Tidepup
Shoulder Pet
Tidepup Taming Calculator
Tidepups tame through their healing instinct. Bring a tamed creature below 10% health near a wild Tidepup and wait. The Tidepup swims over, heals the wounded creature, and falls asleep from the effort. Feed it while it sleeps to complete the tame. Regular Kibble works best, but it accepts most foods. Look for Tidepups in shallow water and streams rather than the open ocean.
Passive taming is the method for the Tidepup: get close without aggroing it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. There's a ~10-second cooldown between feedings, so patience is essential.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regular Kibble | 40 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.66% | |
 Raw Mutton | 1:30 | 73 Lvl (223) 98.58% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 2:00 | 73 Lvl (223) 97.71% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 2:50 | 71 Lvl (221) 95.4% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 4:00 | 68 Lvl (218) 91.71% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 5:00 | 65 Lvl (215) 87.7% | |
 Raw Meat | 6:00 | 62 Lvl (212) 83.26% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 10:00 | 48 Lvl (198) 64.37% | |
 Cooked Meat | 12:00 | 41 Lvl (191) 55.69% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 15:00 | 33 Lvl (183) 44.63% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 30:10 | 12 Lvl (162) 16.76% |
Taming Results
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.
Starve & Torpor Timers
Use the feeding timer to know when the Tidepup will accept its next meal. No more guessing between feeds.
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.
The Tidepup is passively tamed - approach it carefully and feed it by hand without knocking it out. Its preferred food is Regular Kibble.
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.