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# Adding an animal to Creatures

Adding an animal creates one place for that animal's photos, records, pedigree, and care. Start with the details you know today; you can add or change most details later.

## Add one animal

1. From your home screen, select **Add animal**.
2. Choose **Enter details manually** for the guided form, or **Add by importing a pedigree** to start from a pedigree image or PDF.

![Choose the best way to add an animal](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/a8f/ea5/50a/a7891.png)

3. Add a clear main photo and the animal's everyday name. The normal form requires a photo for a currently owned animal; it is optional for a previously sold animal or a lineage reference.
4. Choose your relationship:
   - **Yes, I own or co-own this animal** creates a profile you can manage now.
   - Choose the **I previously owned this animal** option when it has already been sold.
   - **I'm adding this only for pedigree/lineage reference** documents an animal you do not own. You can invite the owner later.

![Choose whether you own the animal](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/bba/0e6/023/89ecd.png)

5. If **Where to add this animal?** appears, choose your personal profile or the appropriate organization.
6. Enter the **Species**, **Breed**, and other known details. For **Sex**, select **Unknown** if the animal has not been sexed yet.
7. Add an exact birth date, an estimated age, or mark the age as unknown. If the animal has died, turn on **Deceased** and add the date of death when you know it.

![Add the animal's birth and life details](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/562/ef7/9c4/40b17.png)

8. Open **More profile details** for privacy, location, an About section, and family relationships.
9. Select **Create animal profile**. For a previously sold animal, select **Continue to sale details** instead.

## If the animal was already sold

Enter its real **Sale date**, then choose **Continue to sale details**. The date cannot be in the future or before the animal was born.

![Previously sold selected with Sale date and the Finance next-step explanation](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/42a/9c3/ea9/91af2.png)

Creatures opens **Record sale & mark sold** in Finance. Save the sale amount and date there to finish: the animal remains in **Current animals** until this second step is saved. Buyer contact details are not required, and you can invite the buyer afterward.

## What happens next

For a current or reference animal, the profile opens after saving. Use **Records** for health, care, and registration information, and **Gallery** for more photos. A reference is public and does not mean you own the animal.

If you start while signed out, finish the account-verification steps before the profile becomes yours. If you already have a document, see [Importing a pedigree](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/add-an-animal-by-importing-its-pedigree-tovb3s/); otherwise, continue with [Your animal's profile page](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/your-animals-profile-page-the-tabs-and-what-each-one-does-nsi15b/).

### Related information

- [Your animal's profile page: the tabs and what each one does](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/your-animals-profile-page-the-tabs-and-what-each-one-does-nsi15b/)
- [Co-owners and team members: sharing access to an animal](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/co-owners-and-team-members-sharing-access-to-an-animal-o9ohj0/)
- [Public, private, and reference animals](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/public-private-and-reference-animals-vvbyse/)