How to Tame Pachyrhinosaurus in ARK
Releases pheromone clouds that either calm or enrage nearby creatures. Useful for taming escorts.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Passive
- Tame Method
- Passive
- Rideable
- Yes
Pachyrhinosaurus Taming Details
Pachyrhinosaurus is a passive tame — feed it Kibble (preferred) or Crops by hand or from its inventory without knocking it out. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Crops.
Alternative foods: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Pachyrhinosaurus drops Raw Meat, Hide, Keratin.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Kibble (preferred) or Crops, bug repellent (if applicable), and a shield for emergencies.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Pachyrhinosaurus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Approach passively
Pachyrhinosaurus is a passive tame. Approach slowly with no weapons drawn, drop or hand-feed its preferred food, and avoid sudden movements.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Crops in its inventory (alternatives: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Keep wild predators away — passive tames are vulnerable while feeding.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Pachyrhinosaurus.
Pachyrhinosaurus 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 | 375 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 3000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 365 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 250 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Pachyrhinosaurus spawns on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Lost Island, Fjordur, Astraeos, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, Lost Colony.
Pachyrhinosaurus variants
- Eerie Pachyrhinosaurus
Related tools & resources
Pachyrhinosaurus — Background & Lore
The Pachyrhinosaurus is a ceratopsian that releases pheromone clouds. One calms nearby creatures, the other makes them angry, which helps when taming or escorting tames past hostile animals.
Where to find it
It lives on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction 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. Feed it berries, crops or herbivore kibble. Its saddle unlocks at level 27. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 2.5 hours.
- Temperature: 22 to 28 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 1.9 days at 1x.
Uses
Calming or provoking creatures nearby, and 
Keratin when harvested.
Tips
The calming cloud is handy when you need to work near aggressive creatures without a fight.