How do you tame a Parasaur in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Parasaur is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Basic Kibble for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

What does a Parasaur eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Parasaur is Basic Kibble. It also accepts Base Veggie, Mejoberry, Amarberry.

Where can you find Parasaur in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Parasaur spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Parasaur?

A baby Parasaur takes 1 day and 2 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 24°C and 28°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Parasaur Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Parasaur

SUPPORT

Parasaur

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

21 mapsFull Map →

Found across 21 maps in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. Green zones have the highest spawn density. Each species has a population cap per area, so wiping out other creatures nearby can trigger new Parasaur spawns.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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Parasaur Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 6m 50s|Effectiveness: 99.8% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 150Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Basic KibbleBest	8	6:50	74 Lvl (224)
Archelon Algae	20	8:00	74 Lvl (224)
Crops	80	32:00	62 Lvl (212)
Mejoberry	107	32:06	55 Lvl (205)
Berries	160	32:00	41 Lvl (191)

Required Narcotics (Basic Kibble ×8)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp24°C – 28°C

Maturation Time1d 2h

Quick Info

Saddle

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

Full Calculator →

Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill80 XP

1 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Parasaur SaddleBase: 13 XP · Lv.9

52 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat from a Parasaur corpse. The corpse has 230 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~9~8 hits	60%~14~6 hits
Raw Meat	60%~11~8 hits	40%~7~6 hits

Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.

Gathering Abilities

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Parasaur is modified by 13 different type-specific multipliers. It shrugs off 7 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

40%-60%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	200.0	+40.00	+4.00%
Stamina	450.0	+45.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	150.0	+9.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1500.0	+150.00	+2.00%
Weight	480.0	+9.60	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Parasaur varies across 1 hitbox zone. Its weakest point is the Head at 2x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_head

2.00x

Can Damage

The Parasaur can damage: Thatch. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Parasaur Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Parasaur - and contribute your own tips. Common topics include trap designs, preferred knockout weapons, and narcotic management strategies.

Welcome to the full Parasaur guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

The Parasaur starts with 200 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 480 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

To tame the Parasaur, knock it out using Tranq Arrows or Darts and feed it Basic Kibble. Head to the taming calculator for precise requirements at any level.

Breeding Parasaurs produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 24°C and 28°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 2 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Parasaur can harvest Hide, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

Found throughout the ARKs, the Parasaur is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Support category.

With 100% base Melee Damage, the Parasaur has respectable melee power. At 200 base HP, the Parasaur is relatively fragile. Its base Stamina of 450 gives it respectable staying power. It carries 480 base Weight - a solid weight pool.

Taming the Parasaur requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. Feed it Basic Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

Once tamed, the Parasaur earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 24°C and 28°C. A wild Parasaur is worth 1 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.14 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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