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

The Cat is a passive tame. Approach it carefully without startling it and place Raw Mutton in your last hotbar slot, then feed it by hand.

What does a Cat eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Cat is Raw Mutton. It also accepts Raw Prime Fish Meat, Wyvern Milk, Raw Prime Meat.

Where can you find Cat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

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

Cat Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Cat

SHOULDER PET

Cat

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

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Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

17 mapsFull Map →

The Cat spawns on 17 maps, typically found in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

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.

Explore full interactive mapAstraeos →

Cat Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 30s|Effectiveness: 100.0% (+74 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Raw MuttonBest	2	30	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Prime Fish Meat, Wyvern Milk	4	1:30	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Prime Meat	10	4:30	73 Lvl (223)
Cooked Lamb Chop	15	7:00	71 Lvl (221)
Raw Meat	29	14:00	62 Lvl (212)
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Quick Info

Carried By

Immobilized By

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Cat's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. The corpse has 50 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~2~2 hits	60%~3~2 hits
Raw Meat	60%~2~2 hits	40%~2~2 hits
Pelt	40%~2~2 hits	60%~3~2 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.

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Cat is modified by 14 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 8 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 5 (up to +120% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Spike WallSpike wall traps

50%-50%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	125.0	+25.00	+4.00%
Stamina	100.0	+10.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	75.0	+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 Cat has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Hit the Head (3x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headc_Head

3.00x

Can Damage

The Cat can damage: Thatch. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Cat out.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

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

Cat Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Cat in ARK: Survival Ascended. Tips typically cover approach strategies, recommended food, and how to avoid spooking the Cat mid-tame.

This page is your complete guide to the Cat in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities — plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.

At base level the Cat has 125 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 60 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Cat is a passive tame — approach carefully and hand-feed it Raw Mutton without knocking it out. See the taming calculator for exact food counts and timing.

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

The Cat is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Shoulder Pet group.

With 100 base Stamina, the Cat has limited endurance. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. At 125 base HP, the Cat is very frail. A base Weight of 60 means not built for hauling.

Taming the Cat doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Raw Mutton.

After taming, the Cat is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.23 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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