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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Taming & KO Tips

How do I tame a cat? Tips and strategies on taming and knocking out a cat.
Wildcard patched being able to bring them to water to tame. It's just to stop it from scratching you. You can also punch them to get them to come off, bolas don't seem to work once they're latched onto you (maybe a tribemate can do it for you).
From what we've tried you can't tame them even if they have the yellow symbol, and just had to kill any of them that don't have the green symbol. They all just say "This cat doesn't want to be tamed by you". Bring a friend/tribemate to better the odds of them liking one of you since they like different people. It seems to be much like the IRL "cat distribution system".
Also had better luck with spawns on The Island as opposed to The Center, not sure about Astraeos.
Use prime fish(get by killing larger salmon and harvest with a pick or preferably sickle) also can get from sharks with the same tools
Seriously all these new tips being posted with saying bring it to the water to tame it, try it first before you waste peoples time. YOU CAN NOT BRING IT TO WATER TO TAME IT ANYMORE! Unless my server is just bugged. Someone try it and let me know….
Wait… it’s a cat, why is it the ONE thing that doesn’t prefer kibble?!?!?
Full ghillie and cactus broth to make murder mittens not rip your face off sneak up on them passive tame. They are able to breed and clone.
Use prime fish meat to passive tame... if you attack one it will scratch your face ( I had to try it for ark science)
Stand outside and say “Pspspspsps”
Its top preferred foods are raw prime fish meat and wyvern milk. Go up to it and feed the food. FINALLY SOMETHING THAT DOESNT PREFER KIBBLE!
What is the point of the patch if I can’t find a green symbol cat I liked the water method
They share spawns with common beach tames. I found 2 on center around blue ob by circling the island on a char and killing everything that spawns. They are a rare spawn so it takes a while. Taming them varies depending on the cats temperament. Red or yellow you have to let them latch on your face and run to water to get them off then they'll allow you to feed them. Green is just passive feed.
You don’t need a ghille suit all u have to do is sneak up to it with either prime fish meat or wyvern milk in your last slot. It has to be green to be able to tame.
I had the cat prompt a Dino symbol on its head
Depending on the color
Green: tame able by you
Yellow: might like you
Red: does not want to be tamed by you
They can no longer be tamed in water it was just patched. I heard if they don't want to be tamed by you, you have to kill everything in the area then it would change.
Use a gene scanner to locate wear gillie and use prime, fish meat, fish meat, or cooked mutton, presto, free cat
Getting raw prime fish meat is easier than making kibble
Passive tame but you have to find one with a green icon above it's head other wise it won't want to be tamed.
If you are having trouble finding one just get on a carcha and kill everything on blue on island on the Center and eventually they will start spawning in. It might take a while
To tame these cats you need to have either raw prime meat or raw prime fish meat there are certain types of cats which only like 1 of the times you can see this by a red icon above its head if it’s red run if it’s green start the taming process note you do t not need to have I. Your hotbar will automatically take from inventory.
Use fish or prime fish meat. Wear Gilly.
If your tribe mates tame one and you go to pet it, the cat will hiss and you but will purr for the person that tamed it.