Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Taming & KO Tips
How do I tame a pteranodon? Tips and strategies on taming and knocking out a pteranodon.
Start a dodo farm and grow rockcarrot to make kibble it takes time but is worth it completely go for high lvl as low levels aren't really worth it
Highlands has everything to tame one on rag and build a saddle get chitin from bugs near the volcano hide from diplos and mutton from sheep
So in my experience their torpor runs down quick so once u have knocked it out u definitely need narcotics. I recommend bio toxin cause it easy to get and it didn’t drain the health like it says. All u need to do to get bio toxin is lure jelly fish to the shore and shoot them with a bow, or cross bow from under water. Hope this is helpful to my fellow survivalist.
‘Sigh’ When I tamed my first I made a mistake. I accidentally walked into it’s wing while it was still unconscious and I got glitched. I couldn’t move nor could I crouch. Nothing. I died. Yeah I killed myself. So just a reminder DO NOT walk into their wings when they are unconscious.
DO NOT…
Why on earth isn't the taming bar going up?????
Easy. Bola, club to the face, raw meat. Make sure you have some narcotics.
If you're a beginner, I suggest using a bola, club and narcotic. That's how I tamed mine.
What till a double Xp and taming weekend and get more levels due to efficiency,on a 150 it would be the same as a gen2 breed bird.
Bio Toxin is a amazing replacement for narcotic. To adds more torpor ( 80+ ) while Narcotic is half ( 40+ ) Bio toxin is easy to get and you get lots of it!
For some reason, they seem to tame faster when you are not staring at them, this is not because I was excited I think it actually works! This is for mobile but it may work on other devices. Up if helpful! :)
A low level one (>50) can usually be knocked out with one tranq arrow from a crossbow, but bola it beforehand just incase it needs 2!
Bolas Are A Bit Messed Up Right Now, so Bring more than you will need. Also bring more narcotics and kibble than the the calculator tell you to, just incase it is slightly wrong ;)
How to tame one of these
1: Bola or trap it (optional)
2: Use a club, slingshot, or tranqs to knock it out
3. Feed it meat
4: Occasionally feed them narcos or biotoxin
5: Wait
6: Equip a saddle on it and enjoy your new ptera
Honestly,People are saying things about knocking it out with guns and tranquilizer arrows.What if your near the start of the game? Well,Here's my tip:
Bola it (You can make one pretty early on) and then knock it out.(You can use fists or clubs or anything like that) but make sure you have Narcotics.It's impossible to tame without atleast 15.(This was learned through personal experience)Then give it meat and bam.Tame.
Ok so basically just 1.craft bolas 1 or 2 will work they last 30 secs each and they cost basic matierials 2.get a bow and tranq arrows bows u unlock at lvl 5 or 6(i believe)tranq arrows u unlock at lvl 21 3.U want to unlock its saddle before taming believe me ik u unlock the saddle at lvl 38 if u dont unlock the saddle first ur just gonna focus on leveling up and nothing else so u wont get anything done 4.Use dodo kibble unlock the cooking pot and so u get some xp do the pursuit for it also the dodo kibble works best 5.then once u have everything u wanna get some bio toxin u can kill cnidarias to get it but be careful 6.Now just knock it out and when the torpor gets low feed it a bio toxin have a good time=) -JJ (just tell all ur friends so they can have a pt too)
Be sure you whistle (follow) when riding your tame. If you accedntly jump off or get saddle jacked off your bird, he will follow you to the ground and you will have a better chance to recover your tame.
Bola it and shooting in the body with two to three tranq arrows if it's level 50 to 100 use one tranq arrow to the Head and one to the body hope this strategy works for you guys
They are a pretty easy tame I would recommend getting a low level if you are quite new as if you put them in the roof or get them to follow you they will get heaps of exp they are really useful for a metal run if you get argues you follow you as they don’t run out of stamina if they follow you
HOW TO TAME A PTERANODON:
Step 1. Gather around 20 meat.
Step 2. Craft one bola.
Step 3. Make around two Narcotics.
Step 3. Bola a Pteranodon that is on the ground and use your FIST to knock it out.
Step 4. Feed it meat.
Step 5. If it gets close to waking up, exchange the meat for a narcotic.
Step 6. Protect it from other animals until it’s tamed.
Step 7. ENJOY YOUR NEW PTERANODON!
(P.s you might not get it the first time but that’s okay!)
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Bola it. Tranq it out. Have Narco berries or narcotic already prepared to be force fed to it (the torpor drains relatively fast and it is easier to have it already than panic berry picking). When I first started playing I didn’t know you select an item in your inventory and it highlights. Now if you hold down the selection it will transfer the item into the tame’s inventory. Now you can force feed Narco berries or narcotics to the Dino to keep it asleep (right trigger on console). If you have a LOT of a particular thing you want transferred in bulk (like prime meat singles) type “prime” into the little search bar at the top of the inventory containing the prime and hit the criss/cross arrow button next to it and all the prime will select and transfer all at once. Happy hunting.