Critter companions

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Characteristics

List

Notes
  • Companions with Can be caged can be traded.
  • Companions with Cannot be caged can't be traded.

Drop

Expac Name Trades Drop
11Dragonflight  Chestnut Can be caged Acorn Harvester
11Dragonflight  Dustite Can be caged Dreamseed Cache
11Dragonflight  Napps Can be caged Dreamseed Cache
11Dragonflight  Seedle Can be caged Dreamseed Cache
11Dragonflight  Shaggy Can be caged  [Sack of Oddities]
11Dragonflight  Snoozles Can be caged Sylvia Whisperbloom, Talisa Whisperbloom
10Shadowlands  Ashen Chomper Can be caged Torghast, Tower of the Damned
10Shadowlands  Bloodlouse Larva Can be caged Strange Growth
10Shadowlands  Corpselouse Larva Can be caged Smorgas the Feaster
10Shadowlands  Decaying Mawrat Can be caged The Maw
10Shadowlands  Feasting Larva Can be caged Smorgas the Feaster
10Shadowlands  Frenzied Mawrat Can be caged Torghast, Tower of the Damned
10Shadowlands  Hissing Deathroach Can be caged Torghast, Tower of the Damned
10Shadowlands  Hungry Burrower Can be caged  [Wild Hunt Supplies]
10Shadowlands  Korthian Specimen Can be caged Zelnithop
10Shadowlands  Lavender Nibbler Can be caged Gormbore
10Shadowlands  Mosscoated Gromit Can be caged  [Death's Advance Supplies]
10Shadowlands  Rarity Can be caged Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
10Shadowlands  Runelight Leaper Can be caged Adventures
10Shadowlands  Shimmerbough Hoarder Can be caged Faerie Trove
10Shadowlands  Spinemaw Gormling Can be caged Tred'ova
10Shadowlands  Tower Deathroach Can be caged Torghast, Tower of the Damned
10Shadowlands  Undying Deathroach Can be caged The Maw
9Battle for Azeroth  Amethyst Softshell Can be caged Amethyst Spireshell
9Battle for Azeroth  Aqir Hivespawn Can be caged Tek'ris
9Battle for Azeroth  Aqir Tunneler Can be caged Skikx'traz
9Battle for Azeroth  Littlehoof Can be caged Island Expedition
9Battle for Azeroth  Needleback Pup Can be caged Island Expedition
9Battle for Azeroth  Sandshell Chitterer Can be caged Island Expedition
9Battle for Azeroth  Void-Scarred Beetle Can be caged Vision of the Twisting Sands creatures
9Battle for Azeroth  Void-Scarred Hare Can be caged Umbric's Corrupted Chest
9Battle for Azeroth  Void-Scarred Rat Can be caged Kelsey's Corrupted Chest
9Battle for Azeroth  Wriggler Can be caged Mirecrawler
8Legion  Crispin Can be caged Tenpak Flametotem
7Warlords of Draenor  Bush Chicken Can be caged  [Pilgrim's Bounty]
7Warlords of Draenor  Pygmy Cow Cannot be caged Garrisons, Barn, Level 3
6Mists of Pandaria  Darkmoon Rabbit Can be caged Darkmoon Rabbit
6Mists of Pandaria  Gu'chi Swarmling Can be caged Gu'chi the Swarmbringer
6Mists of Pandaria  Porcupette Can be caged  [Sack of Pet Supplies]
6Mists of Pandaria  Red Cricket Cannot be caged  [Chirping Package]

Quest

Expac Name Trades Quest
11Dragonflight  Bashful Cannot be caged N [70W] A Race to the Finish
11Dragonflight  Brulee Cannot be caged N [70W] A Race to the Finish
11Dragonflight  Newsy Cannot be caged N [70] Signed, Sealed, Self-Delivered
11Dragonflight  Tricky Cannot be caged N [70W] A Race to the Finish
10Shadowlands  Grubby Can be caged N [60] A New Age
5Cataclysm  Scooter the Snail Can be caged A [10-70] A Warden of the Alliance/H [10-70] A Warden of the Horde
3Bc icon.gif  Egbert Can be caged B [10-70] Back to the Orphanage
3Bc icon.gif  Peanut Can be caged B [10-70] Back to the Orphanage
3Bc icon.gif  Wolpertinger Can be caged B [1-70] Catch the Wild Wolpertinger! (US servers)
1WoW Icon update.png  Mr. Wiggles Can be caged A [10-70] A Warden of the Alliance/H [10-70] A Warden of the Horde
1WoW Icon update.png  Whiskers the Rat Can be caged A [10-70] A Warden of the Alliance/H [10-70] A Warden of the Horde
1WoW Icon update.png  Winter Reindeer Can be caged N [10-70] A Gaily Wrapped Present

