Phoenix eggling

The Cute Phoenix Eggling and Mean Phoenix Eggling are pets introduced with the In Pyre Need quest. To obtain either of them you must have completed the quest In Pyre Need and done the Phoenix Lair Distractions and Diversions. When a player chooses the option to exit the cave, there is a slight possibility of getting lost. A cutscene will ensue, leading the player to a room full of phoenix eggs. The player will see that one of the eggs is shaking, and will be given the option to clap at the egg or kick it. To hatch a Cute Phoenix Eggling you must choose the clap option. To hatch a Mean Phoenix Eggling you must choose the kick option. You can have one of each type of pet phoenix.

The phoenix pets do not have an adult form, and they eat ashes.

Dialogue with Phoenix after finding eggling
The Phoenix will talk to you about egglings after you have found and hatched one.

The chances of stumbling upon an egg while escaping the cave are unknown, although Jagex has confirmed it is significantly more than 1/1000 in a FAQ sticky on the official forums:

'The phoenix said the chance of an egg becoming fertile was 1 in 1000. Is this the chance I have of getting the event?'

''No. The phoenix was referring to the chance of an egg becoming magically fertile, not your chance of finding one such egg within her lair. This phoenix has been around for a long time, and there are quite a few potentially fertile eggs. Your chance of getting the event is not 1 in 1000; it is significantly higher. To prevent further confusion, this line has been altered in the phoenix's chat.'' (However much higher than one in one thousand, it may well take months of doing this event every day before you get it.)



Trivia

 * The method used to hatch Egglings is similar to that featured in the game Sonic Adventure 2  for 'DreamCast' when you hatch a "Chao" egg.
 * As of 13 January 2009, even players without 72 Summoning can receive the event in which the phoenix eggling is obtained. However, they will be unable to hatch it until they get the required level.
 * The mean hatchling's examine text is from the 1982 song, "Bad to the Bone."
 * The Cute and Mean Egglings are the only pets in game to have audio when they walk. This can also be heard by other players.