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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Taming & KO Tips

How do I tame a carnotaurus? Tips and strategies on taming and knocking out a carnotaurus.
Steps to tame:
1.get somewhere high
2.start attacking it with bow/crossbow tranq arrow/arrow
3.when it runs away follow it but lead away from any deep mass of water
4.shoot it while your running
5.when it’s knocked out feed it normal meat/prime.narcotics shouldn’t be necessary.
You now have a carno!
I was scared to shoot these things with tranq arrows and tame it but I shot it and knocked it out
It died due to drowning, lesson learned never knock a carno in the middle of a lake
How to tame them in the Easiest way! (Trap needed)
What do we need?
1. Meat (prime meat and kibble are the best I think)
2. Fast dino you can ride on.
3. Tranquilizer arrows NOT STONE ARROWS! (btw I use crossbow)
Tip: if you have spyglass, look at their level, than you will see how much arrows you need.
How to tame them!
1. Lead them to the trap with the dino.
2. Knock them out with the arrows.
3. Put meat in their inventory.
Boom! You have a carno! Good luck and enjoy! ☆☆
Tip: create a saddle for them, they are pretty fast and strong.
If you have a flyer get on a rock the carno can't reach or on multiplayer get a friend and a flyer and grab your friend and let him/she shoot the carno with anything that has torpor
A low level carno is actually easy to knock out I shot a lvl 10 3 times with my crossbow and boom, it was out I knocked out a lvl 90 with a crossbow and a longneck rifle. PROTECT THE NOOBS!
Here’s how I easily tamed one:
Step 1: locate a Carno
Step 2: use an already tamed flying dino such as the pteranodon and lead it towards a cliff
Step 3: If it’s on the top part of the cliff then make it jump and fall into the lower part
Step 3: land on the top part of the cliff and shoot the Carno with tranq arrows (the cliff needs to be steep so that it doesn’t ham you)
Step 4: give it meat and surround it with wooden spikes if there are dangerous dinos nearby
Like so that noobs see this
Word to the wise. When raising a baby Carno, remember they require more meat than baby Raptors. I lost a level 150 Carno while I was sleep lol
Rookie taming method (worked first time):
1. Craft a larg bear trap (and about 15 tranq arrows)
2. Find a carno out In the open and easy to see/fire at
3.get carno to aggro on you (somehow) and walk into the trap
4. Tranq it quickly before it breaks out
5. Tame!!!
If you can, get to high ground. Then you shoot it with a tranquilizer gun.
How to tame a Carnotaurus by the Dodotamer 🦤
Step 1:Make a bow or crossbow(if possible).
Step 2:Get around 30-20 tranq arrows.Those are more than enough but make sure to bring more in case you miss.
Step 3:(OPTIONAL)Make a 2x2 stone foundations,16
stone doorways and 4 stone ramps.Put the foundations AFTER you found your Carno.Then place the doorways around the foundations.After that put the ramps to the side which you want your Carno to get trapped.
Step 4:How to find a Carno
-Look around the west zone 3
-Look around near redwoods
-Never go near Carnos if there is a Yuty nearby in the snowy biome.
Step 5:Put your trap somewhere which the Carno can’t aggro.Trap the Carno,then tranquillize it.
Step 6:Find meat (prime meat If possible)
You won’t be needing narcotics if you use prime meat.
If it successfully tamed,name it.
Step 7: Profit
I hope it would be helpful
-the Dodotamer🦤
A simple way to get these guys is to simply distract them with something delicious. Command something tanky (Ex. Carbonemys) to attack them, then set them to passive so they don’t kill the Carno. Then, you can pelt it with a slingshot or bow and tranq arrow until it goes down. They don’t have the biggest torpor stat, so raising it to max won’t take many tranq arrows (5 if it is extremely low level)
Good luck and have fun!
I cheated out on taming the old fashioned way. I know it doesn’t always yield the greatest results but I saw a mammoth kill the mother and seen a juvenile and imprinted it then took it to my base and fed her until she was full grown. Easiest way to get a tame done but won’t always yield the stronger Dino.
Hey fellow ark players! You want one of these monsters?
Hide-staking meat-hoarding carno? I
My method is quite risky for up to one and either keep tranqing it or just hit it with a bat! When it's knocked out feed it prime meat,or regular meat, etc and wait! Make sure you get that thing a saddle and then you have yourself a killing machine, enjoy!
-OtterTips
I knocked it out with a club, just because. I do not recommend. But now I have a carno named Apex.
Easy tame for anyone with a crossbow and narcs, plus easy breed and makes you feel like a pro
Use a raptor as a mount and you can easily outrun a Carno while shooting it with tranq arrows/darts. It's how I've tamed all my carnos.
If you want a good Carno, you are bound to find one in the redwood forest if playing on mobile. Pretty easy tame.
You just need a couple trank arrows, at least about nine, maybe some hide armor, and then climb up onto a rock that he can’t get up onto, then shoot him or something to Agro him, and once he comes to the base of the rock and attempts to kill you, shoot him with the tranks. Then when he tries to run away, just jump down and chase him. But make sure he doesn’t get KOed in water.
There are 2 ways you can tame a carno,one can be used for people who has alot of points invested into movement speed,or you can build a trap which is much safer than the first taming method.
1-The first way is more dangerous but costs less and needs less peperation,but the second needs more preparation but is safer than the first),for people with alot of points into movement speed(like I said)how this method works is,first your movement speed needs to be atleast 130-150 or more,as they are a bit slower than a raptor,so,you first attract it's attention by using tranq darts or tranq arrows(for super low levels sling shots MAYBE can be used)but the wooden club is out of the question.
You atract it's attention,then start pelting it with your house or tranq ammo,then when it gets close to you run away from it,when it's atleast 5 meters away from you(about 3-6 foundations),start shooting it with tranq ammo,repeat this process and check it's torpor(it's process of getting knocked out/the purple thing that you view below it's hp with a spyglass),with a spyglass,when it's torpr reaches about 90% it will start to run and flee,then Persue it until it's knocked out.(SN:this method also works with a fast ground mount with some points into movement speed or a fast flying mount,example:raptor for ground mound and pteresaur/pterenadon)
2-build a 2x1 or 2x2 box with the walls being 1 wall high,atract it's attention,lure it into the trap(use a ground mount if it makes you feel safer,like raptor)once it's in the trap,pelt it with the tranq ammo of your choice.
2-whichever method you prefer,once it's knocked out,use narcotics or biotoxin(I prefer biotoxin imo)to keep it asleep,use either raw meat or prime meat for taming,and it ark mobile,use soothing balm with it,this is necessary if you want to tame a high level carno in ark mobile,this works in arks pc version,but thet no soothing balm there,idk what kibble in ark pc carno eats,but feed it,keep it asleep,and protect it with wooden spike walls if you want extra protection.
3-boom,you've got yourself a new and fresh carno,these guy's saddles unlock at level 46,and are monsters,slightly slower than a raptor but, better,more damage,more weight,and more health,if you want a good and powerful Dino in the early game,these guys are it,if have a high level carno,level 300+ preferebly,you can kill low level trexes eazily,but be careful,I think raptors can pull you off your carno with their pounce ability.
-freshedoutmonke
Just go on a nearby cliff bruh ._.