I started zapping a pet of mine with the end goal being Experiment , and already had their intended minion attached. I accidentally did a normal zap (instead of experiment zap) and the minion was changed.

I feel like I'm imagining it at this point because I can't find the original minion under any searches.

I'm thinking of a bee, maybe clockwork themed, with a key/wind-up on its back. "Brass, cog, gear", etc. turned up nothing for me on SubetaLodge. Is anyone familiar with this site item?

It's not any of these:

I couldn't find anything other than those either :( Did you try looking through the Minionizer on SubetaLodge? I looked at the Creepy Crawlies category and didn't see anything, but I might have missed it!

I did! I even searched the entire list (sob). I appreciate your help though! I'm going to keep looking under other lists.

have you checked this list?

I personally like these:

I also found this one, even though it's not what you're looking for (it's kinda cute).