Vendor

Expac Name Trades Vendor
11Dragonflight  Diamondshell Can be caged Saccratos
11Dragonflight  Dustite Can be caged Sylvia Whisperbloom, Talisa Whisperbloom
11Dragonflight  Juniper Can be caged Moon Priestess Lasara
11Dragonflight  Napps Can be caged Sylvia Whisperbloom, Talisa Whisperbloom
11Dragonflight  Paulie Cannot be caged Harlowe Marl
11Dragonflight  Pistachio Can be caged Patchu, Explorer Bezzert
11Dragonflight  Rango Cannot be caged Harlowe Marl
11Dragonflight  Seedle Can be caged Sylvia Whisperbloom, Talisa Whisperbloom
11Dragonflight  Snoozles Can be caged Sylvia Whisperbloom, Talisa Whisperbloom
11Dragonflight  Somnolet Can be caged Elianna
11Dragonflight  Spruce Can be caged Moon Priestess Lasara
11Dragonflight  Thimblerig Can be caged Ponzo
10Shadowlands  Domestic Aunian Can be caged Atolia Seapearl
10Shadowlands  Floofa Can be caged Aithlyn
10Shadowlands  Frenzied Cottontail Can be caged Nigel Rifthold, Olly
10Shadowlands  Gloober, as G'huun Can be caged Master Clerk Salorn
10Shadowlands  Orphaned Marsuul Cannot be caged Toraan the Revered
10Shadowlands  Plaguelouse Larva Can be caged Covenant Feature
10Shadowlands  Sir Reginald Can be caged Cortinarius
9Battle for Azeroth  Bloodfeaster Larva Can be caged Shoak, Blind Wunja, Dodger
9Battle for Azeroth  Damplight Slug Can be caged Atolia Seapearl
9Battle for Azeroth  Prismatic Softshell Can be caged Speaker Utia
8Legion  Dig Rat Can be caged Griftah
8Legion  Noblegarden Bunny Can be caged Alliance Noblegarden Vendor/Horde Noblegarden Merchant
8Legion  Sneaky Marmot Can be caged Griftah
8Legion  Trashy Cannot be caged Conjurer Margoss
8Legion  Tricorne Cannot be caged Marcus "Bagman" Brown
7Warlords of Draenor  Lovebird Hatchling Can be caged Lovely Merchant
6Mists of Pandaria  Darkmoon Hatchling Can be caged Lhara
5Cataclysm  Armadillo Pup Cannot be caged Guild vendors
4Wrath-Logo-Small.png  Elwynn Lamb Can be caged Corporal Arthur Flew
4Wrath-Logo-Small.png  Mulgore Hatchling Cannot be caged Doru Thunderhorn
4Wrath-Logo-Small.png  Pint-Sized Pink Pachyderm Can be caged Belbi Quikswitch, Blix Fixwidget
4Wrath-Logo-Small.png  Spring Rabbit Can be caged Alliance Noblegarden Vendor/Horde Noblegarden Merchant
3Bc icon.gif  Brown Prairie Dog Can be caged Halpa, Naleen
3Bc icon.gif  Wolpertinger Can be caged Brew Vendor (European servers)
1WoW Icon update.png  Brown Rabbit Can be caged Dealer Rashaad
1WoW Icon update.png  Snowshoe Rabbit Can be caged Yarlyn Amberstill
1WoW Icon update.png  Undercity Cockroach Can be caged Dealer Rashaad, Jeremiah Payson

