How to Tame Sinomacrops in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Sinomacrops: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Docile... usually
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Sinomacrops Taming Details
Sinomacrops 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.
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 Sinomacrops on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Sinomacrops 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, Sinomacrops will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Sinomacrops 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 | 110 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 900 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 80 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 100 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Sinomacrops spawns on Lost Island.
Related tools & resources
Sinomacrops — Background & Lore
The Sinomacrops is a small pterosaur from Lost Island in ASE. It rides on your shoulder and works as a living glider and parachute, and it halves the weight of whatever it carries for you.
Where to find it
On Lost Island.
Taming
A passive tame with 
Chitin, the only food it eats. Hold Chitin in the first hotbar slot, feed it, then follow it with the taming tracker until it lands and shows hearts, and feed it again. Stay outside, do not sprint or jump, and do not wear Chitin armor, which makes it hostile.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 2 hours 38 minutes.
- Temperature: 38 to 40 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 1.5 days at 1x.
Uses
- Mobility: fly, glide and parachute for safe descents from cliffs and high saddles.
- Carrying: items in its inventory weigh half as much.
- Pest control: its scream scares off small creatures such as
Meganeura, Leeches and 
Titanomyrma.
Tips
Taking damage stops its flight, so reactivate it after a hit.