How to Tame Dimetrodon in ARK
Provides insulation aura for nearby players and eggs. Excellent for egg incubation.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Reactive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Dimetrodon Taming Details
Dimetrodon 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 Dimetrodon drops Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Hide.
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 Dimetrodon on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Dimetrodon 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, Dimetrodon will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Dimetrodon 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 | 350 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 300 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 250 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 750 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Dimetrodon spawns on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Astraeos, Extinction, Lost Colony, Genesis Part 1, Valguero.
Dimetrodon variants
- Aberrant Dimetrodon
- Eerie Dimetrodon
Related tools & resources
Dimetrodon — Background & Lore
The Dimetrodon is a sail-backed carnivore that most tribes keep for one job: temperature control. It gives off an insulating aura that shields nearby players and eggs from heat and cold, which makes it a standard fixture in egg hatcheries.
Where to find it
It spawns on many maps in both games, including The Island, The Center, Valguero, Extinction and Genesis Part 1, and it is notably frequent on Ragnarok in both ASA and ASE. ASA adds Astraeos and Lost Colony; ASE adds Crystal Isles, Lost Island, Fjordur and Genesis Part 2.
Taming
A knockout tame. It is reactive, so it fights back once hit, and its torpor drains very fast once it is down, so bring plenty of 
Narcotics. 
Regular Kibble is its preferred kibble; raw meat and fish also work.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 2.5 hours.
- Temperature: 30 to 34 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 1.9 days at 1x.
Uses
- Incubation: keep it beside eggs that need a narrow temperature range, so the clutch does not cool or overheat.
- Harvesting: its carcass gives
Raw Meat, 
Raw Prime Meat and 
Hide.
Tips
Set it to passive and turn wandering off, so it stays next to the eggs it is meant to protect.