Infernos Otter Taming

Minecraft 1.18.2–1.21.1 · NeoForge / Forge / Fabric · Requires Critters and Companions

Otters in Critters and Companions open clams and steal the show — but they were never meant to be pets. Infernos Otter Taming is a small compatibility mod that makes them proper river companions: tame them with fish, tell them to stay or follow, and get a few useful perks for exploring waterways.

Screenshots

Successfully tamed!

Taming with fish — hearts and action-bar tip for stay/follow

Follow mode

Empty-hand right-click: Otter will follow you

Stay mode

Empty-hand right-click: Otter will stay here

Features

Tame with fish

Feed any item in #minecraft:fishes (raw cod, salmon, tropical fish, pufferfish, etc.).
About 1 in 3 chance per fish (hearts on success, smoke on fail).
Clams are not used for taming (they stay for C&C's normal open/eat behaviour).

Stay / follow

Empty-hand right-click (main hand) toggles stay ↔ follow.
Works on land and in water.
Owner-only; other players cannot order your otter.

Care

Feed raw fish while the otter is hurt to heal.
Friendly fire off — your attacks won't damage your own otter.
Tamed otters are set to persist (won't despawn).

Useful companion perks

Perk	What it does
Pearl forager	While following near water, about every 4 minutes the otter finds a clam or pearl.
Lucky clams	When a tamed otter opens a clam, pearl chance is ~55% (wild C&C is lower).
Swim buddy	If you're swimming within 12 blocks, you get short Dolphin's Grace pulses and a little air restore.

Breeding / hand-feeding food at full health still uses Critters and Companions' own logic.

How to use

Find (or spawn) an otter near rivers.
Feed raw fish until hearts appear.
Empty hand → right-click to switch between stay and follow.
Explore rivers with your buddy; keep raw fish for healing.

Spawn (cheats):

/summon crittersandcompanions:otter ~ ~ ~

Requirements

Dependency	Role
Minecraft	1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, and/or 1.21.1
Loader	NeoForge and/or Forge and/or Fabric (see version matrix)
Critters and Companions	Required
GeckoLib	Transitively via C&C

Install on client and server.

FAQ

Does empty hand toggle work with items in the off-hand?
Toggle uses the main hand. Keep the main hand empty (or holding a non-food item).

Can I ride the otter?
No — this mod does not add riding.

Does it work in multiplayer?
Yes, if the mod is on the server and clients. Only the owner can sit/follow/heal.

Credits

Critters and Companions by Joosh, EterDelta, and contributors
Infernos — this compatibility layer