Hmm, I think your are right about the child child. Im no expert on these technical blockchaing matters though so somebody knows better correct me if im wrong.
There was a propososition about a aavegotchi blacksmith. (Aavegotchi Blacksmith - Unveil the Unlimited Potentials of Wearable (and more)) Could this work in a similar fassion?
As a preguisite. pets should all be standard size, have the same bodyparts as a gotchi and vary only in color depending on their rarity.
The wearable nft being attached will be burned upon creation same as the pet nft. New pet nft is minted via smartcontract and the craphics are generative art where 2 nft are laid on top of each other with hilarious end results. The process can not be reversed so one should be able to preview the end result in similar fassion as a gotchi (Aavegotchi -- Build a Gotchi!)
This may or may not have eccect on the stats of the pet.
Naming. The name is generated with (wearable)+(pet)+(nickname) The nick name would come from separate name pool from gotchi names so there would be same names taken but all would have the “species” name before the name so they would not be confused in the bazaar. pyjama rofl “Rocinante”
This would not affect existing pets but special pets could be created with this functionality in the future. “You can dress up a dog but who would ever think to put a hat on a cat, outrageous!”