
Kibble is a good all-purpose choice, but there are also various kibbles that are specifically made for certain creatures. This is done by moving food from your inventory to the creature’s. Next, you need to feed your dino some food that will endear them to you, their new best friend. Taming takes a while, and the sight of unconscious prey is sure to attract hungry passersby. Before you get started, though, you should build some defenses around you and your target. Now that you’ve got your target on the ground, your next step is to make it friendly to you.

You can also use ascerbic mushrooms, narcotics, and biotoxin. You can feed an unconscious monster nacroberries, which will keep their torpidity gauge topped off. Once your target is knocked out, you’re going to need to keep it that way. Choose one of these and go to town on your trapped target. Here are some good choices for weapons that deal decent torpidity damage, from simplest to craft to most difficult. Torpidity in a measure of constitution in ARK, and when you fill a creature’s torpidity meter, it will fall unconscious. To do this, you’ll need to use a non-lethal weapon to deal torpidity damage. Next, you’ll have to knock your target out. Lure a monster up the ramp and into the structure, make your way out the door, and voila! You’ve entrapped a monster. You might also consider Plant Species Y, which is a vine trap that can immobilize small and medium monsters.Īnother method for trapping is to build a structure large enough to hold them, with a ramp on the outside. For example, a chain bola needs to be fired from a ballista, while small, standard bolas are simply thrown from the hand.īear traps are a good choice too, and come in two sizes: small ones for small creatures and a large one for large creatures. There are couple variations of bolas, and each one requires a different method of use. Bolas and small bear traps are good for smaller creatures. You’ll need the best traps for the job, though, based on your target. To do this, you’re going to need to trap it so that it can’t get away from you. The first step to taming a monster is to incapacitate it.

Step 1 – Immobilize and Knock Out Your Target In this guide, we’ll explain all the steps you’ll need to take in order to tame your own sweet, toothy child. There are a ton of different beasts in the game. And who wouldn’t want a pet dinosaur?ĭinosaurs aren’t the only creatures you can tame in ARK, either. But dinos aren’t just there as a threat you can tame them and make them your pets, ride them, or train them to defend your possessions. In ARK, you’re fighting for survival on an island crawling with the beasts, meaning you need to forage for supplies and craft tools all while defending yourself from attack. One of the most appealing aspects of ARK: Survival Evolved is the inclusion of dinosaurs.
