R-Quetzal
R-Quetzal Taming Calculator
To tame the R-Quetzal, you need to knock it unconscious first. Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, and Shocking Tranq Darts all work. The R-Quetzal loses Torpor at 3.4 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Exceptional Kibble | 49:18 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.5% | |
 Raw Mutton | 59:32 | 73 Lvl (223) 97.86% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 1:14:50 | 72 Lvl (222) 96.67% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1:50:26 | 69 Lvl (219) 93% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 2:27:48 | 66 Lvl (216) 88.02% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1:32:42 | 61 Lvl (211) 82.42% | |
 Raw Meat | 3:41:06 | 57 Lvl (207) 76.61% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 3:09:36 | 40 Lvl (190) 54.05% | |
 Cooked Meat | 3:41:06 | 33 Lvl (183) 44.99% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 4:36:22 | 25 Lvl (175) 34.36% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 4:35:57 | 8 Lvl (158) 11.59% |
Taming Results
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the R-Quetzal, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.
Required Narcotics
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the R-Quetzal. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). With Torpor draining at 3.4/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
Starve & Torpor Timers
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your R-Quetzal tame in real time. Torpor monitoring prevents premature wakeups. The starve timer is for the starve-tame method - let Food drop, then load all kibble at once to avoid waste.
The R-Quetzal, a tamable, flying, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a common sight across multiple maps. It falls within the Variant classification.
With 1,164 base Health, the R-Quetzal is impressively tough. With 105% base Melee Damage, the R-Quetzal has decent hitting power. Stamina sits at 800 base, providing outstanding staying power. Weight capacity starts at 800, giving it massive inventory space.
You'll need to knock the R-Quetzal unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. For best results, use Exceptional Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the R-Quetzal is prized as a flying transport, capable of hauling large inventories over long distances. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 5°C and 6°C. A wild R-Quetzal is worth 18 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.98 Element plus 0.1 Element per level.