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Taming was completely overhauled with Update 1.3 Watery Water. It is a mechanic that allows a player to ride most animals and collect Milk and Wool from some. The maximum number of tamed animals a player can have is 36. The maximum number of Companion bonded animals is 5.

Basic Process[]

The steps to tame an animal are as follows:

  1. Craft the correct bait.
  2. Place the bait near the animal.
  3. Wait for a thought bubble to appear above the animal's head.
  4. Immediately approach the animal and pet it with empty hands to make it friendly.
  5. Pet the animal a second time to fully tame it.

Domestication Levels[]

There are three levels of domestication; Wild, Friendly, and Tamed, with tamed animals also able to be Companion Bonded.

Wild
Wild animals cannot be ridden and will generally flee or attack players.
Wild Horse
Friendly
Friendly animals can be ridden but cannot be named or summoned.
Friendly Horse
Tamed
Tamed animals can be ridden and be named but cannot be summoned unless a companion bond is formed by ticking the check-box when naming/renaming the animal in the radial menu or at an animal pen.
Newly tamed horse waiting to be named.
Companion
Companion animals are tamed animals that can be easily summoned at any time and anywhere, allowing for quick relocation of animals between maps.
Companion animals available to be summoned.


Baits[]

The first step to Taming is to craft the correct bait, most animals have their own unique bait while others share a bait, for example, all Bears share a bait rather than there being a bait for each individual bear.

Animal Image Ingredients
Bear Bait Bear Bait 5x Any Small Fish
3x Any Meat
Big Cat Bait Big Cat Bait 3x Any Meat
Boar Bait Boar Bait 2x Any Fruit
2x Any Seed
Camel Bait Camel Bait 2x Cactus Log
Crab Bait Crab Bait 1x Sea Urchin
1x Grass
Deer Bait Deer Bait 2x Grass
2x Any Fruit
Fishing Bait Fishing Bait 1x Any Fruit
1x Any Meat
Goat Bait Goat Bait 2x Corn
2x Grass
Hen Bait Hen Bait 2x Grass
2x Any Seed
Honey Badger Bait Honey Badger Bait 2x Any Meat
2x Any Fruit
Horse Bait Horse Bait 2x Carrot
2x Grass
Hyena Bait Hyena Bait 3x Any Meat
Monitor Lizard Bait Monitor Lizard Bait 1x Egg
1x Any Meat
Mutated Animal Bait Mutated Animal Bait 3x Ylandium Dust
3x Any Meat
Ostrich Bait Ostrich Bait 2x Grass
2x Any Seed
Pangolin Bait Pangolin Bait 1x Egg
1x Raw Crab Meat
Penguin Bait Penguin Bait 6x Any Small Fish
Rabbit Bait Rabbit Bait 1x Grass
1x Any Vegetable
Rhino Bait Rhino Bait 3x Grass
3x Any Fruit
Sheep Bait Sheep Bait 2x Corn
2x Grass
Terrorbird Bait Terrorbird Bait 2x Banana
2x Any Meat
Wolf Bait Wolf Bait 3x Any Meat
Wolverine Bait Wolverine Bait 1x Snow
3x Any Meat


Mythical Animal Baits[]

