» Site Themes

Site Themes. It a subject lots of people know absolutely nothing about. If this is the case, then enjoy this little tutorial I made for you. :)
What is it?First of all, I'd better tell you what a site theme is. A site theme is a way of viewing Neopets. It's hard to explain if you've never changed your site theme, so I'll use screenies. Right now, if you have never changed your site theme, it is a yellow color and looks like this

Nothing wrong with viewing Neopets like that. But, if you change your site theme to, say, green. It would look like this


Do you get what a site theme is? If not, try experimenting to see what it is by changing your site theme.
Changing your site themeTo change your site theme is quite easy. Simply go to My Account, Set Site Preferences, and go down to
Theme (it should be second to last). If you have never changed your site preference, then the drop down menu will be set to Neopets basic. Now you can change it. Push submit and your site preference will change.
Default and Secret
Just like avatars, there are default and secret site themes that you can collect. The default themes that everyone has are: Neopets Basic, Neopets Yellow, Neopets Red, Neopets Blue, and Neopets Green. There are also many secret site themes that you have to do something special
to get. Here are the site themes that you can collect (no retired ones) to make Neopets a more beautiful place to view.
Neopets PurpleTo get the purple header, visit a purple pet with a purple petpet. So, to get the site, visit
Trixie_303
Space Faerie PremiumBe a premium user and refer five (5) members to premium.


Valentine's DayTo get this awesome site theme is simple. Buy A Mysterious Valentine and send it to a friend who doesn't have the site theme either on February 14th. Then, both you and the person you sent the card to get the site theme. It's best to either wait until Feb 7th when they start selling the card in shops, or buy it off season, like September, when it's not in demand. The price will be lower.


Winter HolidayFor the past 3 years this theme has been handed out as a prize in advent calendar. However, the date was random and some people didn't even get it even though they visited the advent calendar. Neopets has informed us that getting the site theme is NOT random and it does have requirements and it is not the time you visit the advent calendar. Until we figure this one out though, you'll just have to chance it when visiting the advent calendar this year.

Happy BirthdayYay! If you have this site theme, that means that it is either your birthday or Neopet's birthday (November 15th). You cannot use this site theme unless it's one of those two days. This site theme will automatically set itself as your site theme on both of those days and when you have this theme, you have a greater chance for Random Events! Double Yay!


HalloweenTo get this site theme, you have to stay up on the spookiest night of the year, Halloween, and refresh Neopets during 11:59PM NST. Remember, that's Neopet's time, not necessarily your time.
» Neopian Currencies
Ka-Ching!
When you think of money in Neopets, you generally think "Neopoints." And, while Neopoints are the most common form of currency, their are 2 other forms that are used in Neopian Shops and training. This guide will explain all forms of money, how to use it, and where to find it.
Neopoints
As stated above, neopoints (np) are the most common form of money in Neopets. Np is awarded after sending your score in games and when selling items in your shop. You can also spend np on items in shops, on trades, or in auctions. Neopoints are used in all Neopian shops except those on Krawk Island. Other than that, this money is rather self-explanatory.
Dubloons
Dubloons are the main currency on
Krawk Island. In Krawk Island shops, you can spend your dubloons on Nippers (Petpets), The Smuggler's Cove, and The Golden Dubloon (restaurant). You can also spend your dubloons training your pet at
The Academy.

More of that later.
In order to buy anything in dubloons, you have to have the exact amount of dubloons on you. For instance, if something cost One dubloon, and you only had a two dubloon coin on you, you couldn't buy it. You would need a one dubloon coin. There is no change on Krawk Island, and you can't switch out your coins for lower denomination coins. You can however, switch out your lower demonination coins for higher ones, if you have enough.
If you have piles upon piles of dubloons, and hate lugging them around, you can switch them out for a higher coin. Example, 5 Two Dubloon coins for one Ten Dubloon coin. To do this, you have to have the coins you want to switch out in your Inventory and visit the
Dubloon-o-Matic. When you switch out your coins though, make sure that what you are going to buy on Krawk Island is worth that many dubloons, because you can not change back into smaller coins. This machine is handy though if you want to buy an expensive item, but can't fit all those One Dubloon coins in your inventory.
Codestones
Codestones aren't the official currency of any part of Neopia. They are really only used as currency when training your pet at
Mystery Island in the
Training School. But, again, we'll cover training a little bit later.
There are 10 regular codestones. They are as follows, along with the approximate price in Neopian user's shops. Most inexpensive are at the top.
Bri Codestone 3,000np
Main Codestone 3,000np
Har Codestone 3,000np
Mau Codestone 3,500np
Tai-Kai Codestone 3,800np
Vo Codestone 4,000np
Lu Codestone 4,500np
Orn Codestone 4,500np
Zei Codestone 4,500np
Eo Codestone 6,500np
Codestones are given often through Random Events, and if you don't sell or use them, you'll find that you have a lot in stock. If you keep collecting them, you may find that you have at least 1 of each type. Now, you can do something special with them.
Visit the Mystery Island Volcano (aka
Techo Mountain) and you'll find a Kougra asking you for several codestones. If you have all of them in your inventory and you give them to her, she'll give you a red codestone. Red codestones are rather valuable. They sell from 20k to 45k, but these prices are subject to inflation (or deflation for that matter). There are 6 different kinds of red codestones, and it is random which one you are given when you hand over your regular codestones. Here are the 6 red codestones, along with the average price.
Mag Codestone 20,000np
Vux Codestone 25,000np
Cui Codestone 35,000np
Kew COdestone 40,000np
Sho Codestone 45,000np
Zed Codestone 45,000np
Red codestones are used to train pets that are over level 200 (aka Grand Master) at the
Mystery Island Training School. However, if you do not train your pet, or go into the battledome, you would be better off selling your codestones. As you can see, they are worth a rather lot, and you will most likely make a profit.
Training
The most common thing you will use codestons and dubloons for, is training your pets. Training your pets at either the
Mystery Island Training School or
The Academy will raise their level, endurance (hit points), strength, agility (quickness), defense, or whatever you choose to study.
Training at the Mystery Island training School is pretty simple. You choose which pet you are training and what you want to study (make sure your level is high enough before studying strength, agility, defense, or endurance). Then, it will take you to a page the shows your pets, and what pets are studying what. It will also show which codestone(s) you need to give the master in order to start training. How long training takes depends on how advanced your pet is in that craft, but you can still play games, talk on the NeoBoards, and shop while your pet is training. You can not, however, enroll your pet in the Swashbuckling Academy while training at Mystery Island Training School. When the training is up, visit the
status page again and check out your move advanced Neopet.

