Caves & Creatures
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
DISCORD OVERVIEW Caves & Creatures is a mod that adds three cave biomes full of new creatures you can bring home as pets. With 23 new mobs, including an…
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DISCORD
OVERVIEW
Caves & Creatures is a mod that adds three cave biomes full of new creatures you can bring home as pets. With 23 new mobs, including an ancient axolotl species called “Salotls” that has over 140 variants, each biome brings its own personality and fun. If I include all variants, the total number of mobs added in this mod would be 185 mobs! Almost all mobs are now tamable and can be made to sit/wander/stay wih the use of a stick. With more being added frequently, there is always something new to explore! So far this mod adds over 50 new plants! This mod can be paired with other cave exploration mods to create a giant revamp of Minecraft’s caves. While this cave mod is more focused on pets and animals, future biomes may have other focal points. Download and explore it yourself to see what you can find!
Ancient Lush Caves
The Ancient Lush Caves is a sandy and green tropical cave with beautiful blue water, very similar to lush caves. However, Ancient Lush Caves has sandy lakes, mud ponds, tar pits, hybrid creatures, and more! Tar pits are dangerous—don’t fall in! This cave currently has 8 different mobs. These mobs include Frogbats, Tiger Cubs, Spider Snakes, Meganeura, Ophthalmosaurus, Liopleurodon, Jaucans, and Salotls. There are also 20 new plants you can collect from this cave biome! You may wanna bring milk buckets as the Spider Snakes have a paralytic venom. Most tamable creatures can be tamed with heart fruit or glow berries for now, besides the Liopleurodon, which requires the meat of a Ophthalmosaurus to tame it.
MOBS
Frogbats:
A cute ancient hybrid species, a mix between a Frog & Bat. Can be tamed with heart fruit or glow berries. (this will change in a future update)
Tiger Cubs:
Can be tamed with heart fruit or glow berries. (this will change in a future update)
Spider Snakes:
A dangerous hybrid species, a mix between a Spider & a Snake. Can be tamed with heart fruit or glow berries. (this will change in a future update)
Meganeura:
Can be tamed with heart fruit or glow berries. (this will change in a future update)
Ophthalmosaurus:
Cannot yet be tamed.
Liopleurodon:
Can be tamed with Ophthalmosaurus meat. Can be saddled by right clicking one with a saddle in your main hand
Jaucans:
An ancient feathered hybrid species, a mix between a Jaguar & Toucan. Can be tamed with Ophthalmosaurus Meat. Can be Saddled.
Salotls can be seen on images tab.
PLANTS
BIOME TEASER
Deserted Depths
The Deserted Depths is a cave full of sweets and treats. Got a sweet tooth? Well, this will be your new favorite place! In this biome, you will find lots of food, colorful blocks similar to concrete sand called “sugar sand,” and various creatures with a sweet twist. Sugar sand, although similar to concrete powder, is more vibrant and doesn’t fall like concrete powder. This can be very useful for colorful ceilings or other builds! This cave currently has 9 different mobs, including Sweet Sabers , Candy Corn Mice, Ice Cream Crabs, Chocolate Chipmunks, Sugar Skull Snails, Swiss Roll Snails, Elephant Animal Crackers, Popturtles, Candy Mouse Lemurs, Ice Cream Carp, Other Chipmunks, and Salotls. All tamable Creatures here can be tamed with Rainbow Glowcandies, Chocolate Covered Glowberries, and White Chocolate Covered Glowberries. Ice cream stalks can be harvested with a bowl to get ice cream. You can then combine the ice cream bowls with sprinkles to make sprinkled ice cream! There are also 19 new plants you can collect from this cave biome! Cherrys and Lollipops can be harvested from their bushes.
MOBS
Sweet Sabers:
Can be tamed with lollipops. When tamed can be saddled by right clicking using a Sweet Saddle.
Candy Corn Mouse:
Can be tamed with Glowcandies, Chocoalte Glowberries, and White Chocolate covered Glowberries.
Ice Cream Crabs:
Can be tamed with Glowcandies, Chocoalte Glowberries, and White Chocolate covered Glowberries. When killed they have a high chance of dropping a ice cream cone. The ice cream cone block generates 5 scoops of icecream every few minutes and can be harvested by using a bowl to collect the ice cream.
Chocolate Chipmunk, M &M Ice Cream Sandwich Chipmunk, Cookies & Cream Chipmunk:
Can be tamed with Glowcandies, Chocoalte Glowberries, and White Chocolate covered Glowberries.
Sugar Skull Snail & Swiss Roll Snail:
Can be tamed with Glowcandies, Chocoalte Glowberries, and White Chocolate covered Glowberries.
Elephant Animal Cracker:
Can be tamed with Glowcandies, Chocoalte Glowberries, and White Chocolate covered Glowberries.
