Shoulder Pet · 20 maps
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 | 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% |
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.
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.
Estimated time until optimal feeding point: 1m 3s
Food to consume through starvation: 50
Target food level: 1525