Profession

Expac Name Trades Profession
10Shadowlands  Archetype of Multiplicity Can be caged Protoform Synthesis
10Shadowlands  Archetype of Survival Can be caged Protoform Synthesis
10Shadowlands  Archetype of Vigilance Can be caged Protoform Synthesis
10Shadowlands  Fierce Scarabid Can be caged Protoform Synthesis
10Shadowlands  Leaping Leporid Can be caged Protoform Synthesis
10Shadowlands  Microlicid Can be caged Protoform Synthesis
10Shadowlands  Shelly Can be caged Protoform Synthesis
9Battle for Azeroth  Bloated Bloodfeaster Can be caged Battle for Azeroth alchemy
6Mists of Pandaria  Imperial Silkworm Can be caged Mists of Pandaria tailoring
4Wrath-Logo-Small.png  Giant Sewer Rat Can be caged Fishing

Pet Battle

Expac Name Trades Zone
11Dragonflight  Cobbleshell Cannot be caged Zaralek Cavern
11Dragonflight  Dream Badger Cannot be caged Emerald Dream
11Dragonflight  Endmite Cannot be caged Zaralek Cavern
11Dragonflight  Fol'ya Pup Cannot be caged Emerald Dream
11Dragonflight  Leyhart Cannot be caged Emerald Dream
11Dragonflight  Pewling Cannot be caged Emerald Dream
11Dragonflight  Pricklefury Hare Cannot be caged Ohn'ahran Plains, Thaldraszus, Azure Span, Waking Shores
11Dragonflight  Sapnibbler Cannot be caged Emerald Dream
11Dragonflight  Scarlapod Cannot be caged Zaralek Cavern
11Dragonflight  Snowy Treeflitter Cannot be caged Azure Span
11Dragonflight  Stonewhisker Cannot be caged Zaralek Cavern
11Dragonflight  Treeflitter Cannot be caged Ohn'ahran Plains, Thaldraszus, Azure Span
10Shadowlands  Anxious Nibbler Cannot be caged Korthia
10Shadowlands  Damp Skrat Cannot be caged Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
10Shadowlands  Deathroach Cannot be caged The Maw
10Shadowlands  Decay Grub Cannot be caged Ardenweald
10Shadowlands  Deepwood Leaper Cannot be caged Ardenweald
10Shadowlands  Emerald Scarabid Cannot be caged Zereth Mortis
10Shadowlands  Metallic Scarabid Cannot be caged Zereth Mortis
10Shadowlands  Predatory Helicid Cannot be caged Zereth Mortis
10Shadowlands  Pulsating Maggot Cannot be caged Maldraxxus
10Shadowlands  Scavenging Skrat Cannot be caged Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
10Shadowlands  Scurrying Mawrat Cannot be caged The Maw
10Shadowlands  Timid Leporid Cannot be caged Zereth Mortis
10Shadowlands  Vicious Leporid Cannot be caged Zereth Mortis
10Shadowlands  Vile Deathroach Cannot be caged The Maw
10Shadowlands  Young Garnetgullet Cannot be caged Korthia
9Battle for Azeroth  Blackchasm Crawler Cannot be caged The Eternal Palace
9Battle for Azeroth  Experimental Roach Cannot be caged Mechagon Island
9Battle for Azeroth  Giant Woodworm Cannot be caged Tiragarde Sound
9Battle for Azeroth  Glutted Bleeder Cannot be caged Nazmir
9Battle for Azeroth  Golden Beetle Cannot be caged Zuldazar
9Battle for Azeroth  Golden Chirper Cannot be caged Vale of Eternal Blossoms
9Battle for Azeroth  Junkheap Roach Cannot be caged Mechagon Island
9Battle for Azeroth  Mechagon Marmot Cannot be caged Mechagon Island
9Battle for Azeroth  Muck Slug Cannot be caged Nazjatar
9Battle for Azeroth  Spireshell Snail Cannot be caged Nazjatar
9Battle for Azeroth  Trench Slug Cannot be caged The Eternal Palace
9Battle for Azeroth  Void-Scarred Locust Cannot be caged Uldum
8Legion  Auburn Ringtail Cannot be caged Val'sharah
8Legion  Blind Rat Cannot be caged Dalaran Sewers
8Legion  Dust Bunny Cannot be caged Dalaran
8Legion  Gleamhoof Fawn Cannot be caged Val'sharah
8Legion  Mudshell Conch Cannot be caged Highmountain
8Legion  Olivetail Hare Cannot be caged Azsuna, Eye of Azshara
8Legion  Pygmy Marsuul Cannot be caged Eredath
7Warlords of Draenor  Frostfur Rat Cannot be caged Frostfire Ridge
6Mists of Pandaria  Alpine Chipmunk Cannot be caged Highmountain, Mount Hyjal, Stonetalon Mountains, Winterspring
