How to Tame Pegomastax in ARK
A tiny thief that steals items from player inventories. Tamed by letting it steal food.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Pegomastax Taming Details
Pegomastax 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 Pegomastax drops Raw 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 Pegomastax on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Pegomastax 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 Crops in its inventory (alternatives: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables). 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, Pegomastax will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Pegomastax 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 | 120 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 450 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 55 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 30 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Pegomastax spawns on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Lost Colony, Genesis Part 1, Scorched Earth, Extinction.
Pegomastax variants
- Eerie Pegomastax
- Pegomastax Grouch
Related tools & resources
Pegomastax — Background & Lore
The Pegomastax is a tiny thief. It runs up, snatches an item from your inventory and runs away. Tamed, it rides on your shoulder.
Where to find it
It lives in jungles and forests on most maps: The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Scorched Earth and Genesis Part 1 in both games, Astraeos, Lost Colony and Extinction in ASA, and Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE. Genesis Part 1 has the most.
Taming
A passive tame: let it steal food. Keep berries ready and let it take them until the tame is done. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 1 hour 8 minutes.
- Temperature: 28 to 32 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 1.3 days at 1x.
Uses
A shoulder pet, and a funny way to take items from wild creatures and other survivors.
Tips
If a wild one steals something valuable, kill it to get the item back.