Kaprosuchus
CreatureWater
Kaprosuchus taming calculatorKnockout
Knock the Kaprosuchus unconscious using your preferred torpor weapon, then feed it to begin the taming process. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 0.3/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Regular Kibble | 7m 7s | 99.61%+74 Lvl (224) | 1m 26s | |
 Raw Mutton | 7m 31s | 98.52%+73 Lvl (223) | 51s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 9m 11s | 97.76%+73 Lvl (223) | 51s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 14m 10s | 95%+71 Lvl (221) | 50s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 18m 19s | 91.57%+68 Lvl (218) | 50s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 11m 41s | 87.22%+65 Lvl (215) | 26s | |
 Raw Meat | 27m 31s | 82.82%+62 Lvl (212) | 51s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 23m 33s | 63.38%+47 Lvl (197) | 26s | |
 Cooked Meat | 27m 31s | 54.57%+40 Lvl (190) | 26s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 34m 36s | 43.29%+32 Lvl (182) | 26s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 34m 23s | 16.09%+12 Lvl (162) | 13s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow23 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow13 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)13 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart9 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart5 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow6 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow17 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher7 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Kaprosuchus taming video guide
More about taming the Kaprosuchus
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Kaprosuchus at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Use the knockout chart to see exactly how many Tranq Arrows, Darts, or other torpor weapons it takes to down the Kaprosuchus. Wait between shots for torpor to tick up. Firing too fast can kill the creature before it goes down.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Kaprosuchus first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Tusoteuthis can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Kaprosuchus sedated throughout taming. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. The Kaprosuchus bleeds 0.3 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your Kaprosuchus tame in real time. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Kaprosuchus: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Kaprosuchus as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Water classification.
Health-wise, the Kaprosuchus sits at 200 base, making it on the squishy side. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. Its base Stamina of 350 gives it solid stamina reserves. A base Weight of 140 means modest carrying capacity.
To tame the Kaprosuchus, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Regular Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
As a tame, the Kaprosuchus is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 29°C–35°C temperature window. A wild Kaprosuchus is worth 5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.4 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
