0001677: Exotic pets do not breed - Dwarf Fortress Bug Tracker

(0005844)
Footkerchief (manager)
2010-05-01 12:33

"You sold me... queer giraffes."

(0005872)
Egregius (reporter)
2010-05-01 18:45

Same here (with alligators, leopards and tigers no less) though I'm wondering if the lack of offspring is because my captured elephants+dogs+cats breeding like rabbits have filled up some animal limit (I know there's a limit per species, not aware of a general one). I'm at 280 animals atm.

(0005873)
Jiri Petru (reporter)
2010-05-01 19:04

I guess this has something to do with not having the animals in the Z menu. My black bears didn't breed until I trained them for war. Then they appeared in the Z menu and started breeding.

Try this:
Give the [TRAINABLE] tag to any animal that "doesn't work" now. Train it. It should appear in the Z menu and start breeding.

(0005904)
Kumquat (reporter)
2010-05-02 02:14

The giant leopards were trained for war but did not breed anyway. I don't remember if they appeared in the Z menu, however.

(0005905)
Jiri Petru (reporter)
2010-05-02 02:31

Oh, right... the black bears are [PET]s, not [PET_EXOTIC]s. Nevermind then.

(0006211)
Kumquat (reporter)
2010-05-05 13:37

Indeed. I modded warthogs to be [PET] in the savegame raws and now they started popping piglets like little piglet cannons. Bought a bunch more from an elf mercahavalance.

(0006218)
king doom (reporter)
2010-05-05 16:33

You need a dungeon master for critters with the exotic tag to be able to breed. It's always been like that, was quite fun in previous versions when the DM would arrive and every cave croc in the underground river would spontaneously give birth.

The problem with this version is, the DM never, ever arrives.

(0012461)
kwieland (reporter)
2010-09-06 20:55

Can confirm this bug with .12 I'm off to find the workaround (changing pet_exotic to pet, right?)

(0013562)
Porkness (reporter)
2010-10-30 16:55
edited on: 2010-10-30 16:55

Confirmed that pets still don't breed in 0.31.16

(0016353)
Altaree (reporter)
2011-03-18 10:27

Confirmed that EXOTIC pets still don't breed in 0.31.18

(0017136)
SocietalEclipse (reporter)
2011-04-06 11:52

Still present in 0.31.25. Adding "[APPOINTED_BY:MAYOR]" to the Dungeon Master raws allows you to get one but it has no effect of this bug or on 0002036: Dungeon Master doesn't allow taming/training of exotic pets/mounts.

(0018309)
Hieronymous Alloy (reporter)
2011-07-25 12:45

One easy workaround for this is to mod the raws in your savegame and simply change the [PET_EXOTIC] animal to a simple [PET]. They'll both become tameable and start breeding.

(0022430)
MasterofYoda (reporter)
2012-05-04 14:34

Exotic pets still don't breed in 0.34.07 - and after I went to all the trouble of setting up a multi-z-level underground pasture for my giant flying squirrels.

(0022438)
daenyth (reporter)
2012-05-05 17:12

I've seen this too - my Giant Coyotes haven't been producing anything.

(0022442)
ellindsey (reporter)
2012-05-06 09:30

Counterexample: In a 34.07 fortress, I have successfully bred giraffes, Grey Langurs, Giant Grey Langurs, Giant Sparrows, Warthogs, Wild Boars, and have a Giant Wren sitting on eggs I expect to hatch. All of these were wild-caught and trained, not caught from the elves. The raws I am using are heavily modded, but all these creatures are still [PET_EXOTIC].

(0022443)
Rhenaya (reporter)
2012-05-06 18:47

caught wild and tamed is different... maybe its intentional that elves neuter their pets to ensure you buy more from them? :x

(0022453)
Syndic (reporter)
2012-05-08 10:37

my elf-bought orangutans bred nicely, so I don't think PET_EXOTIC (they are) or "bought from elves" causes infertility.

(0022949)
Kumquat (reporter)
2012-06-10 15:23

This seems to be indeed gone with the animal training rewrite.

