I just logged back in after a long break and found that one of my pets had it's name TAKEN. What.... I didn't even know that was a thing.. Can my other pets names be taken as well? How does this happen? Someone just "requests" the name? :O

If you do not log into your account for a year, your username and pet names are able to be stolen by anyone else. Once you log in, the names are all safe
Ah! Thank you so much! That makes sense in the long run. One year just seems so short haha. Could I ask something else so I don't have to make a new post.. Is there a way to adjust the headshot of my pets on my profile? Some of them aren't even in the shot.

on the pets page, in the drop down menu of each pet, there's an option that says "Edit headshot" (it's the second option)
or it's this link
https://subeta.net/pet.php?petid=PETIDGOESHERE&act=headshot
replace the PETIDGOESHERE with your pet's ID :)
One year! I love this feature. You will be able to see the little tan box above either the account or pets name that says: