Cat
Shoulder Pet · 20 maps
Cat Taming Calculator
Passive taming is the method for the Cat: get close without aggroing it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. There's a ~30-second cooldown between feedings, so patience is essential.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Raw Mutton | 30 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.93% | |
  Raw Prime Fish Meat, Wyvern Milk | 2:00 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.48% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 5:30 | 72 Lvl (222) 96.79% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 8:30 | 69 Lvl (219) 93.12% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 11:30 | 66 Lvl (216) 88.25% | |
 Raw Meat | 17:30 | 57 Lvl (207) 76.9% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 29:30 | 40 Lvl (190) 54.45% | |
 Cooked Meat | 35:00 | 34 Lvl (184) 45.68% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 44:00 | 26 Lvl (176) 34.91% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 1:28:30 | 8 Lvl (158) 11.82% |
Taming Results
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Cat based on your settings.
Starve & Torpor Timers
The timer below tracks feeding intervals for your passive Cat tame - it tells you exactly when the next feeding window opens.
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.