The amazing deflating-reinflating spider!

[MelRedcap]

Anyone who's ever tamed Zarakh, the level 19 spikey black-and-red spider in the Drae starting area, knows just how much she shrinks when she's tamed.

This much.

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Yes, there really is a second, smaller spider in that picture. Look closer.

Aaaannyhoo, I tamed Zarakh with my Petopians hunter Hackk. And she was tiny. And then I logged in to her today, and, well... it might be my imagination, but I think she's bigger. And not just because she's levelled a little!

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She's level 22 in that pic, and I'm nearly positive that she didn't come up to Hackk's knees the last time I logged out. Nearly.

Since I wasn't sure, Vephriel came to have a look, and agreed with me that maybe possibly my spidlet was bigger. A little. But we still weren't sure. And we were wondering how big she would end up at 80, so in the spirit of scientific enquiry (Mania would be proud!) Veph ran off and tamed a similar spider. Here we have Veph's level 75 spider and Hackk's (now named Gothickk thanks to a comment Veph made, hee) side by side for a comparison.

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They don't grow much, do they?

Soooo... does anyone else who tamed Zarakh at some point in the past think that Blizzard have made her a little bigger? Or am I just confused?

[FuzzyDolly]

I have her tamed on my PVP realm hunter. I haven't noticed, but I haven't been on him today. Next time I log into him, I'll check an dlet you know.

[FuzzyDolly]

Ok I checked... nope it's normal size for me. Honestly, this is the ONE pet I wouldn't mind even smaller so it's harder to target.

[fatman]

I'm not sure but I remember reading one of the recent patch notes, before 3.3.2, that pets will grow larger when their level gets higher. I could have misread it though.

[kamoodle5]

It's true. They do grow as they level.

I'd also agree about the spider's size since the color patterns of the spider itself make her quite hard to spot in the ground unless if you're running around in a snowy region. It gives them an advantage.

[MelRedcap]

They do definitely grow with levels - that's why Veph's level 75 spider is bigger than mine. Still, given how teeny Zarakh ends up after taming, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Blizzard made her a bit bigger at low levels

(I love her even if she isn't bigger, heh!)

[Ryai]

I've always noticed that the non tarantula spider skin/models always seem to shrink down so much. I never understood it. It's what turned me off/away from the Azuremyst isle spiders at first. I usually detest small pets.

I guess it wouldn't matter that much to a goblin or dorf but.

[Akyo]

thats strange. she really shouldnt start growing that soon. most pets doesnt noticebly grow before they are 40(not that ive noticed atleast). My night elf(lvl 72) tamed this spider just resently and her spider is rather small (id say the same size as yours). though as she is a NE so it might appear even smaller for her.

But yes that big of a growth at just lvl 22 is rather odd.

[Wolfwings]

Makes you wonder how big pets will get someday!

[Shinryu Masaki]

They stop growing at level 60 though.

[MelRedcap]

*pounces Shinryu's icon*

Hitsugaya! Squee!

[Rhyela]

They stop growing at level 60 though.

Are you sure? My brother's level 63 hunter had the white devilsaur, while my level 74 hunter has the brown devilsaur. We haven't compared them side-by-side but my brother swears that mine is bigger than his (and we're both night elf females so it's not a race difference). Maybe it's just that that particular mob doesn't scale the same when tamed. It's possible, I suppose.

[Ryai]

They stop growing at level 60 though.

Are you sure? My brother's level 63 hunter had the white devilsaur, while my level 74 hunter has the brown devilsaur. We haven't compared them side-by-side but my brother swears that mine is bigger than his (and we're both night elf females so it's not a race difference). Maybe it's just that that particular mob doesn't scale the same when tamed. It's possible, I suppose.

Afaik Devilsaurs stay about roughly the same size as when tamed. They do get a smidge bigger I think when you hit 70/80 but not much.

[FuzzyDolly]

Dp wolves end up different sizes depending on what skin you tamed? I know Worgs are bigger than wolves, but I tamed one from Mulgore and as it stto fnext to a guilides black one, it was snmaller. Now when I had tamed Timber for a while, Timber looked bigger than the black one. Is it just a visual trick because of coloring, or do wolves tamed in different areas end up different sizes?

[Saturo]

It's completely related to the model, all devilsaur will be the same size thusly, whereas different Wasp skins different sizes.

So in another word, yes, the different models of Wolf may have a different size.