Everything About Petville

How Can I Get Coins?

You can get coins in Petville by -

Feed your pet from the Food Bowl
Pick up trash in Your Home and in your Neighbors' Homes
Clean your pet and your Neighbors' Pets
Play (dance, high five, etc.) with your Neighbors' Pets
Put fresh flowers in your Flower Vases
Feed your pet and your Neighbors' Pets Treats
Buy Coins using your credit card or your PayPal account at the PetVille Bank

How Do I Earn Love Points?

You can do any of the following to earn love points-

Play (dance, high five, etc.) with your Neighbors' Pets
Buy clothing, furniture, and other items in PetVille
Clean your pet and your Neighbors' Pets
Feed your pet from the Food Bowl
Put fresh flowers in your Flower Pots

Can I purchase Coins in Petville

Yes!

Step 1: Click on the Buy More Coins text link above the PetVille Screen
Step 2: Click on the Add Coins button in the upper left corner of your PetVille Screen
Step 3: Click on the World icon and then Click on Bank.

What is Pet Cash?

How do I get it?

PetCash (PV) is the second currency in PetVille. Each player receives 5 PV to start with, and theres more cash hidden in your neighbors homes! You can view your PetCash balance by checking the PV meter at the top of your game screen.
PetCash is used to purchase premium items in the PetVille stores. To view the Premium Showroom, click on the World icon and select the Premium Showroom icon. Players can purchase additional PetCash by clicking on the Add coins and cash button at the top of the PetVille game screen.

What Are Love Points?

What do I do with them?

So you may be wondering what exactly Love Points are and what they're used for in PetVille. Love Points are rewards for taking care of your pet, decorating Your Home, shopping, or visiting Neighbors.
You can keep track of your Love Points using the Love Meter located at the top of the PetVille Screen. When you accumulate Love Points, you will level up and unlock new features in the game. You'll be able to buy a better selection of food for your pet's Food Bowl, have new flowers to put in your Flower Vases, and get new things to buy in the PetVille Stores. You'll also unlock new rooms in Your Home for you to decorate.

Meters

What are the 3 Meters on the right side of the screen?

In the upper right corner of your PetVille Screen you'll see three Meters. These Meters are here to indicate how your pet is doing.
The meter with the bolt icon is your pet's Energy Meter.
The meter with the Food Bowl icon and countdown clock is the Food Timer.
The meter with the soap icon is the Hygiene Meter.

How Does The Energy Meter Work?

How can i increase my pets energy?

The Meter to the right of your PetVille Screen marked with the bolt icon is the Energy Meter. The Energy Meter shows your pet's current Energy level (the number on the left) and the maximum Energy level that your pet can attain (the number on the right). Your pet needs Energy in order play with other Pets. Each time you play with another Pet, your Energy will go down. Keep in mind your pet only has so much Energy for one day, and if your pet runs out of Energy then your pet can't play with other pets.

Your pet's Energy is refreshed once every 24 hours. This is currently the only way to get more energy in PetVille

How Does the Food Timer Work?

Let's face it- your pet likes to eat! The Food Bowl is where you put food for your pet and keep it fed. You only have one Food Bowl for feeding your pet.
You'll notice to the far right of the PetVille Screen is a Bowl icon and a clock that runs backwards. This is the Food Timer - it keeps track of how long you have until your pet runs out of food and needs to be fed again. The Food Timer starts counting down as soon as you place the food you've selected into the Bowl. When the timer reaches 00:00:00, two things can happen:
If you return to the game soon enough, your pet will finish off the remaining food in the bowl and you will receive a reward for taking good care of your pet. You can earn a lot of coins by being a good owner!
If you wait too long, your pet will run away and end up in the pound. In order to get your pet to come home, you will need to pay a fine. Ugh!

How long do I have to re-feed my Pet and collect my reward before it runs away?

How Do I Feed My Pet?

Can I replace food that I've already put in the Bowl?

Let's suppose you've put food out for your pet that keeps it fed for 2 hours, but you now won't be able to come back in time to refill the Food Bowl. In such a situation you may want to put food in the Bowl that will keep your pet fed longer. To do this, just click on the Food Bowl and select a new type of food. When you click on the new food, the game will ask you if you wish to replace the food. Click "Yes" and the Food Timer will automatically reset to the amount of time your new food selection will keep your pet fed.
And just so you know, you cannot place more than one food item into the Bowl at one time in order to extend the time your pet is fed. Besides, your pet doesn't think chocolate and pizza go well together!

The Hygiene Meter

Why is There Trash All Over My Home?

Sometimes your pet can be a messy little critter. You might come Home and see trash scattered throughout Your Home- papers, socks, scraps, etc. Click on any trash you see to pick it up. Not only will your room be cleaner, you'll get Coins for your effort! Look both high and low to find all the trash in your room- some trash can end up on shelves or other objects. When the room is all clean, you'll get a Good Housekeeping bonus of Coins and Love Points- it definitely pays to keep a tidy home!
Note that garbage will refresh in your and your neighbors' homes once every 24 hours.

How can I get more Neighbors?

Can I earn Coins and Love Points by visiting them?