6Mists of Pandaria  Alpine Hare Cannot be caged Dun Morogh, Winterspring
6Mists of Pandaria  Arctic Hare Cannot be caged Borean Tundra, Dragonblight, The Storm Peaks, Zul'Drak
6Mists of Pandaria  Bandicoon Cannot be caged Valley of the Four Winds
6Mists of Pandaria  Bandicoon Kit Cannot be caged Valley of the Four Winds
6Mists of Pandaria  Beetle Cannot be caged Badlands, Eastern Plaguelands, Felwood, Northern Stranglethorn, Silithus, The Cape of Stranglethorn, Un'Goro Crater
6Mists of Pandaria  Black Lamb Cannot be caged Elwynn Forest
6Mists of Pandaria  Black Rat Cannot be caged Badlands, Duskwood, Dustwallow Marsh, Eastern Plaguelands, Thousand Needles, Twilight Highlands, Western Plaguelands, Wetlands
6Mists of Pandaria  Borean Marmot Cannot be caged Borean Tundra
6Mists of Pandaria  Brown Marmot Cannot be caged Blade's Edge Mountains, Gorgrond, The Hinterlands
6Mists of Pandaria  Carrion Rat Cannot be caged Mount Hyjal
6Mists of Pandaria  Cockroach Cannot be caged Burning Steppes, Eastern Plaguelands, Gorgrond, Icecrown, The Hinterlands, Twilight Highlands, Un'Goro Crater, Wetlands
6Mists of Pandaria  Creepy Crawly Cannot be caged Durotar
6Mists of Pandaria  Crystal Beetle Cannot be caged Deepholm
6Mists of Pandaria  Death's Head Cockroach Cannot be caged Mount Hyjal
6Mists of Pandaria  Deepholm Cockroach Cannot be caged Deepholm
6Mists of Pandaria  Dung Beetle Cannot be caged Durotar, Orgrimmar, Uldum
6Mists of Pandaria  Elfin Rabbit Cannot be caged Darnassus, Desolace, Mount Hyjal, Teldrassil
6Mists of Pandaria  Fawn Cannot be caged Elwynn Forest, Teldrassil
6Mists of Pandaria  Fire Beetle Cannot be caged Blasted Lands, Burning Steppes, Mount Hyjal, Searing Gorge, Un'Goro Crater
6Mists of Pandaria  Fire-Proof Roach Cannot be caged Frostfire Ridge, Mount Hyjal
6Mists of Pandaria  Fjord Rat Cannot be caged Howling Fjord
6Mists of Pandaria  Gazelle Fawn Cannot be caged Mulgore
6Mists of Pandaria  Gold Beetle Cannot be caged Badlands, Gorgrond, Tanaris
6Mists of Pandaria  Grassland Hopper Cannot be caged Townlong Steppes
6Mists of Pandaria  Grasslands Cottontail Cannot be caged Arathi Highlands
6Mists of Pandaria  Grizzly Squirrel Cannot be caged Grizzly Hills, Twilight Highlands
6Mists of Pandaria  Grotto Vole Cannot be caged Mount Hyjal
6Mists of Pandaria  Hare Cannot be caged Arathi Highlands, Durotar, The Hinterlands
6Mists of Pandaria  Highlands Mouse Cannot be caged Twilight Highlands
6Mists of Pandaria  Highlands Skunk Cannot be caged Grizzly Hills, Stonetalon Mountains, The Storm Peaks, Wetlands, Winterspring
6Mists of Pandaria  Irradiated Roach Cannot be caged Dun Morogh
6Mists of Pandaria  Lava Beetle Cannot be caged Burning Steppes
6Mists of Pandaria  Locust Cannot be caged Uldum
6Mists of Pandaria  Long-tailed Mole Cannot be caged Dun Morogh, Northern Stranglethorn, The Cape of Stranglethorn, Un'Goro Crater
6Mists of Pandaria  Malayan Quillrat Cannot be caged Valley of the Four Winds, Krasarang Wilds
6Mists of Pandaria  Malayan Quillrat Pup Cannot be caged Valley of the Four Winds
6Mists of Pandaria  Marsh Fiddler Cannot be caged Valley of the Four Winds
6Mists of Pandaria  Masked Tanuki Cannot be caged The Jade Forest
6Mists of Pandaria  Masked Tanuki Pup Cannot be caged The Jade Forest
6Mists of Pandaria  Mountain Cottontail Cannot be caged Highmountain, Redridge Mountains
6Mists of Pandaria  Mountain Skunk Cannot be caged Grizzly Hills, Stonetalon Mountains, The Storm Peaks, Wetlands, Winterspring
6Mists of Pandaria  Mouse Cannot be caged Duskwood, Dustwallow Marsh, Grizzly Hills, Mulgore, Netherstorm, Westfall, Wetlands
6Mists of Pandaria  Nether Roach Can be caged Netherstorm
