I recommend taming them when you are at a level that can craft tranc arrows.I DO NOT RECOMMEND TAMING IN WATER THESE GUYS ARE INSANELY FAST IN THE WATER.Dart them then lure them on to land then back up tranc back up tranc and you’ll have a new buddy (Get a chef station at lvl 23 for 20 amber) Craft some trike kibble for a faster game.

After losing my stuff 3 times I was finally able to escape these beasts (I was level 9 at the time). A couple levels later I got the courage to tame one, and it was easier than I thought. Standing on a rock I shot 30 or so rocks at him with a slingshot, and was a able to knock him out. Luckily when he tried to flees he got stuck on a tree. Overall he was an easy tame depending on level, and I recommend taking this absolute unit

These puppies are a semi-noob's best friend. Find them in swamps and near water holes. They really open up the map to you when you're a noob as they allow you to traverse waterways quite easily and quickly. All you need are some tranquil arrows and a decent distance and some raw meat. I've personally tamed 3 of them. They are also very useful for traveling up coasts and collecting lots of meat from dodos and scouting out those rounded rocks that give good metal. 10/10 my favorite dino.

these guys are such gigachads.

to tame one place 3 wooden billboards in a "C" shape with a large bear trap in the middle. when you aggro the sarco, walk lead it into the trap (DO NOT GO INTO ANY WATER) and when the bear trap is activated place a fourth billboard behind the sarco. shoot with tranqs and if done quickly and while the bear trap is active the sarco should not be able to break out in time. if it does just walk backwards and shoot it.

these guys are excellent Underwater mounts and will be able to swim away incredibly fast. they can kill individual megalodons even at low levels. my guy steve is a Chad. the death roll attack is great on land as well.

downsides are their slow land movement speed and the fact that they eat a lot of raw fish meat. my boy steve is one of my favourite tames.

Guys….if ur on mobile u don’t need a slingshot…or tranqs….I tamed uncountable sarcos with a wood bat hitting its hind leg. The first thing u have to do is get it to see u. Once it is close jump over it. It might bite u but that’s ok. Then hit its hind leg until flee then run up the the snout and nock it more. It’s so easy and, ya doing it with ranges weapons are a little easier but either way works fine. I tried on ps4 and it was a little harder but I am a mobile player so don’t take my word for that

-sarco master