Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Taming & KO Tips

How do I tame a megatherium? Tips and strategies on taming and knocking out a megatherium.
Make sure that you aren’t setting up your trap next to a daeodon spawn zone… Not fun…
I know the app says that they can’t break Adobe structures but, with the insect killer buff they can! So if you are going to trap one make sure you use stone or metal and keep your insect tames far away; also kill any insects in the area since they take less torpor damage while the buff is active.
Taming these guys in mobile is a pain! You have to go into a specific dungeon, kill one without a mount, take there implant, go back to base and revive it, now you can tame your sloth boi.
If you want to tame a megatherium you should make a trap.it’s not hard you can search it on youtube.otherwise chasing it around will not be fun.it moves around a lot so a trap would really help.<3
Broodmother fighting, no problem! Have several of these on your team and you'll have chitin for days after it's done. Combat multiplier with each spider kill too so these are a very good investment.
In old ark mobile. They eat baryonyx egg kibble
When I first saw megatherium I assumed it was a Herbivore since it’s just a giant sloth. And tamed it exclusively with berries. Which took forever. It was only after I used it and noticed it was eating meat I realised it was an omnivore. Don’t make the same mistake i did. Taming it Exclusively with berries is a pain
if u tame with cooked fish meat on official your a savage
If you are on ark mobile and you are trying to find a megatherium but can't find one.... Go to a dungeon and kill one then get it's implant then revive it with a revival platform and then tame it - Roccky the taming master
Remember, these guys are omnivores. Kibble, honey, and raw prime meat ( in that order ) are better than mejoberries. Don’t be me and use berries because you have no kibble or honey.
Want to tame this insect grinder? Here’s your best way to go about this; supplies; as with every tame u need supplies this is of course what I recommend bringing, you however can bring what you think will work! I recommend shocking tranqs, as a way of quickly putting them down, without them getting to you, pack 200 narcotics for each megatherium you plan on taming (pack a few more just in case) pack some kibble, or veggies, mutton, prime these guys are omnivores but they prefer meat! Next on the shopping list is a net gun, if you are a low leveled player this will be your safest bet on getting one of these, but pack at least 6 nets, in case you eithor miss or they broke free, and there will always be too megatheriums that spawn with each other, meaning they are always in packs of two, if you don’t have access to nets, then beartraps will work too, they’re just not as versatile as the net gun, make sure to pack some GOOD armor, because when these guys come at you o Jesus they will come for you. Having trouble finding some of these Boise? I find them very often on lost island, and crystal isles, (I play on valguero, but I don’t think they spawn on that map) you can find them all over the map on isles, on lost island they spawn commonly at the left of the desert dunes!
Still wanting to tame one? Here’s some options for knock out; nets!, just shoot them both with nets and walk up and tranq them in the head for a quick and painful knockout! And the other option is shoot and flee!, it’s pretty much self explanatory but it is a dangerous operation I recommend health brews if you get overrun. After you knock them out, I prefer mutton to tame them but it’s up to you how you tame them! Congrats you have tamed the fuzzy insect grinder, a VERY effeicant way to kill the brood mother as well as protect your base from bugs, and as cave also have bugs they are good cave mounts if they fit inside the cave, they also have a massive dmg buff when a insect is close by, this is specified by the distinctive red cloud above its head, it will do this in the wild as well making it kill u way faster, great for gathering chitin, and also can gather fiber and berries by harvesting bushes (it’s kinda like a therizino in some ways) very useful tame for players! Happy taming and take care!
Can be tamed using raw mutton, tamed a 145 with about ~35 mutton in about an hour
Takes Baryonyx kibble on mobile
So you would like to tame a ✨Megatherium✨ here's how
First I would recommend making a taming pen out of 4 stone foundations and 2x high stone doorways then you will tranq it count 5sec per shot because it takes a second for the shots to kick in then feed the taming food🍖🥩.
🔥Fun fact🔥:When you kill a bug while on a ✨Megatherium✨ it goes into rage mode and does double its normal damage.
💫GL💫 and enjoy the Teddy Bear🧸 with claws!♥️
-Wild Willy
I also found some on Lost Island in the desert, right next to a little stone/bones oasis
Just found out the crystal wyverns don’t pick up these guys :/
~Stabz
Don’t build the bottom of your trap out of wooden foundations😅
The saddle unlocks at level 52. It costs 24 engrams points
In contrast to what's been said, it does eat meat while being tamed. Works perfectly fine.
Are you enjoying MOBILE ARK? You can tame them at dungeon.
They appear only in dungeon at mobile.
At least, I met them at RMX : The Quickening.
If you met them, Kill them and keep their implant. You have to bring back the dead from obelisk, resurrection Platform etc. Because we can't tame them in dungeon.
Then all preparation to tame them is finished.
I recommend to build trap because of preventing situation they go far.
They mostly like honey(we can't make megalania kibble they prefer at mobile).
They will be strong warrior especially at cave, Also their power got their effect is stronger than Rex.