Shinehorn
Shoulder Pet · 14 maps
Shinehorn Taming Calculator
Passive taming is the method for the Shinehorn: get close without aggroing it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. There's a ~14-second cooldown between feedings, so patience is essential.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plant Species Z Seed | 28 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.85% | |
 Aggeravic Mushroom | 2:48 | 72 Lvl (222) 96.72% | |
  Sweet Vegetable Cake, Seeds | 3:37:42 | 0 Lvl (150) 0.54% |
Taming Results
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Shinehorn based on your settings.
Starve & Torpor Timers
The timer below tracks feeding intervals for your passive Shinehorn tame - it tells you exactly when the next feeding window opens.
The Shinehorn is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Shoulder Pet category.
Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. Health-wise, the Shinehorn sits at 115 base, making it glass-cannon fragile. With 180 base Stamina, the Shinehorn has decent staying power. A base Weight of 100 means average weight tolerance.
This is a passive tame: no tranquilizers needed. Get close without startling it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. Its preferred food is Plant Species Z Seed.
As a tame, the Shinehorn earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.05 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.