For caretakers
Setting up a sponsorship for an animal in your care
Enter the animal's monthly care cost, choose how many people share it, then publish once your phone, identity and payouts are ready.Few readersHow circles, places, and supporters work
A circle shares one animal's care among several stewards. See how places are priced and held, what a full circle means, and how sponsors appear.Few readersKeeping sponsors updated: posts, notes, and reminders
Post the updates you promised from the animal's profile, send private notes to stewards, and see when an update is due or overdue.Few readersManaging a sponsorship: sponsors, price, sharing, pausing, and ending
See who sponsors each animal, change the care cost or places, share the sponsor link, pause new sponsors, or end a sponsorship kindly.Few readers
For stewards
Sponsoring an animal
Select Sponsor on an animal's profile, choose monthly or 12 months, pick how your name appears and pay. Or give any amount as a supporter.Few readersManaging an animal you sponsor
Find the animals you sponsor, read updates and circle notes, change how your name appears, fix a failed payment, or stop a monthly sponsorship.Few readersClaiming a sponsorship gift someone gave you
Open the gift email, sign in or create a free account, and select Claim. Your year starts when you claim it, within 60 days.Few readersGiving a sponsorship as a gift
Give someone a year as an animal's steward or supporter. Choose the delivery date, add a message, and track whether they claimed it.Few readers12-month sponsorships: renewing or continuing monthly
A 12-month sponsorship is paid once and doesn't renew. In its last 30 days, renew for a year, continue monthly, or let it end.Few readersSponsoring without a Creatures account
Sponsor with just your name and email. Creatures emails you a link to the animal's updates, or asks you to confirm it's you first.Few readers