Hello there and welcome! I'll be answering your questions in order~
1) List of ways to earn gems:
7 day log-in
Watching a daily ad
Winning a contest
Buying them
Retiring a decent elder
Selling a pet in the shop for gems
2) In version 0.2.5, you should be able to sell a pet by going under the "Sell" option and adding a pet. If you don't have 0.2.5 then I recommende updating because the shop was still the works in the lower versions. If you are in 0.2.5 then it could be a glitch/bug that needs a fix
3) Inspiration is fine but nothing too similar unless you ask the original creator first, its best to make your own style though. Since you seen pets similar to others, if the pets don't have any credit in their description or says any permission given in it then please report those pets because they are copies
4) Trades can be risky but if they do add the wrong pet, you can always edit the trade with the right pet then send it back for them to accept but canceling is an option you can do
5) Are you talking about the yellow stars? Your pets get those when they get likes. Example: If your pet gets 10 likes then it gets one star
6) Following is the same thing as friending so when you follow people, they automatically get put in your friends list
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask them! I'm always up to helping!
1) List of ways to earn gems:
7 day log-in
Watching a daily ad
Winning a contest
Buying them
Retiring a decent elder
Selling a pet in the shop for gems
2) In version 0.2.5, you should be able to sell a pet by going under the "Sell" option and adding a pet. If you don't have 0.2.5 then I recommende updating because the shop was still the works in the lower versions. If you are in 0.2.5 then it could be a glitch/bug that needs a fix
3) Inspiration is fine but nothing too similar unless you ask the original creator first, its best to make your own style though. Since you seen pets similar to others, if the pets don't have any credit in their description or says any permission given in it then please report those pets because they are copies
4) Trades can be risky but if they do add the wrong pet, you can always edit the trade with the right pet then send it back for them to accept but canceling is an option you can do
5) Are you talking about the yellow stars? Your pets get those when they get likes. Example: If your pet gets 10 likes then it gets one star
6) Following is the same thing as friending so when you follow people, they automatically get put in your friends list
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask them! I'm always up to helping!
Lucas15