How to Tame Procoptodon in ARK
A giant kangaroo with incredible jumping ability. Can carry a baby dino or small player in its pouch.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Skittish
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Procoptodon Taming Details
Procoptodon is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Crops.
Alternative foods: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Procoptodon drops Raw Meat, Hide, Pelt.
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 Procoptodon on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Procoptodon 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, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Procoptodon.
Procoptodon 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 | 400 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 350 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 550 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 350 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Procoptodon spawns on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Extinction, Lost Colony, Genesis Part 1, Scorched Earth.
Procoptodon variants
- Eerie Procoptodon
- R-Procoptodon (Genesis: Part 2)
- Abyssal Procoptodon
Related tools & resources
Procoptodon — Background & Lore
The Procoptodon is a giant kangaroo that leaps very high and kicks hard. Its pouch holds a baby creature or a small survivor, which makes it popular for moving babies and for quick escapes.
Where to find it
It lives on The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction, Scorched Earth and Genesis Part 1 in both games, on Astraeos in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Fjordur and Lost Island in ASE. The Center has the most.
Taming
A knockout tame. It is skittish, so trap it first, then feed it berries, crops or herbivore kibble. Its saddle unlocks at level 23. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Birth: a live birth, about 3 hours 58 minutes of gestation.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 1.9 days at 1x.
Uses
Carrying babies safely, jumping over walls and cliffs, and escaping from danger.
Tips
Use the pouch to move a baby from the hatchery to its pen without picking it up by hand.