Yes! You can also earn Coins and Love Points by visiting Neighbors. There are several ways to add neighbors. At the bottom of the PetVille Screen, click on one of the house-shaped icons that says "Add Neighbors" or the one that says "Invite Friends". At the top of the PetVille screen, you can also click the "Invite Friends" or "My Neighbors" links.
All of these links ultimately take you to a page that displays a list of your Facebook friends. Click on any friends you'd like to invite to play the game and be your neighbor, or you can fill in the search box with the names of specific friends you'd like to invite. You can also search for friends to invite by entering in their email address.
Once you've gotten all your friends ready to invite, click on the blue Invite button to send them a Neighbor request. In order for your friends to become your Neighbors, they have to accept the Invite Neighbor request. Once they have accepted, that person will now be part of your Neighbor list, and the more Neighbors you have to visit, the more Coins you can earn (and it's more fun for your pet, too).

How do I earn Coins and Love Points by visiting Neighbors?

What else can I do with my neighbors' pets?

Challenges

You can earn Coins, Love Points and Challenge Badges by completing the weekly Challenges in PetVille. Once a week, you'll see a message when you load PetVille informing you of the new Challenges and the requirements for completing them.
You can view your progress toward completing the current Challenges (as well as the badges you've already earned for completed Challenges) by clicking on the star-in-a-circle Challenges icon at the bottom of your PetVille screen. Be sure to read the requirements carefully! Challenges may involve visiting neighbors, adopting Lost Toys or performing other actions. You'll have a full week to complete each Challenge. Some Challenges are harder than others and may involve rare items remember, theyre called Challenges for a reason!

Leaving Messages on your Comment Wall

What Are The Icons at the Bottom?

Each of the four icons in the bottom left corner of your PetVille Screen serve a different function. From left to right, they are:
WORLD- By clicking on this icon you can access PetVille shops and places to go.
STORAGE- This is where your belongings are stashed if they are not being used in game.
WARDROBE- is a closet for your pet's clothing.
GIFT- will let you send gifts to and accept gifts from your Neighbors.
CHALLENGES- shows the current and completed Challenges
COMMENTS- shows Comments from your neighbors as well as other notifications

Getting Around Petville

Whats Storage for?

The second icon to the left is the Storage icon where you keep inventory such as soap, furniture items, hardware items and other items that are not being used in game. All Treats accepted and non-clothing items purchased are automatically placed in Storage. When you're ready to use items within the game, click on the Storage icon to see what you have. Then click and drag the item to wherever you want to put it in Your Home. You can also put things back into Storage by dragging the item with your mouse onto the Storage icon in the lower left corner.
You can also sell most Storage belongings (both starter items and items you've purchased) back to the game by clicking and dragging the item you want to sell over the Cash Register icon that will appear when you click on the Storage icon. You won't get all of what you paid for it, but something is better than nothing, right?

How do I dress my Pet?

Shopping in Petville

Chances are that your pet likes to style and profile, and chances are you'll want to personalize the décor of Your Home. Click on the World icon and you have several stores to go to depending on what you're looking for.

FURNITURE AND HARDWARE

Furniture and hardware items bought in PetVille stores are automatically placed in your Storage. To use any of these items in game, just click on the Storage icon, then click and drag the item into Your Home.
You will be awarded Love Points every time you purchase an item -about 1 point for every 10 coins you spend.

CLOTHES

If you take your pet to the Clothing Store, you can click on any item to see how it looks on your pet before you buy. Clicking the clothes will also provide you the opportunity to purchase that item. Some outfits come as a single piece of clothing you can buy, and other ensembles may just cover the top or bottom of your pet. Once you buy a clothing item, it will go immediately into your Wardrobe.
You will be awarded Love Points every time you purchase an item -about 1 point for every 10 coins you spend.

Selling Your Stuff

You can sell starter items, Treats and store-bought items back to the game for Coins. To do so, click on either your Storage or Wardrobe icon and drag the item you wish to sell over the Cash Register icon to make the sale. In most instances you should get a small but reasonable percentage of what you originally paid for that item.
Special personal items such as soap, Flower Pots and Food Bowls cannot be sold back to the game. Sorry!

Getting Home

How do I Change the Appearance of my Pet?

If you want to change the look of your pet at any time, open up the World icon and click on the Makeover icon. Here you can change your pet's name and any of its exterior features just like you did when you played for the first time. Best of all, the makeovers are free of charge!

Gifts and Treats

How to give and receive Gifts (aka "Treats")

What are the Flower Pots for and how do they work?

How many Flower Pots do I get? Can I move Flower Pots into the same room?

You can earn Coins and Love Points by placing fresh flowers into your Flower Pots for free! It's simple- click on the Flower Pot in your room and select a flower type to decorate with. Each flower lasts a different amount of time before it wilts. Once your flowers wilt, just click on the Flower Pot to grow more! Its fast, easy money and they look pretty too! You can also change the style of Flower Pot for free! Simply wait until the flowers in the pot have wilted, then click on the Flower Pot and select Change Vase on the menu. Youll see a variety of pots to choose from, and you can change each Flower Pot as many times as youd like.

You get one Flower Pot for each of the first four rooms in PetVille. If youd like, you can keep all of your Flower Pots in the same room. To do so, click and drag your Flower Pot over the Storage icon in the lower left hand corner of your PetVille Screen. When you get to the room you want to place it in, simply click on the Storage icon and then drag the Flower Pot into whichever room you desire.

Is there a "daily bonus" for playing PetVille every day?

You can receive one FREE Treat for each day you log in to the game and play. Essentially, this means you'll get free Coins just by logging in daily. That's a mighty sweet deal!

My Pet sometimes waves to me, dances, sighs or yawns if I'm not actively playing the game. What does this mean?

Your pet's just bored and trying to get your attention- your pet wants to play and feel love just like you!

Sometimes I see a black icon in the bottom right hand corner. What is it?