So, are you a good pet owner or a bad one in Conan Exiles? You will have both options available to you. On the one hand, every pet will have a particular food of choice, and offering that specific food will provide the pet in question with a buff. On the other hand, you also can just feed the pet whatever you want and it will still eat to avoid decay, hence why you have the option rather than the imperative.

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