(0022950)
Footkerchief (manager)
2012-06-10 16:15

Please PM me on the forums if this problem is still present.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2010-05-01 11:58	Kumquat	New Issue
2010-05-01 12:33	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0005844
2010-05-01 18:45	Egregius	Note Added: 0005872
2010-05-01 19:04	Jiri Petru	Note Added: 0005873
2010-05-02 02:14	Kumquat	Note Added: 0005904
2010-05-02 02:31	Jiri Petru	Note Added: 0005905
2010-05-02 18:55	Khym Chanur	Issue Monitored: Khym Chanur
2010-05-03 12:21	BP1986	Issue Monitored: BP1986
2010-05-05 13:35	Kumquat	Tag Attached: pet_exotic
2010-05-05 13:37	Kumquat	Note Added: 0006211
2010-05-05 16:33	king doom	Note Added: 0006218
2010-07-10 18:05	Jordix	Issue Monitored: Jordix
2010-09-06 20:55	kwieland	Note Added: 0012461
2010-09-07 07:22	Hieronymous Alloy	Issue Monitored: Hieronymous Alloy
2010-09-07 10:32	Dame de la Licorne	Issue Monitored: Dame de la Licorne
2010-10-30 16:55	Porkness	Note Added: 0013562
2010-10-30 16:55	Porkness	Note Edited: 0013562	View Revisions
2010-11-30 08:41	wRAR	Issue Monitored: wRAR
2010-12-20 12:41	snelg	Issue Monitored: snelg
2011-03-18 10:27	Altaree	Note Added: 0016353
2011-03-18 14:43	RossM	Issue Monitored: RossM
2011-04-06 11:52	SocietalEclipse	Note Added: 0017136
2011-07-09 18:01	Beeskee	Issue Monitored: Beeskee
2011-07-22 17:10	Vherid	Issue Monitored: Vherid
2011-07-25 12:45	Hieronymous Alloy	Note Added: 0018309
2012-05-04 14:34	MasterofYoda	Note Added: 0022430
2012-05-05 17:12	daenyth	Issue Monitored: daenyth
2012-05-05 17:12	daenyth	Note Added: 0022438
2012-05-06 09:30	ellindsey	Note Added: 0022442
2012-05-06 18:47	Rhenaya	Note Added: 0022443
2012-05-08 10:37	Syndic	Note Added: 0022453
2012-06-10 15:23	Kumquat	Tag Attached: CLOSE THIS
2012-06-10 15:23	Kumquat	Note Added: 0022949
2012-06-10 16:15	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0022950
2012-06-10 16:15	Footkerchief	Status	new => resolved
2012-06-10 16:15	Footkerchief	Fixed in Version	=> 0.34.06
2012-06-10 16:15	Footkerchief	Resolution	open => fixed
2012-06-10 16:15	Footkerchief	Assigned To	=> Toady One
2013-05-20 05:53	Dame de la Licorne	Issue End Monitor: Dame de la Licorne
2014-07-29 15:29	Vherid	Issue End Monitor: Vherid

Notes
(0005844) Footkerchief (manager) 2010-05-01 12:33	"You sold me... queer giraffes."

(0005872) Egregius (reporter) 2010-05-01 18:45	Same here (with alligators, leopards and tigers no less) though I'm wondering if the lack of offspring is because my captured elephants+dogs+cats breeding like rabbits have filled up some animal limit (I know there's a limit per species, not aware of a general one). I'm at 280 animals atm.

(0005873) Jiri Petru (reporter) 2010-05-01 19:04	I guess this has something to do with not having the animals in the Z menu. My black bears didn't breed until I trained them for war. Then they appeared in the Z menu and started breeding. Try this: Give the [TRAINABLE] tag to any animal that "doesn't work" now. Train it. It should appear in the Z menu and start breeding.

(0005904) Kumquat (reporter) 2010-05-02 02:14	The giant leopards were trained for war but did not breed anyway. I don't remember if they appeared in the Z menu, however.

(0005905) Jiri Petru (reporter) 2010-05-02 02:31	Oh, right... the black bears are [PET]s, not [PET_EXOTIC]s. Nevermind then.

(0006211) Kumquat (reporter) 2010-05-05 13:37	Indeed. I modded warthogs to be [PET] in the savegame raws and now they started popping piglets like little piglet cannons. Bought a bunch more from an elf mercahavalance.

(0006218) king doom (reporter) 2010-05-05 16:33	You need a dungeon master for critters with the exotic tag to be able to breed. It's always been like that, was quite fun in previous versions when the DM would arrive and every cave croc in the underground river would spontaneously give birth. The problem with this version is, the DM never, ever arrives.

(0012461) kwieland (reporter) 2010-09-06 20:55	Can confirm this bug with .12 I'm off to find the workaround (changing pet_exotic to pet, right?)

(0013562) Porkness (reporter) 2010-10-30 16:55 edited on: 2010-10-30 16:55	Confirmed that pets still don't breed in 0.31.16

(0016353) Altaree (reporter) 2011-03-18 10:27	Confirmed that EXOTIC pets still don't breed in 0.31.18

(0017136) SocietalEclipse (reporter) 2011-04-06 11:52	Still present in 0.31.25. Adding "[APPOINTED_BY:MAYOR]" to the Dungeon Master raws allows you to get one but it has no effect of this bug or on 0002036: Dungeon Master doesn't allow taming/training of exotic pets/mounts.

(0018309) Hieronymous Alloy (reporter) 2011-07-25 12:45	One easy workaround for this is to mod the raws in your savegame and simply change the [PET_EXOTIC] animal to a simple [PET]. They'll both become tameable and start breeding.

(0022430) MasterofYoda (reporter) 2012-05-04 14:34	Exotic pets still don't breed in 0.34.07 - and after I went to all the trouble of setting up a multi-z-level underground pasture for my giant flying squirrels.

(0022438) daenyth (reporter) 2012-05-05 17:12	I've seen this too - my Giant Coyotes haven't been producing anything.

(0022442) ellindsey (reporter) 2012-05-06 09:30	Counterexample: In a 34.07 fortress, I have successfully bred giraffes, Grey Langurs, Giant Grey Langurs, Giant Sparrows, Warthogs, Wild Boars, and have a Giant Wren sitting on eggs I expect to hatch. All of these were wild-caught and trained, not caught from the elves. The raws I am using are heavily modded, but all these creatures are still [PET_EXOTIC].

(0022443) Rhenaya (reporter) 2012-05-06 18:47	caught wild and tamed is different... maybe its intentional that elves neuter their pets to ensure you buy more from them? :x

(0022453) Syndic (reporter) 2012-05-08 10:37	my elf-bought orangutans bred nicely, so I don't think PET_EXOTIC (they are) or "bought from elves" causes infertility.

(0022949) Kumquat (reporter) 2012-06-10 15:23	This seems to be indeed gone with the animal training rewrite.

(0022950) Footkerchief (manager) 2012-06-10 16:15	Please PM me on the forums if this problem is still present.

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