How do you tame a Achatina in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Achatina is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Sweet Vegetable Cake for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

What does a Achatina eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Achatina is Sweet Vegetable Cake.

Where can you find Achatina in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Achatina spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Achatina?

A baby Achatina takes 3 days and 20 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Achatina Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Achatina

FARMER

Achatina

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

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Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

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Found across 20 maps in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. Green zones have the highest spawn density. Each species has a population cap per area, so wiping out other creatures nearby can trigger new Achatina spawns.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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Achatina Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 17m 21s|Effectiveness: 100.0% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 50Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Sweet Vegetable CakeBest	8	17:21	74 Lvl (224)

Required Narcotics (Sweet Vegetable Cake ×8)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time3d 20h

Quick Info

Carried By

Immobilized By

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Chitin, Raw Meat from a Achatina corpse. The corpse has 120 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Chitin	40%~5~4 hits	70%~9~3 hits
Raw Meat	60%~6~4 hits	30%~3~3 hits

Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.

Weight Reduction

Achatina Paste-90%

Organic Polymer-90%

Sweet Vegetable Cake-90%

Damage Resistances

The Achatina has 13 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 7 resistances and 5 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +120% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

Spike WallSpike wall traps

50%-50%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	75.0	+15.00	+4.00%
Stamina	100.0	+10.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	50.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	450.0	+45.00	+2.00%
Weight	60.0	+1.20	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Achatina has 3 hitbox zones, each with a different damage multiplier. Avoid the joint17 (0.1x) - it's the most armored zone.

Headc_neck4

1.00x

Tailc_tail1

0.50x

joint17joint17

0.10x

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Achatina Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Achatina - and contribute your own tips. Players often share optimal trap layouts and torpor weapon comparisons for the Achatina.

Nejnost6

Ахатине, который заставляет племена стремиться приручить их: ее выделения химически похожи на "Цементирующую пасту" и "Органический полимер", используемые многими племенами в качестве строительных материалов.

Welcome to the full Achatina guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

The Achatina starts with 75 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 60 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

To tame the Achatina, knock it out using Tranq Arrows or Darts and feed it Sweet Vegetable Cake. Head to the taming calculator for precise requirements at any level.

The Achatina gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 3 days and 20 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

Once tamed, the Achatina can harvest Chitin, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

Found throughout the ARKs, the Achatina is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Farmer category.

Starting at 75 Health, it's very frail. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Achatina brings solid damage output to the table. With 100 base Stamina, the Achatina has low stamina reserves. A base Weight of 60 means not built for hauling.

You'll need to knock the Achatina unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. Feed it Sweet Vegetable Cake for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

After taming, the Achatina is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.69 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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