Triceratops
CreatureSoaker
Triceratops taming calculatorKnockout
The Triceratops is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. The Triceratops loses Torpor at 0.3 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Simple Kibble | 20m 28s | 99.8%+74 Lvl (224) | 1m 17s | |
 Archelon Algae | 24m 1s | 98.77%+74 Lvl (224) | 37s | |
 Crops | 1h 35m 25s | 83.4%+62 Lvl (212) | 37s | |
 Mejoberry | 1h 35m 25s | 73.86%+55 Lvl (205) | 28s | |
    Berries | 1h 35m 6s | 55.74%+41 Lvl (191) | 18s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow28 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow16 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)16 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart12 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart6 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow8 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow21 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher9 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Triceratops taming video guide
More about taming the Triceratops
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the Triceratops, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.
The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Triceratops 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 Triceratops first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Quetzal can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Triceratops. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). With Torpor draining at 0.3/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Triceratops: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
The Triceratops is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Soaker category.
With 150 base Stamina, the Triceratops has average stamina. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. Starting at 375 Health, it's decently sturdy. A base Weight of 365 means generous inventory space.
The Triceratops is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. For best results, use Simple Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the Triceratops is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 22°C–28°C temperature window. A wild Triceratops is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.23 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.