How to Tame Tek Parasaur in ARK
A TEK Parasaur with a built-in enemy detection alarm. Drops Electronics and Element Dust.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Skittish
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Tek Parasaur Taming Details
Tek Parasaur 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 Tek Parasaur drops Raw Meat, Hide, Electronics, Element Dust, Scrap Metal, Oil.
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 Tek Parasaur on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Tek Parasaur 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 Tek Parasaur.
Tek Parasaur 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 | 200 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 450 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 480 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 150 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Tek Parasaur spawns on The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero, Genesis Part 1, Astraeos, Extinction.
Tek Parasaur variants
- Aberrant Parasaur
- Eerie Parasaur
- Parasaur (Genesis: Part 2)
- R-Parasaur (Genesis: Part 2)
- X-Parasaur (Genesis: Part 1)
- VR Parasaur (Genesis: Part 2)
- Malfunctioned Tek Parasaur (Genesis: Part 1)
Related tools & resources
Tek Parasaur — Background & Lore
The Tek Parasaur is the Tek-armoured variant of the 
Parasaur. It fills the same role as the base creature, a light early mount and a base alarm, but its corpse gives Tek resources.
Where to find it
It turns up among regular Parasaur spawns and is notably frequent on Genesis Part 1 in both games. ASA also lists it on The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos and Extinction. ASE has it on most maps, including Scorched Earth, Fjordur, Lost Island and Crystal Isles.
Taming
A knockout tame with very little torpor, so use light tools such as a slingshot or plain tranquilizer arrows to avoid killing it. Feed it berries, vegetables or kibble.
Breeding
- Egg: 24 to 28 °C, about 1.4 hours to hatch.
- Growth: about 26 hours to mature at 1x.
Uses
- Alarm: in turret mode at a base, it warns of approaching enemies.
- Resources:
Electronics, 
Element Dust, 
Oil and 
Scrap Metal along with 
Raw Meat and 
Hide.
Tips
The 
Parasaur Saddle unlocks at level 9 in ASE, so it can be ridden very early.