Terraria Light Pet Not Working

A few pets emit small amounts of light but on desktop version console version and mobile version there are special light pets available with their own dedicated slot.
Terraria light pet not working. I have tried with the fish penguin and the dog whistle dog. They produce light and follow the player as well as in some cases providing other benefits. I m pretty sure at least the pet did before but not anymore. As the title states i m having issues with my pet not respawning when i spawn in after dying.
I am able to summon the pet manually but it should be automatic in the box. These issues only started occuring after i right clicked the buff when i wanted to clear my screen again after a bit. Aug 26 2015 2 58pm why aren t my pet and light pet re summoned after i respawn. Pets do not count against a player s current minion limit.
My friend s are re summoned. You can check the settings and see yours there if it s not working. Terraria general discussions topic details. Ever since then i ve been unable to get my pet to auto spawn if it s in my inventory i can just use b but if it s in the pet slot then it doesn t spawn in.
Summoned minions operate similarly but are primarily intended to aid combat rather than being cosmetic. If i put a pet summoning item in the pet box in equipment nothing happens. Light pets are summoned secondary pets which are assigned their own slot when active. The light pet is working but not the pet box.
It s r here not sure it has been rebinded though. R for mount and there is no light pet in controls.