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# taking care of your pet

bought a new companion? awesome! let's take care of it to ensure it stays alive c:

pets have happiness and an expiry date. these values decrease if you don't take care of your pet. you can find this information on the left side of your balance

![information regarding your pet in your balance](/files/es6qNHazL20jnleriNO1)

for information about additional but purchasable commands to help your pet, click [here](/global-currency/stars/activity-classes.md)

### ✦ votes shop items

* `/votes buy item:namechange` - costs 6 pet tickets, allows you to rename your pet! please note: your pet's name can only be 24 characters and the first letter autocapitalizes.
* `/votes buy item:nanny` - costs 5 pet tickets, gives your pet an additional 2 days of lifetime instantly
* `/votes buy item:toys` - costs 3 pet tickets, gives your pet a boost in happiness
* `/votes buy item:food` - costs 1 pet ticket, gives you 30 pet food to use; does not expire!

### ✦ commands that every pet owner can use

* `/play` - costs nothing, gives your pet a small boost in happiness and lifetime. has a global cooldown of 20 minutes.

![playing with your pet c:](/files/i5eB5tYV4KyI3eZhPtuM)

* `/feed` - costs a random, small range of pet food and you must have at least 1 pet food in your inventory to use it. increases your pet's lifetime more than `/play` does. has a global cooldown of 5 minutes. if your pet is unhappy, the feeding will fail and you will lose the pet food spent. 

![feeding your pet](/files/xCzkmUG2gKYSHjEYBz9j)

* `/playdate user:@user` - costs a random, larger range of pet food, increases both your pet's + the tagged user's pet's happiness and lifetime by a significant amount. **both** users must have pets and **both** pets must be happy. we recommend both pets have 75 or more happiness. only the user running the command has to pay for the pet food and must have at least 5 pet food in their inventory. the cooldown is 90 minutes and applies for both users globally.

![playdating another user!](/files/7DvBnXWkS0zszDyqaEMa)

* `/cozy users:@user @user ...` - up to 5 users, excluding you, can be tagged in this command. costs a random, large amount of pet food, and increases all involved pets' happiness and lifetime by a significant amount. **all** users must have happy pets, with a recommendation of 80 happiness or more. only the person who runs the command has to pay for the pet food used, having at least 20 pet food in their inventory. the cooldown is 2 hours and applies for all users globally.

![cozy up with your friends c:](/files/8kAMXA692T8fA99u8dV3)