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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Taming & KO Tips

How do I tame a quetzal? Tips and strategies on taming and knocking out a quetzal.
Use a netgun when it flies above ground. Once netted, either have a trap ready for high levels or shoot tranq arrows into their eyes(more dmg). It you have a buddy, have them shoot with tranq darts while you shoot into the eyes with arrows. Be careful though as they’re kinda wimpy at times. Super hard to tame while solo without a net gun.
If on extinction or transferred a SNOW OWL over to another map you can freeze them out the sky and they will land, which could make things easier for you
The people fighting about taming it normally or using the grapple method:
Dodo arrow: Amateurs.
If you have a friend ask him to help
Get a flyer then grap your friend and fly up to the quetz and Shot it. Be careful where you want to tame it because it is More likly That they will drown in Rivers
Good luck survivor !!!
Using a Griffin to tame is very easy I found because the Griffin's are like little helicopters you can fly around it while shooting the Quetzal with a bow and tranq arrows. And then if you're too high up when the Quetzal knocks out you can dive below and catch it a few times before it hits the ground
I tamed mine with a Griffin at red obelisk
If you don't have any flyers you can grapple the quetzal and shoot him from underneath and also remember to put a parachute on your hotbar and once it gets ko equip your parachute and feed it either kibble or meat
- giga slayer
Best way to tame this guy is to jump off a flyer, harpoon it with a net projectile, and parachute down. Be sure your flyer is on passive and following you. Then, trap it with pillars and ceilings. Tranq it in the head and there you go!
Saw someone else posted they had luck with the Griffin, just coming here to say I just tamed a 168 tek quetz using the griffin with about 1600 stam and a base level longneck.
So now you know, Griffin makes for a good quetz gaming animal without needing any sort of trap, just follow and shoot. Aim for the head for bonus points and an accuracy debuff.
How do you heal a wild quetz that trapped for tanning purposes? Any tips and tricks are appreciated.
Be sure to have a back up flyer if you are using the (Argentavis grappling) method; because you can miss the grappling hook while you are high up in the air and have your argentavis stuck up there while you are on the ground and it can't hear your whistle.
You will need a back up flyer in that case.
Go near red oblisk you will find one
Pretty hard to tame, was chasing a level 50 female for about 2 hours and I just gave up. I also only had tranq arrows and did not have a way to make it fly to the ground. I would like a good easy method to tame without making it a pain to do.
If you're rich af, just kill it, take the implant, set a trap on the revival platform, revive it then mag dump all your tranqs on this mf
Shoot it with a dodo arrow and it will start chasing and attacking you. Shoot it with shocking tranq dart and knock it. Then the usual soothing balm+ prime meat or Rex kibble. Up for noobs
To those who say it’s impossible to tame in single player on mobile, it isn’t. I killed one, built a cage at an obelisk, respawned it using amber, and knocked it out. So, to the people who don’t have friends, you can still find a way to get this big boi.
2022: The easiest possible method to execute, but requires a bit of setup prior to it.
1. Any flyer will be be fine. I used a Wyvern, and a Sinomacrops.
2. Have parachutes at the ready.
3. Position yourself over the Quetzal you want to tame.
4. Drop on it, and while falling, hit it with a Net Projectile from the Harpoon Launcher. You can unlock both on Lost Island. It will fall to the ground, trapped.
5. Tranquilize while it’s down. You’ll have plenty of time.
6. Tame.
Solo taming is a ton easier now with a Tapejara. Fly near to the quetz, get off, get in the front passenger seat and whistle attack target on the quetz. Get your tranqs out and shoot it down with ease! (Also it's an exciting chase around the map, though on PvP you might have to watch out for enemy bases)
I just had my pal fly a dragon while I’m on it shooting it
USE TAPIJERA
1. GO NEAR QUZTEL CHANGE SIT
2. TAKE OUT YOUR LONGNECK RIFLE
3.SHOOT TRANQ DARTS OR SHOKING TRANQUIL DARTS