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

The Tapejara is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Superior 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 Tapejara eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Tapejara is Superior Kibble. It also accepts Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop.

Where can you find Tapejara in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Tapejara 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 Tapejara?

A baby Tapejara takes 2 days and 6 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 29°C and 32°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Tapejara Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Tapejara

FLYER

Tapejara

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

18 mapsFull Map →

The Tapejara spawns on 18 maps, typically found in mountains, cliffsides, and elevated terrain. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

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.

Explore full interactive mapAstraeos →

Tapejara Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 46m 54s|Effectiveness: 97.9% (+73 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 450Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Superior KibbleBest	11	46:54	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Mutton	23	57:31	68 Lvl (218)
Raw Prime Meat	29	1:12:31	65 Lvl (215)
Cooked Lamb Chop	43	1:47:23	56 Lvl (206)
Raw Meat	86	3:35:01	31 Lvl (181)
+6 more in calculator →

Required Narcotics (Superior Kibble ×11)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp29°C – 32°C

Maturation Time2d 6h

Quick Info

Saddles

Tapejara SaddleLv.55

Tapejara Tek SaddleLv.?Tek

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill239 XP

3 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

Tapejara SaddleBase: 22.2 XP · Lv.55

89 XP

Tapejara Tek SaddleTekBase: 86 XP

344 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat from a Tapejara corpse. The corpse has 120 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~5~4 hits	60%~7~3 hits
Raw Meat	60%~6~4 hits	40%~4~3 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.

Damage Resistances

The Tapejara's damage profile includes 14 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. It resists 6 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (up to +120% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	325.0	+55.25	+4.00%
Stamina	250.0	+12.50	+1.20%
Torpidity	450.0	+27.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1600.0	+160.00	+2.00%
Weight	280.0	+5.60	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Tapejara has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Hit the Head (3x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headc_jaw

3.00x

Can Damage

The Tapejara can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Factor the Tapejara into your PvP defense plans - it can chew through Metal walls.

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

Tapejara Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Tapejara - and contribute your own tips. Players often share optimal trap layouts and torpor weapon comparisons for the Tapejara.

Everything you need to know about the Tapejara in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Tapejara has 325 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 280 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Tapejara is a knockout tame — render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Superior Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.

Breeding Tapejaras produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 29°C and 32°C. Full maturation takes 2 days and 6 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Tapejara as a tamable, flying, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. Classified under the Flyer group.

With 250 base Stamina, the Tapejara has moderate endurance. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it solid damage output. The Tapejara has 325 base Health - decently sturdy. A base Weight of 280 means good carrying capacity.

To tame the Tapejara, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Feed it Superior Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

After taming, the Tapejara is a versatile flyer useful for scouting, traversal, and light transport. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 29°C–32°C temperature window. Defeating one in the wild grants 3 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.67 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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