How to Tame Tek Triceratops in ARK
TEK Triceratops. Drops electronics and element dust.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Tek Triceratops Taming Details
Tek Triceratops 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 Triceratops drops Raw Meat, Hide, Keratin, Electronics, Element Dust, Oil, Scrap Metal.
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 Triceratops on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Tek Triceratops 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 Triceratops.
Tek Triceratops 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 | 375 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 3000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 365 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.5% |
| Torpidity | 250 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Tek Triceratops spawns on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Genesis Part 1.
Tek Triceratops variants
- Aberrant Triceratops
- Alpha X-Triceratops (Genesis: Part 1)
- Corrupted Triceratops (Genesis: Part 2)
- Eerie Triceratops
- Enraged Triceratops (Extinction)
- Malfunctioned Tek Triceratops (Genesis: Part 2)
- Skeletal Trike
- Triceratops (Genesis: Part 2)
- VR Triceratops (Genesis: Part 2)
- X-Triceratops (Genesis: Part 1)
Related tools & resources
Tek Triceratops — Background & Lore
The Tek Triceratops is the Tek variant of the 
Triceratops, the horned early-game herbivore. It keeps the charge and knockback of a normal Trike, and its corpse adds Tek resources to the usual harvest.
Where to find it
It appears among wild Trike spawns and is notably frequent on Genesis Part 1 in both games. In ASA it is also listed on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok and Valguero.
Taming
A knockout tame with low torpor. It will defend itself once hit, so shoot from range or from higher ground. Feed it berries, vegetables or kibble.
Breeding
- Egg: 22 to 28 °C, about 2.5 hours to hatch.
- Growth: about 1.9 days to mature at 1x.
Uses
- Mount: the
Trike Saddle unlocks at level 16, making it an early fighter that charges and knocks enemies back. - Harvesting: it gathers berries well.
- Resources:
Electronics, 
Element Dust, 
Oil and 
Scrap Metal along with 
Raw Meat, 
Hide and 
Keratin.