diff --git a/conf/playerbots.conf.dist b/conf/playerbots.conf.dist
index 3b4a676f..344a969b 100644
--- a/conf/playerbots.conf.dist
+++ b/conf/playerbots.conf.dist
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ AiPlayerbot.IncrementalGearInit = 1
 AiPlayerbot.MinEnchantingBotLevel = 60
 
 # Enable expansion limitation for bot enchants
-# If enabled, bots will not use TBC enchants until level 61 or WotLK enchanges until level 71
+# If enabled, bots will not use TBC enchants until level 61 or WotLK enchants until level 71
 # Default: 1 (enabled)
 AiPlayerbot.LimitEnchantExpansion = 1
 
@@ -699,6 +699,10 @@ AiPlayerbot.AutoUpgradeEquip = 1
 # Default: 0 (disabled)
 AiPlayerbot.HunterWolfPet = 0
 
+# Prohibit hunter bots from creating pets with any family ID listed below in ExcludedHunterPetFamilies
+# See the creature_family database table for all pet families by ID (note: ID for spiders is 3)
+AiPlayerbot.ExcludedHunterPetFamilies = ""
+
 #
 #
 #
diff --git a/src/PlayerbotAIConfig.cpp b/src/PlayerbotAIConfig.cpp
index 8db503ac..4d9f3935 100644
--- a/src/PlayerbotAIConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/PlayerbotAIConfig.cpp
@@ -630,6 +630,9 @@ bool PlayerbotAIConfig::Initialize()
         sPlayerbotDungeonSuggestionMgr->LoadDungeonSuggestions();
     }
 
+    excludedHunterPetFamilies.clear();
+    LoadList<std::vector<uint32>>(sConfigMgr->GetOption<std::string>("AiPlayerbot.ExcludedHunterPetFamilies", ""), excludedHunterPetFamilies);
+
     LOG_INFO("server.loading", "---------------------------------------");
     LOG_INFO("server.loading", "        AI Playerbots initialized       ");
     LOG_INFO("server.loading", "---------------------------------------");
diff --git a/src/PlayerbotAIConfig.h b/src/PlayerbotAIConfig.h
index 620288a3..54d8b007 100644
--- a/src/PlayerbotAIConfig.h
+++ b/src/PlayerbotAIConfig.h
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ public:
     bool restrictHealerDPS = false;
     std::vector<uint32> restrictedHealerDPSMaps;
     bool IsRestrictedHealerDPSMap(uint32 mapId) const;
+
+    std::vector<uint32> excludedHunterPetFamilies;
 };
 
 #define sPlayerbotAIConfig PlayerbotAIConfig::instance()
diff --git a/src/factory/PlayerbotFactory.cpp b/src/factory/PlayerbotFactory.cpp
index 6c2c0fe3..0fe95176 100644
--- a/src/factory/PlayerbotFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/factory/PlayerbotFactory.cpp
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ void PlayerbotFactory::InitPet()
         std::vector<uint32> ids;
 
         CreatureTemplateContainer const* creatures = sObjectMgr->GetCreatureTemplates();
+
         for (CreatureTemplateContainer::const_iterator itr = creatures->begin(); itr != creatures->end(); ++itr)
         {
             if (!itr->second.IsTameable(bot->CanTameExoticPets()))
@@ -910,6 +911,12 @@ void PlayerbotFactory::InitPet()
             if (onlyWolf && itr->second.family != CREATURE_FAMILY_WOLF)
                 continue;
 
+            // Exclude configured pet families
+            if (std::find(sPlayerbotAIConfig->excludedHunterPetFamilies.begin(),
+                          sPlayerbotAIConfig->excludedHunterPetFamilies.end(),
+                          itr->second.family) != sPlayerbotAIConfig->excludedHunterPetFamilies.end())
+                continue;
+
             ids.push_back(itr->first);
         }