Taming Calculator

SHOULDER PET

Otter

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Otter Taming Calculator

Passive taming is the method for the Otter: get close without aggroing it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot.

Food	Taming Time	Effectiveness
Sabertooth Salmon (1.0x)	0	74 Lvl (224) 99.85%
Coelacanth (1.0x)	54	74 Lvl (224) 99.45%
Piranha (1.0x)	2:43	73 Lvl (223) 97.86%

Taming Results

Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the Otter, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.

99.85%

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Otter Taming - Video Guide

Take a look at this short video guide on how to tame a Otter.

Starve & Torpor Timers

The timer below tracks feeding intervals for your passive Otter tame - it tells you exactly when the next feeding window opens.

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Estimated time until optimal feeding point: 55s

Food to consume through starvation: 20

Target food level: 1380

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ARK: Survival Ascended features the Otter as a tamable, piscivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Shoulder Pet classification.

With 40 base Health, the Otter is glass-cannon fragile. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it decent hitting power. With 180 base Stamina, the Otter has moderate endurance. Weight capacity starts at 30, giving it very limited carrying capacity.

Taming the Otter doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Sabertooth Salmon (1.0x).

After taming, the Otter is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Killing a wild Otter yields 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.84 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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ARK: Survival Ascended features the Otter as a tamable, piscivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Shoulder Pet classification.

Taming the Otter doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Sabertooth Salmon (1.0x).