How to Tame Snow Owl in ARK
A support flyer with healing abilities. Its freeze dive heals nearby tames. Thermal vision detects nearby creatures.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Snow Owl Taming Details
Snow Owl 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 Snow Owl 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 Snow Owl on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Snow Owl 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, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Snow Owl.
Snow Owl 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 | 325 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 350 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 2000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 375 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 600 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Snow Owl spawns on Extinction, Valguero, Lost Colony, Astraeos.
Snow Owl variants
- R-Snow Owl (Extinction, Genesis: Part 2, Lost Island, Fjordur, Astraeos, Lost Colony)
- Snow Owl Ghost (Extinction, Genesis: Part 2, Lost Island, Fjordur, Astraeos, Lost Colony)
Related tools & resources
Snow Owl — Background & Lore
The Snow Owl is a support flyer. It can heal nearby tames, freeze targets in a dive, and see creatures through its thermal vision.
Where to find it
Cold regions of Extinction in both games, Lost Colony in ASA, and Fjordur and Lost Island in ASE.
Taming
A knockout tame. Its saddle unlocks at level 61. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 2 hours 56 minutes.
- Temperature: cool, 12 to 13.5 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2.3 days at 1x.
Uses
Healing in fights, scouting with thermal vision, and freezing enemies.
Tips
Its healing helps in boss fights, so bring one along.