The Swashbuckling Academy is just like the Mystery Island Training School, except you pay in dubloons instead of codestones. In order to pay for your courses, you must have the exact amount of dubloons in your inventory. You can not pay for a 1 dubloon training session with a 5 dubloon coin, for example. Also, when your pet is training in the Academy, you can not enroll that pet in the Training School. You can enroll other pets though.
Finished
Codestones, dubloons, and of course Neopoints; the 3 currencies of Neopian. Know them well, and you don't have to worry about going somewhere where the native won't accept your money. Safe traveling ;D
» Holidays
Fun Days!
Ah, the holidays! Wondrous, happy days and good news, Neopets celebrates most of them. So, here's a quick little tutorial on the holidays Neopets celebrates and what happens on those days.
Also, these days might not be completely correct. They are defiantly in the general area though.
Finally, I have not listed when certain limited addition pets come out because it's never a sure thing that they come out at all. You'll just have to check the News Page to see when your favorite is due, but they are generally around the same day as the day the pet is celebrated.
Listed are the 12 months and underneath that, the holidays Neopets does something special on.
January3 Aisha Day: If you have an Aisha, they get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
3 Half Price Day: It is also Half Price Day today. That means that all Neopets shops owned by Neopets are selling items at half price, except the Hidden Tower. Shops owned by users are not half price though.
6 Gnorbu Day: All Gnorbus get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
11 Buzz Day: All Buzzs get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
14 Sloth Appreciation Day: Celebrates Sloth! On this day, you can get the I *heart* Sloth avatar, which is unavailable at any other time. You just have to complete his quiz at the
Mind Control Lab. The answers are C, D, B, C, A.
16 Elephante Day: All Elephantes get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
29 Kacheek Day: All Kacheeks get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
31 Soup Day: On this day, everyone in neopets gets to go to the Soup Kitchen and get free soup.
February3 Zafara Day: All Zafaras get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
3 Half Price Day: In all official Neopets Shop, you get half off every item, except the Hidden Tower.
3 Jhudora Day: If you do a quest for Jhudora today, she'll give you her avatar! However, you cannot do Illusen quests today, she's been kidnapped. D:
12 Lenny Day: All Lennies get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
14 Valentines Day: Send A Mysterious Valentine to someone who doesn't have the Valentines Day theme and you'll both receive the theme. Also, if you send someone the
I Love You Neogreeting will give you an awesome avatar!
18 Chia Day: All Chias get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
21 Tonu Day: All Tonus get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
22 Mynci Day: All Myncies get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
March2 Uni Day: All Unis get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
3 Canceled: The whole name is actually Canceled Due to Lack of Interest. It's from back when Neopets used this day to redo the News Page. However, that no longer happens and it's just a joke for the oldies.
3 Half Price Day: All offical Neopian Shops are selling items at half price, except the Hidden Tower. This does not include Neopets users shops.
4 Gadgadsbogen: A festival of fruit! Visit the
Gadgadsbogen Neopian Article to get an awesome avatar!
6 Rachael's Birthday: Celebrations all over Neopets all geared towards me, Rachael. (This is a joke holiday)
6 Gelert Day: All Gelerts get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
14 Scorchio Day: All Scorchios get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
17 Illusen Day: Do a quest for Illusen and you'll get an avatar. However, you cannot do a quest for Jhudora.
22 Chomby Day: All Chombies get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
April1 April Fools Day: Today, Neopets puts up a joke News Page. Visiting it will get you an avatar!
2 Shoyru Day: All Shoyrus get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
3 Half Price Day: All official Neopian Shops, excluding the Hidden Tower, items are half price.
8-12 Easter: If you send someone a
Happy Easter Neogreeting over these three days, you will receive an avatar!
14 Grey Day: The Neopets Features will be full of grey. That's all.
16 Krawk Day: All Krawks get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
19 Lutari Day: All Lutaries get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
22 Kougra Day: All Kougras get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
27 Cybunny Day: All Cybunnies get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
May2 Lupe Day: All Lupes get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
3 Half Price Day: All official Neopets Shops, except Hidden Tower, sell their items at half price.
4 Hissi Day: All Hissies get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
12 Tyrannian Victory Day: To celebrate the defeat of Monoceraptor, the News section features a Tyrannian theme.
14 Moehog Day: All Moehogs get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
25 Koi Day: All Kois get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
28 Yurble Day: All Yurbles get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