6Mists of Pandaria  Prairie Dog Cannot be caged Arathi Highlands, Mulgore, Nagrand, Northern Barrens, Southern Barrens, Thunder Bluff, Westfall
6Mists of Pandaria  Prairie Mouse Cannot be caged Kun-Lai Summit
6Mists of Pandaria  Rabbit Cannot be caged Azshara, Blade's Edge Mountains, Crystalsong Forest, Darkshore, Dun Morogh, Duskwood, Elwynn Forest, Eversong Woods, Feralas, Highmountain, Hillsbrad Foothills, Howling Fjord, Moonglade, Mount Hyjal, Mulgore, Nagrand, Redridge Mountains, Silvermoon City, Silverpine Forest, Stonetalon Mountains, Stormwind City, Tirisfal Glades, Western Plaguelands, Westfall, Wetlands
6Mists of Pandaria  Rapana Whelk Cannot be caged Dread Wastes
6Mists of Pandaria  Rat Cannot be caged Arathi Basin, Arathi Highlands, Ashenvale, Azshara, Bloodmyst Isle, Crystalsong Forest, Darkshore, Desolace, Dun Morogh, Frostfire Ridge, Ghostlands, Gilneas, Highmountain, Hillsbrad Foothills, Howling Fjord, Loch Modan, Nagrand, Ruins of Gilneas, Shattrath City, Silverpine Forest, Spires of Arak, Stonetalon Mountains, Stormwind City, Swamp of Sorrows, Terokkar Forest, The Cape of Stranglethorn, The Hinterlands, The Lost Isles, Timeless Isle, Tirisfal Glades, Tanaan Jungle
6Mists of Pandaria  Red-Tailed Chipmunk Cannot be caged Darnassus, Desolace, Hillsbrad Foothills, Talador, Teldrassil
6Mists of Pandaria  Redridge Rat Cannot be caged Redridge Mountains
6Mists of Pandaria  Resilient Roach Cannot be caged Dread Wastes
6Mists of Pandaria  Roach Cannot be caged Ashenvale, Azshara, Desolace, Dun Morogh, Duskwood, Gilneas, Howling Fjord, Kezan, Loch Modan, Northern Stranglethorn, Redridge Mountains, Stonetalon Mountains, The Cape of Stranglethorn, Thousand Needles, Tirisfal Glades
6Mists of Pandaria  Rusty Snail Cannot be caged Ashenvale
6Mists of Pandaria  Savory Beetle Cannot be caged Krasarang Wilds
6Mists of Pandaria  Scarab Hatchling Can be caged Silithus
6Mists of Pandaria  Shimmershell Snail Cannot be caged Darkshore
6Mists of Pandaria  Shy Bandicoon Cannot be caged Valley of the Four Winds
6Mists of Pandaria  Silkbead Snail Cannot be caged The Jade Forest
6Mists of Pandaria  Skunk Cannot be caged Azshara, Azuremyst Isle, Bloodmyst Isle, Duskwood, Gilneas, Howling Fjord, Nagrand, Terokkar Forest
6Mists of Pandaria  Snowshoe Hare Cannot be caged Hillsbrad Foothills
6Mists of Pandaria  Squirrel Cannot be caged Ashenvale, Azshara, Azuremyst Isle, Blade's Edge Mountains, Crystalsong Forest, Darkshore, Dun Morogh, Duskwood, Dustwallow Marsh, Elwynn Forest, Feralas, Gilneas, Highmountain, Hillsbrad Foothills, Howling Fjord, Loch Modan, Moonglade, Mount Hyjal, Nagrand, Ruins of Gilneas, Sholazar Basin, Silverpine Forest, Spires of Arak, Stormwind City, Teldrassil, Terokkar Forest, Tol Barad Peninsula, Twilight Highlands, Val'sharah, Western Plaguelands, Westfall, Wetlands
6Mists of Pandaria  Stinkbug Cannot be caged Tanaris
6Mists of Pandaria  Stone Armadillo Cannot be caged Desolace (Time: Night)
6Mists of Pandaria  Stormwind Rat Cannot be caged Elwynn Forest, Stormwind City
6Mists of Pandaria  Stowaway Rat Cannot be caged Deepholm
6Mists of Pandaria  Tainted Cockroach Cannot be caged Felwood, Shadowmoon Valley
6Mists of Pandaria  Tainted Rat Cannot be caged Felwood
6Mists of Pandaria  Tol'vir Scarab Cannot be caged Uldum
6Mists of Pandaria  Tolai Hare Cannot be caged Kun-Lai Summit
6Mists of Pandaria  Tolai Hare Pup Cannot be caged Kun-Lai Summit
6Mists of Pandaria  Twilight Beetle Cannot be caged Azshara, Deepholm, Mount Hyjal
6Mists of Pandaria  Undercity Rat Cannot be caged Tirisfal Glades
6Mists of Pandaria  Wharf Rat Cannot be caged The Cape of Stranglethorn, Tol Barad Peninsula
6Mists of Pandaria  Yakrat Cannot be caged Townlong Steppes, Dread Wastes
6Mists of Pandaria  Yellow-Bellied Marmot Cannot be caged Twilight Highlands

