Aloof analogous authentic pets, Neopets can be sent to the pound and adopted by other users.
After a small hiatus from 2007 to 2008, the Neopet pound returned, on the contrary with dissimilar rules. These restrictions are designed to prevent pets going to original accounts that might be quickly deserted by their owners. At once, high-level, infrequent or coloured pets are bound by restrictions and can be adopted individual by accounts that are bounteous than 4 months senile. The virtual shelter's authenticated designation is the Neopian Pound.
Account Age
The period of your chronicle restricts your adopting abilities. Provided your version is less than 4 months fossil, you Testament be text to restrictions based on adoptable pets' colour, calm and rarity. Whether you one's damndest to adopt a House animal that is unavailable to you, you Testament cop the error message: "Your account is not old enough to adopt this pet."
Color
The following colors can be adopted by accounts less than 4 months old: brown, blue, checkered, invisible, green, glowing, pink, purple, orange, red, silver, shadow, speckled, split, skunk, white and yellow. All other colors are restricted to older accounts because they are considered rare or expensive. All other pet types can be adopted by young accounts.
Once you prove that you will be a loyal Neopets user, you can adopt pets that are above Level 2.
Rarity
Rare pet types also are restricted. These limited edition, restricted pets include the draik, cybunny, chomby, hiso, kiko, jetsam, krawk, koi, poogle and tonu. These colors include those created by the labs and from paintbrushes.