Animal Image Ingredients Animal-Location
Black Crowbill Bait Black Crowbill Bait 20x Sturgeon
20x Bearberry Seed
20x Berries
20x Raw Meat
15x Yellow Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Temperate
Black Unicorn Bait Black Unicorn Bait 5x Cubed Sugar
20x Grass
20x Healing Herb
20x Carrot
15x Red Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Monsoonal
Boneheaded Badger Bait Boneheaded Badger Bait 20x Spices
20x Halibut
20x Berries
20x Any Small Hide
15x Red Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Taiga
Brown Burrowdrill Bait Brown Burrowdrill Bait 20x Rice
20x Sisal Seed
20x Spices
20x Grain Ear
15x Red Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Temperate
Chieftain Penguin Bait Chieftain Penguin Bait 3x Pheromones
20x Electric Fish
15x Blue Tang
15x Sea Devil
15x Yellow Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Polar
Crested Crawler Bait Crested Crawler Bait 20x Roasted Fish Meat
20x Sea Urchin
15x Nautilus
15x Moorish Idol
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Tropical
Crimson Woolbeak Bait Crimson Woolbeak Bait 20x Banana
20x Healing Herb
20x Cassava Root
15x Spices
15x Red Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Temperate
Crimsonmane Hellhound Bait Crimsonmane Hellhound Bait 3x Dog Treat
20x Spices
20x Raw Meat
15x Berries
15x Red Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Monsoonal
Crowned Markpelt Bait Crowned Markpelt Bait 20x Berries
20x Sorrel Seed
20x Spices
20x Desert Sage Seed
15x Red Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Monsoonal
Emerald Scaleneck Bait Emerald Scaleneck Bait 5x Cubed Sugar
20x Raw Meat
20x Spices
20x Cactus Log
15x Yellow Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Taiga
Feathered Ear Bait Feathered Ear Bait 20x Sturgeon
20x Bearberry Seed
20x Berries
20x Raw Meat
15x Red Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Monsoonal
Fog Moloch Bait Fog Moloch Bait 5x Cubed Sugar
20x Snapdragon Seed
20x Quinoa Seed
15x Tall Sakura Seed
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Taiga
Great White Beak Bait Feathered Ear Bait 20x Sturgeon
20x Bearberry Seed
20x Berries
20x Raw Meat
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Polar
Horned Bluecrest Bait Horned Bluecrest Bait 20x Rice
20x Corn
20x Roasted Fish Meat
20x Eggs
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Monsoonal
Horned Lion Bait Horned Lion Bait 3x Cat Food
20x Catfish
20x Echinacea Seed
20x Raw Meat
15x Red Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Arid
Laughing Maw Bait Laughing Maw Bait 5x Dog Treat
20x Egg
20x Sulphur Chunk
20x Raw Meat
15x Red Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Arid
Magenta Woolbeak Bait Magenta Woolbeak Bait 20x Banana
20x Healing Herb
20x Cassava Root
15x Spices
15x Yellow Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Temperate
Moon Prowler Bait Moon Prowler Bait 3x Cat Food
20x Mackerel
15x Raw Meat
15x Glowing Protein
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Temperate
Mountain Talongoat Bait Mountain Talongoat Bait 20x Grass
20x Snapdragon Seed
20x Healing Herb
20x Heliconia Seed
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Monsoonal
Mud Moloch Bait Fog Moloch Bait 5x Cubed Sugar
20x Snapdragon Seed
20x Quinoa Seed
15x Tall Sakura Seed
15x Yellow Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Arid
Neonmane Boar Bait Neonmane Boar Bait 20x Truffle
20x Berries
20x Elderberry Seed
15x Sea Slug
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Tropical
Prairie Ghosthound Bait Prairie Ghosthound Bait 3x Dog Treat
20x Healing Herb
20x Raw Meat
15x Glowing Jellyfish
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Temperate
Rainbow Cassowary Bait Rainbow Cassowary Bait 3x Pheromones
20x Cassava Root
20x Berries
20x Healing Herb
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Arid
Razorback Salamander Bait Razorback Salamander Bait 20x Egg
20x Oyster
20x Sisal Seed
15x Sea Slug
15x Yellow Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Arid
Sabrehorn Lynx Bait Moon Prowler Bait 3x Cat Food
20x Trout
20x Raw Meat
20x Feather
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Polar
Scaly Hunchback Bait Scaly Hunchback Bait 20x Corn
20x Prickly Pear
20x Cotton Seed
15x Cactus Log
15x Yellow Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Arid
Snowpine Deerwolf Bait Snowpine Deerwolf Bait 5x Dog Treat
15x Berries
20x Raw Meat
20x Any Medium Hide
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Polar
Spiked Sphinx Bait Spiked Sphinx Bait 3x Cat Food
20x Sea Bass
20x Catfish
15x Raw Meat
15x Red Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Tropical
Striped Markpelt Bait Striped Markpelt Bait 20x Berries
20x Sorrel Seed
20x Spices
20x Desert Sage Seed
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Polar
Stormfeathered Banty Bait Stormfeathered Banty Bait 20x Rice (food)
20x Corn
20x Berries
20x Cassava Root
15x Yellow Crystal Dust<be> 15x Magic Dust
Tropical
Sunspark Devil Bait Sunspark Devil Bait 20x Pineapple
20x Raw Meat
20x Desert Melon
15x Mackerel
15x Red Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Tropical
Tusktooth Tiger Bait Tusktooth Tiger Bait 3x Cat Food
20x Tuna
20x Raw Meat
20x Feather
15x Yellow Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Monsoonal
White Burrowdrill Bait White Burrowdrill Bait 20x Rice
20x Sisal Seed
20x Spices
20x Grain Ear
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Taiga
White Unicorn Bait White Unicorn Bait 5x Cubed Sugar
20x Grass
20x Healing Herb
20x Carrot
15x Blue Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Temperate
Woodland Deerwolf Bait Woodland Deerwolf Bait 5x Dog Treat
15x Berries
20x Raw Meat
15x Any Medium Hide
15x Yellow Crystal Dust
15x Magic Dust
Taiga

Limited Time Event Baits[]

Festive Bait[]

The Winter Fest update introduced 6 limited time Festive Animals, one per region. A single Festive Bait item is used to tame all 6 of the festive animals but it has no crafting recipe. It can instead only be found in containers at random encounters during the Winter Fest period.

Taming[]

Once the player has crafted the correct bait, they then should place the bait near the animal. A green circle will show the area of effect, then they must leave the immediate area to let the animal see the bait so that they do not get attacked or spook the animal away. The animal will then have a thought bubble appear above it's head, which resembles a food dish icon, when it is ready to be tamed. If the animal is not tamed fast enough it will eat the bait and then flee or attack again and the process will have to be repeated. If tamed fast enough, the player can pick up the bait before it gets eaten and reuse it.

Once the food dish icon is above the animal, the player can tame the animal either one of two ways:

  • Pet the animal with no items in their hands by pressing E when given the prompt,
  • OR equip a preferred food item to feed the animal. See Food Preferences of Tamed Animals for a list of what each animal will accept.

