My first Theri, I was hoping for a female but I wasn’t complaining. I starved it for days and almost lost it to a dilo and a raptor, losing effectiveness, sure, but I was dedicated. Once I felt I could give it food to tame, it was ALMOST instant; I was off and it rose to 78% and then stopped to a crawl. Once he was tamed, I rode him everywhere with a journeyman saddle. I even tamed two more male Theris for ensured protection. One day soloing a mountain for obsidian, we’re going down the mountain and I meet the worst enemy of the Theri: fall damage. Keep in mind he was Level 72 getting close to my level, but I knew he would die when we hit the ground cos we missed a step and I just had to wait for the fall to dismount me. I survived, but some argies were raiding his corpse while trying to retrieve what loot I could. I got the saddle and the implant, some obsidian, but I left upset. Fast forward to the moment I could revive him at an obelisk. It was like a family becoming complete again