Thylacoleo
CreatureDMG
Thylacoleo taming calculatorKnockout
Knock the Thylacoleo unconscious using your preferred torpor weapon, then feed it to begin the taming process. Torpor bleeds at 1.85/s, requiring regular sedative application to prevent a premature wakeup.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level223+73
- Max level after leveling296
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Extraordinary Kibble | 22m 23s | 98.65%+73 Lvl (223) | 3m 12s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 2h 29m 51s | 35.6%+26 Lvl (176) | 1m 53s | |
 Cooked Meat | 2h 11m 15s | 15.28%+11 Lvl (161) | 57s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 4h 22m 30s | 15.28%+11 Lvl (161) | 1m 53s | |
 Raw Meat | 8h 45m 0s | 4.32%+3 Lvl (153) | 1m 53s |
Required narcotics
35Narcotics
113Narcoberries
18Bio Toxin
86Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow78 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow45 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)45 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart32 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart16 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow21 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow58 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher23 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Thylacoleo taming video guide
More about taming the Thylacoleo
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Thylacoleo based on your settings.
The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Thylacoleo at different levels. Wait between shots for torpor to tick up. Firing too fast can kill the creature before it goes down.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Thylacoleo first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Argentavis can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Thylacoleo sedated throughout taming. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. The Thylacoleo bleeds 1.85 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. The torpor timer alerts you when narcotics are needed. The starve timer tracks Food depletion for starve-taming, where you let the food bar drop before placing all food at once.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Thylacoleo as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the DMG category.
Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. The Thylacoleo has 700 base Health - quite durable. With 400 base Stamina, the Thylacoleo has solid stamina reserves. It carries 400 base Weight - a solid weight pool.
To tame the Thylacoleo, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Extraordinary Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
As a tame, the Thylacoleo is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. A wild Thylacoleo is worth 5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.5 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.