Jerboa

Creature

Land
Herbivore
Tamable
Breedable
Knockout tame

Spawns on: 7 maps
Kill XP: 0.5
Taming method: Knockout
Diet: Herbivore

LevelPresetTaming speedSanguine Elixir

Base statsLevel 1 values and gain per level

Stat	Base	Wild +/lvl	Tamed +/lvl	Wild growth
Health	55	+11	+5.4%	20%
Stamina	100	+10	+10%	10%
Torpidity	30	+1.8	+0%	6%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%	10%
Food	450	+45	+10%	10%
Weight	120	+2.4	+4%	2%
Melee damage	100%	+5%	+1.7%	5%
Movement speed	100%	+0%	+1%	0%

TamingOpen calculator

MethodKnockout

Base torpor30+1.8 per level

Affinity needed1,350+22.5 per level

Taming time: 8m 1s
Effectiveness: 79.9%
Tamed level: 209 from 150

Required narcotics (Citronal, Cucumis, Longrass ×30)

7Narcotics
28Narcoberries
4Bio Toxin
12Ascerbic Mushrooms

Spawn zones

7 maps with recorded spawn entriesOpen full map ›

MapImagery

516 recorded spawn entriesCave entries

Drops and interactions

Drops

Immobilized by

Bola

Bear Trap

Plant Species Y Trap

Harvest yields by tool

Drops & harvest resources

Compare recorded corpse resource yields by harvesting tool.

SettingsHarvest body HP 80 · Player melee % 100 · Weapon damage % 100 · Harvest rate × 1

Harvest body HPPlayer melee %Weapon damage %Harvest rate ×

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	~640% · ~3 hits	~960% · ~2 hits
Raw Meat	~560% · ~3 hits	~440% · ~2 hits

Each harvest event rolls resources independently. Actual yields vary.

Combat & abilities

Attacks and abilities

BreaksThatchWoodStoneMetalTek

Melee attack
Base damage3
1. Thatch16.5
2. Wood-
3. Stone-
4. Metal-
5. Tek-

Damage taken

ResistsWeak to

Weapons

Stone weapons-34%
Player melee-20%
Piercing projectiles+40%
Anti-creature damage+120%

Explosives

Explosions-40%
Demolition explosives+50%

Creatures

Creature attacks-50%
Strong creature attacks+50%
Raid creature attacks+55%

Environment & other

Plant Species X-50%
Spike Wall-50%
Environmental damage-30%

HitboxesHead ×3

Base damage at level 1, 100% taming effectiveness, no imprint.

ExperienceBase XP per kill: 0.5

Jerboa kill XP

Base XP per kill: 0.5

Creature levelKill count

Toilet (+33%)Broth of Enlightenment (1.5x)Explorer note (2x)Explorer note (4x)Lystrosaurus nearby (1.35x)Genesis: Part 1 wild kill (2.5x)

Per kill

32 XP

0.5 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1× wild × 1× server

Server XP settings1×

Server XP rate

Full XP calculator →

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