June2 Fyora Day: Lots of new features celebrating Fyora come out.
3 Half Price Day: all official Neopian shops, excluding the Hidden Tower, sell their items at half price.
6 Jubjub Day: All JubJubs get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
8 Petpet Appreciation Day: The New Features is filled with petpet related issues.
13 Quiggle Day: All Quiggles get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
15 Nimmo Day: All Nimmos get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
19 Kau Day: All Kaus get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
28 Acara Day: All Acaras get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
July3 Flotsam Day: All Flotsams get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
3 Half Price Day: All official Neopian shops, excluding the Hidden Tower, have their items half off.
11 Ixi Day: All Ixies get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
12 Tuskaninny Day: All Tuskaninnies get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
17 Koi Day: All Kikos get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
26 Peophin Day: All Peophins get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
29 Ruki Day: All Rukies get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
30 Discovery of Meridell: The new features will be full of Meridell themed stuff.
August3 Half Price Day: All official Neopian Shops, excluding the Hidden Tower, sell things at half price.
8 Blumaroo Day: All Blumaroos get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
11 Discovery of Brightvale: Brightvale is all over the New Features.
18 Meerca Day: All Meercas get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
20 Usuki Doll Convention: Go to the New Features Page to see all the stuff you can get on this day!
24 Grundo Day: All Grundos get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy. Hurray for Grundos being free of the evil Sloth!
25 Mutant Day: Is dedicated to all the Mutant Pets.
29 Kyrii Day: All Kyriis get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
September3 Half Price Day: All official Neopian stores, except the Hidden Tower, sell their items half off.
9 Draik Day: All Draiks get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy. Also, one Neopian article stated that more Draik Eggs will be available in shops.
13 Techno Day: All Techos get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
15 The Annual Chocolate Ball: Chocolate themed New Features today. Sadly, no one can attend the chocolate ball, I would have loved to go. :(
19 Poogle Day: All Poogles get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
20 Faerie Festival: Today, there is an incresed chance of faerie quests being given to you.
23 Gormball Championship: Today, when you play
Gormball your points are doubled.
25 Skeith Day: All Skeiths get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
October3 Half Price Day: All official Neopian shops, except the Hidden Tower, sell their items at half price.
4 Grarrl Day: All Grarrls get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
10 Eyrie Day: All Eyries get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
13 Bori Day: All Bories get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
16 Jetsam Day: All Jetsams get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
23 Symol Day: The New Features are dedicated to these petpets on this day.
26 Korbat Day: All Korbats get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
30 Halloween: Be sure to dress up your pet for trick-or-teating in Neopets and try to swipe those free NC Mall bags. Once you get all the trick-or-treat bags you get a prize and once you get all the free NC Mall bags you get a prize. It's a night of prizes! Also, if you stay up until 11:59 NST and refresh the page, you will get the Halloween sidebar! And finally, Count Von Roo will be ready to play Deadly Dice all day long, so you can shoot for that avatar!
November3 Slorg Day: Today's New Features are all about Slorgs.
3 Half Price Day: Today, all official Neopian Shops, except the Hidden Tower, sell their items at half price.
8 Pteri Day: All Pteries get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
15 Neopet's Birthday: Neopets celebrates it's 9th year! Everyone has the birthday theme today which means more random events! Also, you will receive an avatar if you visit the New Features Page, you can spin the Wheel of Excitement for free (tomorrow it costs 75nps), the number of tickets at the Concert Hall has been increased,
Buried Treasure can be played for free today, and for 150np for the rest of the month, Captain Threelegs lets any Neopian species of Neopet (under level 40) train for free, and you can play each game 5 times for the rest of the week! (Until the 22nd)
27 Usul Day: All Usuls get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
29 Xweetok Day: All Xweetoks get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
December1-31 Advent Calender: For all of December remember to drop by the Advent Calendar in Terror Mountain to receive your free prize!
1 No Name: Go to the Advent Calendar today and you will get a spiffy avatar.
3 Half Price Day: All official Neopian Shops, except the Hidden Tower, are selling their items half off.
5 Bruce Day: All Bruces get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
12 Wocky Day: All Wockies get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.
20 Brovan Day: Adam's birthday!
25 Day of Giving: Give some gifts today if you'd like. Other than that, nothin' happening here.
28 Ogrin Day: All Ogrins get free training at Capn' Threelegs' Swashbuckling Academy.