Tidepup
CreatureShoulder Pet
Tidepup taming calculatorPassive
Bring 5 Regular Kibble. About 40 seconds at level 150.
No knockoutHow this tame works
- Bring a tamed creature below 10% health and wait nearby. It swims over, heals 500 health every 30 seconds, and tires itself out. Feed it while it sleeps.
- Once it is asleep it eats ordinary food, so the table below is the real one.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Regular Kibble | 40s | 99.66%+74 Lvl (224) | 10s | |
 Raw Mutton | 1m 30s | 98.58%+73 Lvl (223) | 10s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 2m 0s | 97.71%+73 Lvl (223) | 10s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 2m 50s | 95.4%+71 Lvl (221) | 10s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 4m 0s | 91.71%+68 Lvl (218) | 10s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 5m 0s | 87.7%+65 Lvl (215) | 10s | |
 Raw Meat | 6m 0s | 83.26%+62 Lvl (212) | 10s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 10m 0s | 64.37%+48 Lvl (198) | 10s | |
 Cooked Meat | 12m 0s | 55.69%+41 Lvl (191) | 10s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 15m 0s | 44.63%+33 Lvl (183) | 10s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 30m 0s | 16.83%+12 Lvl (162) | 10s |
Tidepup taming video guide
More about taming the Tidepup
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Tidepup based on your settings.
The Tidepup, a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a common sight across multiple maps. It belongs to the Shoulder Pet category.
With 100 base Stamina, the Tidepup has low stamina reserves. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Tidepup has decent hitting power. Starting at 100 Health, it's extremely fragile. Weight capacity starts at 150, giving it a reasonable inventory size.
Once tamed, the Tidepup is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between -75°C and 75°C. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.5 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
