "falling through the map" than actually wandering off.
It is especially bad along the rim of the sandbox, but can happen anywhere on the map.

The only way to recover your pet is with a recent save, otherwise it's gone forever.

Keep an eye on your pet (sounds, buffs, or visual confirmation) to see if it's still with you,
then just restore a recent save if you even need to recover your pet (and it's backpack).

It's also a good idea to keep your pets Happy (Pats and frequent Food), but AFAIK they will not wander off even if they remain Sad for an extended period of time.

[Happopupu]

How about game repair - recover pets or something? I Read it was added in patch notes. Have not tried it.

[Ensign Toby]

Originally posted by Happopupu:

How about game repair - recover pets or something? I Read it was added in patch notes. Have not tried it.

Yeah, they did say that in the new patch notes for 1.4.
But, I haven't had a reason (yet) to try it out - none of my 3 pets have disappeared so far...

[Zebron]

I always keep my saves updated often. I learned from other Early Access and Alpha Games on Steam to keep saves updated very often. Before I do anything such as leaving my Base for a hard quest or extended time I save my game. That way if a save gets corrupted I have a recent backup.

[AJ]

Do not trust the pets even for a second, the little monsters will win you over with their cuteness, then when you least expect it they will run away. Taking all the coolest of things you dared hand them in a moment of weakness. They simply laugh at your attempts to repair them in settings from wherever they have secreted themselves, never to return. Don't let it be you brave garden explorer, keep away from these malevolent crawlies of betrayal... you have been warned.

[BingusDingus]

I found an exact cause for it in my game, in the sandbox if you open the treasure chest by swimming through the moat counter clockwise my ant would despawn and be gone forever and if i opened it by going clockwise it'd despawn after a few minutes.

Only way i managed to stop my pet from disappearing was to open the chest clockwise then hurry to shore, save and reload, then my pet didn't despawn.

[Jay]

I had a baby ant last time I played and saved my game, when I loaded my game just before the ant had vanished :s

[Luchian]

The Hedge ate my baby Fire Ant, the Sandbox (I think) ate my baby Red Ant. The baby Black Ant is staying home. Permanently.