Master pet hunting with comprehensive strategies, drop rate analysis, and collection management. From easiest pets to advanced optimization techniques.
Pet hunting represents OSRS's ultimate RNG challenge. With 66 available pets and only 63 filling collection log slots, these companions serve as prestigious status symbols requiring deep understanding of probability mathematics.
Each pet drop is an independent event - your 3000th kill has the same probability as your first. This creates the "gambler's fallacy" where players expect guaranteed drops at expected rates.
Understanding true probability helps manage expectations and reduces the psychological impact of extended dry streaks that affect virtually every pet hunter.
Understanding these probabilities helps set realistic expectations and reduces "going dry" frustration
| Attempts | Success Probability | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1x Rate | 63.2% | Expected drop rate |
| 2x Rate | 86.5% | Commonly reached |
| 3x Rate | 95.0% | Unlucky but normal |
| 4x Rate | 98.2% | Very unlucky |
| 5x Rate | 99.3% | Extremely unlucky |
Start your pet hunting journey with these high-probability options. Perfect for building experience and confidence.
Skotizo
Farm totems in Catacombs, use bonecrusher for Prayer XP
Chaos Elemental
Use safe spots, minimal risk gear, avoid peak hours
Thieving
Ardougne Knights for 33% chance from 45-99
Wintertodt
Aim for 500+ points per round, fletch logs
Skilling pets use a level-dependent formula where higher levels dramatically improve drop rates. Training to 99 before serious pet hunting often saves significant time.
Farming
Mining
Woodcutting
Fishing
Runecraft
Agility
Boss pets offer profit alongside pet chances but require higher skill and gear investments.
TzKal-Zuk
Zulrah
Vorkath
Chambers of Xeric
Visit Probita in Ardougne - 500k GP insurance, 1M GP reclaim cost
37 Construction, 30k coins - stores up to 61 pets
Use CollectionLog.net and WikiSync plugin for progress tracking
Never take uninsured pets into dangerous content
Skill pet chance calculator with official formulas
Share and track collection log progress
Comprehensive pet chance calculations
Skotos (1/65), Pet Chaos Elemental (1/300), and Rocky from Thieving are among the easiest. Skotos has the best drop rate in the game.
Pet drops use independent probability - each attempt has the same chance regardless of previous attempts. There's no 'pity timer' for most content.
No, each boss only drops one specific pet. However, some activities like Wintertodt can give pets through multiple methods (crates vs direct drops).
Going dry means exceeding the expected drop rate without getting the item. 37% of players reach the drop rate without success - it's completely normal.
Yes! Pet insurance costs 500k GP from Probita in Ardougne. Without insurance, pets are lost forever upon death. Reclaim cost is 1M GP.
Use the in-game collection log, CollectionLog.net for sharing, and WikiSync RuneLite plugin for automatic tracking. Build a menagerie in your POH to store pets.
Yes! Skilling pets use the formula 1/(B - Level*25). Level 99 provides significantly better rates than lower levels.
Focus on efficiency: maximize kills/hour with optimal gear, set realistic expectations using calculators, and take breaks to prevent burnout.
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