Just curious. I've been shuffling and adopting and giving away pets for the past few weeks. There is one that I'm super unsure of at the moment... I've been getting 0 inspiration for his name for a while, I've zapped and changed species/color/gender, still nothing. But I've had him for a while and I'm attached, and it's a nice name. Maybe if I hold on to him for a while while I work on other pets I will be struck with some inspiration.

How do you know when it's time to make an UFA board, or pound a pet?

I've given up a few pets over my time here. I guess when you've tried everything, from changing something as simple as their species/colour to changing something in-depth like their whole character, it's then that you start to question whether this pet will ever work for you.

Some you can hold on to for a while, and inspiration suddenly strikes, but for others it often makes more sense to adopt them out to someone who can really make that pet shine - freeing a slot for you to work with someone new, totally refreshing your perspective and ideas.

I feel like with a pet, the hardest thing to change is the name. Once you change a pet name, it's a whole new beginning.

If you adopt him out, that name will probably be gone forever - if he goes to a good home. But is it better for him to get a solid character with an owner who invests time into him, and allowing you to move on to something potentially a lot better, and a lot more exciting for you.

Good luck deciding what to do! There's no right or wrong decision, but adopting out can often be a good thing for both parties involved!

Honestly, I don't ever know xD. I've adopted out pets that I definitely had no regrets of doing so, but there were also opposite cases.

I usually give away pets for two reasons: 1. I FEEL that I can't work with the name anymore. 2. I need room for a more important name, and I have to pick a least favourite name at the moment, but that doesn't necessarily mean I don't like that name anymore. Even for names that I felt I was so done with, I still had regrets sometimes because I might suddenly get some inspiration and that name was just perfect. Then, I'd be like, WHY HORROR WHY??!!!

There were two pets I used to want to get rid of tremendously, but my friends actually talked me out of it. For one pet, I couldn't look at him for more than a year because that name inspired nothing, and I felt super guilty to let him rot like that. But as time passed by, I suddenly had an idea and couldn't ever think about giving that pet up anymore. So I guess, I never know when the inspiration will hit, and every adoption is like a gamble to me. Sorry I couldn't give better advice for your dilemma :(.

Thanks guys! It's good to just hear your stories. I always fear that regret. :P I have also just learned that I can't buy more than 40 pet slots and now I will be forced to chose between adopting new babies and keeping old ones. Gack. I'm bad at this. I want all the pets! I've mentioned the name on a couple "wanted" boards but if nobody seems interested I will keep him. I used to be so excited about his name, maybe it'll come back to me after focusing on some others for a while.