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

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

The best food for taming a Triceratops is Simple Kibble. It also accepts Base Veggie, Mejoberry, Amarberry.

Where can you find Triceratops in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Triceratops 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 Triceratops?

A baby Triceratops takes 1 day and 22 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 22°C and 28°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Triceratops Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Triceratops

SOAKER

Triceratops

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

20 mapsFull Map →

The Triceratops spawns on 20 maps, typically found in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. 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.

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Triceratops Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 10m 14s|Effectiveness: 100.0% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 250Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Simple KibbleBest	8	10:14	74 Lvl (224)
Archelon Algae	20	12:01	74 Lvl (224)
Crops	80	48:01	71 Lvl (221)
Mejoberry	107	48:10	68 Lvl (218)
Berries	160	48:00	62 Lvl (212)

Required Narcotics (Simple Kibble ×8)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp22°C – 28°C

Maturation Time1d 22h

Quick Info

Saddle

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill318 XP

4 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Trike SaddleBase: 22.2 XP · Lv.16

89 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Triceratops yields Hide, Raw Meat, Keratin. The corpse has 230 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~9~8 hits	60%~14~6 hits
Raw Meat	60%~11~8 hits	40%~7~6 hits
Keratin	2%~0~8 hits	3%~1~6 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.

Gathering Abilities

Damage Resistances

The Triceratops has 13 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 7 resistances and 6 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +120% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

40%-60%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	375.0	+75.00	+4.00%
Stamina	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	250.0	+15.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	3000.0	+300.00	+2.00%
Weight	365.0	+7.30	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.50%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Triceratops has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Avoid the Head (0.15x) - it's the most armored zone.

Headc_jaw

0.15x

Can Damage

The Triceratops can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Triceratops out.

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

Triceratops Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Triceratops. Common topics include trap designs, preferred knockout weapons, and narcotic management strategies.

Welcome to the full Triceratops guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

At base level the Triceratops has 375 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 365 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

Breeding Triceratopss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 22°C and 28°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 22 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

The Triceratops is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Soaker category.

With 150 base Stamina, the Triceratops has average stamina. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. Starting at 375 Health, it's decently sturdy. A base Weight of 365 means generous inventory space.

The Triceratops is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. For best results, use Simple Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.

Once tamed, the Triceratops is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 22°C–28°C temperature window. A wild Triceratops is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.23 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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