diff --git a/migrations/users/20181002_username_email.js b/migrations/archive/2018/20181002_username_email.js
similarity index 100%
rename from migrations/users/20181002_username_email.js
rename to migrations/archive/2018/20181002_username_email.js
diff --git a/migrations/users/20181019_veteran_pet_ladder.js b/migrations/users/20181019_veteran_pet_ladder.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8e9039570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/users/20181019_veteran_pet_ladder.js
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
+import { model as User } from '../website/server/models/user';
+
+function processUsers (lastId) {
+  let query = {
+    'flags.verifiedUsername': true,
+  };
+
+  let fields = {
+    'items.pets': 1,
+  };
+
+  if (lastId) {
+    query._id = {
+      $gt: lastId,
+    };
+  }
+
+  return User.find(query)
+    .limit(250)
+    .sort({_id: 1})
+    .select(fields)
+    .then(updateUsers)
+    .catch((err) => {
+      console.log(err);
+      return exiting(1, `ERROR! ${err}`);
+    });
+}
+
+let progressCount = 1000;
+let count = 0;
+
+function updateUsers (users) {
+  if (!users || users.length === 0) {
+    console.warn('All appropriate users found and modified.');
+    displayData();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let userPromises = users.map(updateUser);
+  let lastUser = users[users.length - 1];
+
+  return Promise.all(userPromises)
+    .then(() => {
+      processUsers(lastUser._id);
+    });
+}
+
+function updateUser (user) {
+  count++;
+
+  let set = {};
+
+  if (user.items.pets['Bear-Veteran']) {
+    set['items.pets.Fox-Veteran'] = 5;
+  } else if (user.items.pets['Lion-Veteran']) {
+    set['items.pets.Bear-Veteran'] = 5;
+  } else if (user.items.pets['Tiger-Veteran']) {
+    set['items.pets.Lion-Veteran'] = 5;
+  } else if (user.items.pets['Wolf-Veteran']) {
+    set['items.pets.Tiger-Veteran'] = 5;
+  } else {
+    set['items.pets.Wolf-Veteran'] = 5;
+  }
+
+  if (count % progressCount === 0) console.warn(`${count} ${user._id}`);
+
+  return User.update({_id: user._id}, {$set: set}).exec();
+}
+
+function displayData () {
+  console.warn(`\n${count} users processed\n`);
+  return exiting(0);
+}
+
+function exiting (code, msg) {
+  code = code || 0; // 0 = success
+  if (code && !msg) {
+    msg = 'ERROR!';
+  }
+  if (msg) {
+    if (code) {
+      console.error(msg);
+    } else {
+      console.log(msg);
+    }
+  }
+  process.exit(code);
+}
+
+module.exports = processUsers;
diff --git a/website/common/locales/en/pets.json b/website/common/locales/en/pets.json
index 2298efc77f..15d21f403c 100644
--- a/website/common/locales/en/pets.json
+++ b/website/common/locales/en/pets.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   "veteranTiger": "Veteran Tiger",
   "veteranLion": "Veteran Lion",
   "veteranBear": "Veteran Bear",
+  "veteranFox": "Veteran Fox",
   "cerberusPup": "Cerberus Pup",
   "hydra": "Hydra",
   "mantisShrimp": "Mantis Shrimp",
diff --git a/website/common/script/content/stable.js b/website/common/script/content/stable.js
index 72507a0049..2b788813cf 100644
--- a/website/common/script/content/stable.js
+++ b/website/common/script/content/stable.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ let specialPets = {
   'Orca-Base': 'orca',
   'Bear-Veteran': 'veteranBear',
   'Hippogriff-Hopeful': 'hopefulHippogriffPet',
+  'Fox-Veteran': 'veteranFox',
 };
 
 let specialMounts = {
diff --git a/website/raw_sprites/spritesmith/stable/pets/Pet-Fox-Veteran.png b/website/raw_sprites/spritesmith/stable/pets/Pet-Fox-Veteran.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0677ba3afb
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diff --git a/website/raw_sprites/spritesmith_large/promo_veteran_pets.png b/website/raw_sprites/spritesmith_large/promo_veteran_pets.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f2db4bddf
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diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v4/auth.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v4/auth.js
index fb1533a7c7..a4f6cfe202 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v4/auth.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v4/auth.js
@@ -62,7 +62,20 @@ api.updateUsername = {
     // save username
     user.auth.local.lowerCaseUsername = newUsername.toLowerCase();
     user.auth.local.username = newUsername;
-    user.flags.verifiedUsername = true;
+    if (!user.flags.verifiedUsername) {
+      user.flags.verifiedUsername = true;
+      if (user.items.pets['Bear-Veteran']) {
+        user.items.pets['Fox-Veteran'] = 5;
+      } else if (user.items.pets['Lion-Veteran']) {
+        user.items.pets['Bear-Veteran'] = 5;
+      } else if (user.items.pets['Tiger-Veteran']) {
+        user.items.pets['Lion-Veteran'] = 5;
+      } else if (user.items.pets['Wolf-Veteran']) {
+        user.items.pets['Tiger-Veteran'] = 5;
+      } else {
+        user.items.pets['Wolf-Veteran'] = 5;
+      }
+    }
     await user.save();
 
     res.respond(200, { username: req.body.username });
diff --git a/website/server/models/user/hooks.js b/website/server/models/user/hooks.js
index 020dd59ebe..f85972d227 100644
--- a/website/server/models/user/hooks.js
+++ b/website/server/models/user/hooks.js
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ function _setUpNewUser (user) {
   let iterableFlags = user.flags.toObject();
 
   user.items.quests.dustbunnies = 1;
+  user.items.pets['Wolf-Veteran'] = 5; // Thank-you for users joining during username upheaval
   user.purchased.background.violet = true;
   user.preferences.background = 'violet';