How to Tame Carnotaurus in ARK
A fast mid-game carnivore with a powerful headbutt. Good for exploration and combat.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Carnotaurus Taming Details
Carnotaurus is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Carnotaurus drops Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Hide, Keratin.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Carnotaurus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Carnotaurus is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Carnotaurus.
Carnotaurus base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 420 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 300 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 2000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 300 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.3% |
| Torpidity | 350 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Carnotaurus spawns on The Island, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Genesis Part 1, The Center, Extinction, Lost Colony.
Carnotaurus variants
- Aberrant Carnotaurus
- Alpha Carnotaurus
- Corrupted Carnotaurus (Genesis: Part 2)
- Eerie Alpha Carno
- Eerie Carno
- R-Carnotaurus (Genesis: Part 2)
- Skeletal Carnotaurus
- VR Carnotaurus
- Astral Carnotaurus (Astraeos)
- Lightning Carnotaurus (Astraeos)
- Revenant Carnotaurus
Related tools & resources
Carnotaurus — Background & Lore
The Carnotaurus is a fast mid-sized carnivore with horns over its eyes. It is a good mid-game mount for exploring and fighting, and in ASA its headbutt knocks enemies back.
Where to find it
It hunts on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction, Scorched Earth and Genesis Part 1 in both games, on Astraeos and Lost Colony in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
A knockout tame and a carnivore. It is aggressive, so knock it out from a safe spot and feed it meat or carnivore kibble. Its saddle unlocks at level 46. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 1 hour 40 minutes.
- Temperature: 26 to 32 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 1.9 days at 1x.
Uses
Exploration and mid-game combat. It gathers 
Raw Meat, 
Raw Prime Meat and 
Hide well.
Tips
A good stepping stone before bigger carnivores like the 
Rex.