IMPORTANT: When petting the animal, make sure the hands are empty and that there isn't another item highlighted in the hotbar.

Each time an animal is pet or feed it will increase the bond between it and the player. An animal needs to be pet twice or fed between 2-4 times in order to fully tame it. Once fully tamed and the window comes up with the ability to name it, then the player can also choose to form a Companion Bond. Having this box ticked means the player can summon the animal anywhere at any time.

  • Taming Screenshot 1

    A horse with food bubble ready to be tamed

  • Taming Screenshot Petting

    Petting a horse using E

  • Naming Animal

    Companion bond allows the animal to be summoned

Taming Mythical Animals[]

The procedure for taming Mythical Animals is mostly the same but requires a few extra steps.

First the player must find a Random Encounter of a Zoologist's Hut or Tent containing a Zoologist's Note which details the mythical animal, it's spawn requirements which can be certain environmental conditions such as weather (snow, rain etc) or time (day, night), and also adds a marker of the mythical animals spawn onto the player's map as well as unlocking the recipe for it's unique bait. If the map's Zoologist's Note gets lost or destroyed before the player get's to read it then they will have to find another note of the same animal on another map in order to learn the bait recipe. Alternatively, another player can also gift the scroll to allow them to learn the bait recipe. [1]

  • Zoologist's Tent

    A Zoologist's tent on an Arid Yland

  • Zoologist's Notes

    The notes that Zoologist Nicholas Arbeo has left behind

  • Scaly Hunchback Notes

    The Scaly Hunchback note

  • Scaly Hunchback Map Marker

    The Scaly Hunchback map marker

The player must head to the location marked on their map and find the spawning area. They are usually lit up with quartz crystals and have the various food items that the animal likes scattered about on the ground. A pop-up message will appear to confirm you have found a site of interest. Screenshots of each spawn can be found on the individual mythical animals wiki page. Next, the correct bait must be placed near the mythical animals spawn during the correct weather event or time in order for the creature to spawn.

If placed when the requirements are not met then a NOTHING HAPPENS... pop-up message appears. If it is successful then a SOMETHING IS APPROACHING... pop-up message is displayed. At this point the player must leave the immediate area otherwise the mythical animal will be frightened away and the message THE CREATURE WAS FRIGHTENED AWAY AND WILL LIKELY NOT RETURN FOR SOME TIME appears. At least one day will have to pass in order for it to spawn in again, even if the conditions are correct.

  • Scaly Hunchback Hide Site

    The Scaly Hunchback hide site

  • Sunspark Devil Fail

    Conditions have not been met so the mythical animal won't spawn

  • Sunspark Devil Start

    Conditions have been met (raining) and the Sunspark devil is about to spawn in.

Once the mythical animal has spawned in and has the food dish icon above them then there is a short window of time to move in and tame it by pressing the E button. It only needs to be tamed the once and it will then become available to be named and the option to bond with it which adds it to the Radial Menu for summoning companions.

  • White Burrowdrill Appears

    The White Burrowdrill appears and heads for the bait, it is ready to be tamed


Summoning Companion Animals[]

Once tamed and a companion bond formed, animals can be summoned to the player using the Radial Menu by pressing Q and selecting the Summon Animals option in the bottom left. There are 8 slots available with 1-7 being available for tamed animals and the 8th slot reserved for an extra sub-menu which brings up the full list of tamed animals present on the current map. The maximum number of tamed animals allowed is 36. While there are 7 slots, the maximum number of companion animals is only 5.

  • Radial Menu

    The Radial Menu accessible by pressing Q

  • Radial Menu Summon Animals

    Summon Animals option

  • Radial Menu Companions

    The available companion animals that can be summoned

In addition, the player can assign a fully tamed animal to an Animal Pen to bring it to a specific area. From here the player can also choose to unassign the animal again, rename it, set it free and form or break companion bonds. The Animal Pen also shows the Max Mounted Speed and Food Preferences of Tamed Animals. Milk and Wool can only be obtained from the player's own fully tamed (3 heart) animals. Injured animals can be healed by feeding them.

Breeding[]

Both passive and aggressive terrain animals can breed naturally, including Mutated Animals, but there is currently no way to force breeding to happen faster. There are some conditions which have to be met for breeding to occur at all, these are:

  • Two or more of the same species are present and,
  • These animals are within 100m or roughly 265 blocks of each other.

It can take anywhere between 1-11 in-game days for breeding to occur. The domestication level of the animals does not affect breeding, so any two animals of the same species can breed regardless if one is wild or tamed. This is also the case for if the animals are assigned to an animal pen or not.

There is also a limit on the number of how many of one species can spawn in the breeding zone which is capped to 6, so if there are already 6 tamed or wild animals within this radius, no more will spawn in until one or more either leave the area or get killed. Animals which have multiple colour variants, such as sheep, will spawn in as a random colour from the available variants.

Page last updated 22 November 2023.

  1. Many thanks to Vigilante360 for helping test this out and confirming it works.
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