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Taming & KO Tips

How do I tame a spinosaurus? Tips and strategies on taming and knocking out a spinosaurus.
SPINOS HAVE O2 STAT!!
Dropped a lvl 100 on shore and he ran towards the water and passed out there
I thought they can breath under water but she drowned on me.
DOMT KNOCK THEM OUT IN WATER THEY ARE NOT LIKE BARYONYX
I am a noob just started the game a week ago, I was super into spino. As one killed me the first day. I am level 27 and tamed one, can't ride it but still looks so cool.
This is how , first you need butt load of stones, wood and thatch. Like 2700 stone, 1600 wood, 1000 thatch. I made 9 stone foundations in 3×3, then put door frames around it and make it 3 door frames high so it can't climb it , put stone stare case from the side spino is closest to, put pillars under it to support. You are 1/4 way there. Get Tranq arrows( depending upon level of dino)and a crossbow. I shot it once and it caught and killed me, i got back and he was still there so i did it all again and got him in , tranq him till he feel asleep, used fish meat and bio toxin and there you go now you have a spino , go wild
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Multiplayer tip, this works well! How tame a low level, easy as taming a dodo almost.
Step 1: Have a pteranodon with good stamina.
Step 2: Scout the area for a spino (any level).
Step 3: Carry your tribe-mate to spino (keep your distance in the air)
Step 4: Have your friend tranq it.
Step 5: Use soothing balm/starve tame.
Easy tame, somehow.
squid killer. need black pearls? we kibbled two 135s and killed a 85 squid that night. 35 pearls per kills. necessary tame!!!
I knocked out one on mobile, rubbed some soothing balm on it, left to get prime meat and it was killed by a meganuera.
Don’t be afraid I was paranoid of them but my tame took 30 minutes and was super easy and he was worth it he was Lel 1 but that’s how I operate
For people who say they’re easier be tamed than rex, no they don’t. Rex is much easier
If you want to tame one you have found the right guy so here is how do it get on a cliff because these things are massive so no rock shall do then shoot it with normal arrows then when he starts running start loading tranqs on him till he’s knocked out tranq arrows will do because they have quite low torpor then feed him fish/prime fish meat you will need a few not too many narcotics/ bio toxins then you got your self a spino. like if this helped
The Supreme Spinosaurus
DIFFICULTY LVL:- 6/10 [INTERMEDIATE]
IN ORDER TO TAME A SPINOSAURUS:-
THINGS YOU'LL NEED:-
1. A Crossbow and some tranq arrows or a Long Neck Rifle and tranquilizer darts.
2. Exceptional Kibble, Raw prime fish meat, Raw fish meat or Argentavis Kibble (Old ARK Mobile only).
3. (If you wanna tame with a trap) 15-20 fence foundations and stone walls and finally the ramps.
TAMING:-
METHOD NO. 1:-
If you have a quick mount (such as Gallimimus, Kaprosuchus, Raptor etc) you can outrun the Spinosaurus by putting some points in speed and knock it out.
DIFFICULTY: 8/10 [ARDUOUS] YOU'LL HAVE TO RUN AROUND WHEN THE SPINOSAURUS WILL RUN AWAY FROM YOU IN THE DANGER.
METHOD NO. 2:-
If you have a tanky mount (such as Brontosaurus, Paraceratherium etc) the dino will take/ressist the damage while you're knocking it out.
DIFFICULTY: 7/10 [MODERATE] THE SPINOSAURUS'S SPEED WILL BE MORE THAN YOUR TANKY MOUNT AND WILL RUN AWAY EASILY INTO DANGER.
METHOD NO. 3:-
Build 10-12 stone pillars high as it won't even reach to you and you can knock out the Spinosaurus.
DIFFICULTY: 7/10 [MIDDLING] HOWEVER THE SPINOSAURUS WILL RUN AWAY FROM YOU EASILY.
METHOD NO. 4:-
Build 15-20 fence foundations and stone walls of atleast 3-4 times higher and finally the ramps, then lure the Spinosaurus into the trap and knock it out.
DIFFICULTY:- 1/10 [EFFORTLESS] THE SPINOSAURUS WON'T WANDER AROUND AND YOU CAN KNOCK IT OUT EASILY.
FACTS:-
1. The Spinosaurus's saddle unlocks on lvl 71, and it needs - 380 Hide
200 Fibre
45 Cementing Paste
25 Silica Pearls
2. It does have an untameable version in Extinction which is the Corrupted Spinosaurus mainly in the Wastelands.
3. It has a Hydration Buff that allows it to increase its damage and resistance when in water.
4. It is quite quick mount in water as well as land.
5. However, for beginners, they are quite dangerous and harmful as they spawn in the Southern Regions.
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Runs to the other side of the map when torpor running
These guys will be your best friend.
I am not joking.
I play mobile, single player, and I have one named Butch, tamed him when I was at level 20 something and him level 17 I believe, he’s now level 43 and the only place he doesn’t go with me is underwater and caves.
Do no be scared grabbing one, I was terrified taming Butch, but in all honesty he wasn’t that bad, I was just paranoid. While narcotics are good to use, I find biotoxin even better and it easily knocks a spino nearly back to full tempor.
I used a crossbow and stood on a sharp cliff face, letting butch run around and kill the other animals in the water, which did actually distract him long enough to knock him right out. I highly suggest trying to grab one in the easier areas, mine being from the Long: 40 Lat: 80 area. Here you can easily get biotoxin too, as the jellies spawn in the area pretty frequently, it being a low level area and they’re easy to get to with a crossbow!
Happy taming fellow survivors, good luck!
I tamed a lv 116 whith just a long neck and darts on foot they aren't as hard to tame as people say.
They drown if knocked out in water :(
If you don’t see a spino to tame kill all the fish in a river.
IF YOU CAN'T FIND THEM READ THIS!!
Spinos spawn along rivers on the island and are counted as an aquatic tame so they are affected by the aquatic spawn cap. This means you must kill fish to get them to spawn. Good luck!
If you tame a 30-40 early game along with tame bonus you can kill most anything in your way.
I play on PC so I’m going to tame one on extinction today, so I think that I’ll use the method of a couple stone floors, doorframe’s, and a ramp. I think that that trap will work perfectly cause it is good on Rexes and other larger Dino’s.
How to place:
It’s really east honestly, just place a 5-5 foundation, 3 doorframe long square with ramps on the side for it to go in. I’ve tried and it works on pretty much everything to a Rex. (maybe make it bigger with a Dino gate too ) also, you can run and make it follow you and then just run out of the door frame to tranq it. This is honestly the most OP trap. Wish me luck!
Taming a spino might seem hard at lvl 29, but it ain’t. Get 20-40 tranq arrows, a bow that doesn’t deal too much damage, and a butt load of fish meat. Shoot the spino at a long range, then when it closes in shoot it more, that will minimize how much damage you take. Once you have it down, keep a very close watch on it cuz spinos are very fast at losing torpor, use bio toxin as a narcotic, it won’t do damage and its effective.
This method had me tame 3 spinos in a day at lvl 29-31
I've tamed two of these and to knock it out shoot on land from a far distance. Best all around dino I've found
To one man Who Said use stone pillars USE YOUR SURRONDINDGS AND FOUND LARGE CLIFF