Taming Calculator
Cat Dossier
LandCarnivoreTameable

Cat

Shoulder Pet · 20 maps

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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.

FoodFood Quantity (Current/Max)Taming TimeEffectiveness
Raw Mutton
0
74 Lvl (224)
99.98%
Raw Prime Fish Meat, Wyvern Milk
1:00
74 Lvl (224)
99.84%
Raw Prime Meat
2:30
74 Lvl (224)
99.18%
Cooked Lamb Chop
4:00
73 Lvl (223)
98.19%
Cooked Prime Meat
5:30
72 Lvl (222)
96.79%
Raw Meat
8:30
69 Lvl (219)
93.04%
Cooked Prime Fish Meat
14:30
62 Lvl (212)
82.76%
Cooked Meat
17:30
57 Lvl (207)
76.9%
Raw Fish Meat
22:00
51 Lvl (201)
68.04%
Cooked Fish Meat
44:00
26 Lvl (176)
34.91%

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.

0s
99.98%
Base LvlTamed LvlBase Lvl 150Tamed Lvl 224Max Lvl 297Max Lvl

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.