Popturtles:
Laffy Taffy Lemur:
Can be tamed with Glowcandies, Chocoalte Glowberries, and White Chocolate covered Glowberries. Drops Laffy Taffy Leather which can be crafted into a Sweet Saddle and used to mount tamed Sweet Sabers.
Ice Cream Carp:
A desserted salotl's favorite snack. Cannot be tamed
Salotls can be seen on images tab.
PLANTS
BLOCKS
ICE CREAM CONES
Generates ice cream that can be harvested with a bowl. Generates 5 enough for 5 bowls every few minutes.
BIOME TEASER
Luminous Caves
The Luminous Caves is a dark cave with bioluminescent sand that lights up beneath your feet! There are many plants to discover here with unique functions, and 4 beautiful bioluminescent mobs, such as Lumanta Rays, Moonlit Frogbats, Click Beetles, Glowfish, and Salotls! This biome will be the first to receive updates in the weeks to come. All tamable creatures here can be tamed with lumi, luma, and sunkissed berries. There are also 17 new plants you can collect from this cave biome!
MOBS
Lumanta Rays:
Cannot be tamed yet.
Moonlit Frogbat:
Can be tamed using any berries that grow in the luminous caves biome.
Click Beetle:
Can be tamed using any berries that grow in the luminous caves biome.
Glowfish:
Salotls can be seen on images tab.
PLANTS
BIOME TEASER
Salotls are an ancient species of axolotls that can only be found in the three new biomes added, as well as a few that can be found in Dripstone Caves. There are currently 149 different Salotls that can be found. Salotls can be bucketed, and when placed from a bucket, they are given a default nametag to prevent despawning. Once bucketed u can use jei to see how to tame you new friend! Just hover over the bucket in your inventroy and press the "R" key. (Some dont have jei info but will be added soon)
TAMES
Can be tamed with Heartfruit Treats
Wanda Salotl
Cosmo Salotl
Light Blue Salotl
Purpur Salotl
Hot Pink Salotl
Strayed Salotl
All Lovely Salotls
Sundragon Salotl
Gecko Salotl
Reef Salotl
Lizard Salotl
All Winged Salotls
Can Be Tamed with Flowery Treats
Sunflower Salotl
Poppy Salotl
Flowering Fern Salotl
Flowery Salotl
Sniffer Salotl
Can Be Tamed With Lumiberry Treat
All Luminescent Salotls
All Outlined Salotls
All Wave Salotls
Sun Salotl
Moon Salotl
Eclipse Salotl
Noir Salotl
Greyscale Salotl
Rainbow Salotl
Midnight Salotl
Rainbow Midnight Salotl
Extraterrestrial Salotl
Celestial Salotl
Glowstick Salotl
Can be tamed with Mechanical Treats
All TV Head Salotls
Can be tamed with Bloodberry Treats
All lil devil Salotls
Bloodmoon Salotl
All Ghostface Salotls
Can Be Tamed With Fruits And Veggies Treats
Blueberry Muffin Salotl
Strawberry Shortcake Salotl
Lemon Muffin Salotl
Carrot Cake Salotl
Can Be Tamed With Cake Treats
Birthday Cake Salotl
Cake Salotl
Sprinkled Cake Salotl
Funfetti Birthday Cake Salotl
Can Be Tamed With Bone Treats
All Skele Salotls besides wither which has its own withered bone treat
Can Be Tamed With Pollen Treats
Lavender Butterfly Salotl
Forest Butterfly Salotl
Butterfly Salotl
Can Be Tamed With Skulk Treat
Deep Dark Butterfly
Sculk Salotl
Can Be Tamed With Sundae Ice Cream Cone Treat
Hot Fudge Sundae Salotl
Strawberry Sundae Salotl
Can Be Tamed With Ice Cream Cone Treat
Mint Chocolate Chip Salotl
Sprinkled Ice Cream Cone Salotl
Vanilla Ice Cream Cone Salotl
Oreo Ice Cream Sandwich Salotl
M&M Ice Cream Sandwich Salotl
Can Be Tamed With Vbucks Treat
Fishstick Salotl
Can Be Tamed With Fishy Treat
Sushi Salotl
All Puffer Salotls
Guardian Salotl
Turtle Salotls
(the rest are pretty self explanatory)
The Collector
The Collector is a new villager who trades rare items that can only be obtained through him! As of now, he only trades for 2 items. Many more will be coming soon! His trade block is a normal chest for now.
The Collector
MOD REQUIRES FEATURE RECYCLER MOD & ITEM SPLIT FIX (LINKED BELOW)
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/feature-recycler
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/item-split-bug-fix
MADE USING MCREATOR
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.21.8, 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as caves_and_creatures-1.6.1-forge-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 9.9 MB
- Download link checked 27 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.