Achievement

Expac Name Trades Achievement
11Dragonflight  Ivy Cannot be caged  [Don't Let the Doe Hit You On The Way Out]
11Dragonflight  Roggy Cannot be caged  [Slow and Steady Wins the Race]
11Dragonflight  Roland Cannot be caged  [The Gift of Cheese]
8Legion  Felclaw Marsuul Cannot be caged  [Family Fighter]
8Legion  Rescued Fawn Cannot be caged  [Broken Isles Safari]
8Legion  Zoom Cannot be caged  [Zoom!]
6Mists of Pandaria  Singing Cricket Cannot be caged  [Pro Pet Mob]
5Cataclysm  Nuts Cannot be caged  [Petting Zoo]
4Wrath-Logo-Small.png  Little Fawn Cannot be caged  [Lil' Game Hunter]
4Wrath-Logo-Small.png  Perky Pug Cannot be caged  [Looking For Multitudes]
4Wrath-Logo-Small.png  Stinker Cannot be caged  [Shop Smart, Shop Pet...Smart]

Promotion

Expac Name Trades Promotion
11Dragonflight Buggsy Buggsy Cannot be caged Trading Post
11Dragonflight  Egbob Cannot be caged Trading Post
11Dragonflight Nelle Nelle Cannot be caged Trading Post
11Dragonflight  Mitzy Cannot be caged Trading Post
11Dragonflight  Sarge Cannot be caged Hearthstone's 10th Anniversary
11Dragonflight  Teele Cannot be caged Trading Post
8Legion  Nibbles Cannot be caged Legion Collector's Edition
6Mists of Pandaria Baneling Baneling Cannot be caged StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Collector's Edition
6Mists of Pandaria  Lucky Quilen Cub Cannot be caged Mists of Pandaria Collector's Edition
4Wrath-Logo-Small.png  Silver Pig Cannot be caged China New Year's Celebration
3Bc icon.gif  Golden Pig Cannot be caged China New Year's Celebration
3Bc icon.gif  Lucky Cannot be caged Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2007
1WoW Icon update.png Zergling Zergling Cannot be caged World of Warcraft Collector's Edition

TCG

Expac Name Trades TCG
5Cataclysm  Sand Scarab Can be caged Tomb of the Forgotten

Battle.net Shop

Expac Name Trades
8Legion  Nibbles Cannot be caged
6Mists of Pandaria  Lucky Quilen Cub Cannot be caged