How To Tame A Pteranodon In ARK Survival Evolved

You may need to know how to tame a Pteranodon in ARK Survival Evolved, as they are one of the first flying creatures you can claim as a pet, but they can be difficult to tame due to their ability to take off whenever you get too close. ARK Survival Evolved tasks you with surviving an island of dinosaurs and other deadly creatures, but as you become comfortable with your environment, you can begin to tame different creatures as pets. Flying creatures are always useful to tame as you can use them as fast air transport, so check out how to tame a Pteranodon in ARK Survival Evolved. 

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How To Tame A Pteranodon In ARK Survival Evolved

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In general, the basics of taming involve rendering the creature unconscious, filling their inventory with the food items used for taming, and then keeping it unconscious to carry on the taming process. The first step can be difficult for Pteranodons as they can fly though, and approaching and attacking them directly will often cause them to fly away. 

The best way of taming a Pteranodon is knocking it out from a distance with Bolas. Wait for one to land on the ground, or find one already on the surface, and throw your Bolas to incapacitate it. Another way that works, is by sneaking up toward a Pteranodon with an Electric Prod and landing a headshot. Lastly, ranged weapons like tranq arrows or stone arrows also work, but be careful not to let one land in deep water or it can drown. 

Once you have captured a Pteranodon, you will need to feed it Regular Kibble, which can be made with a Medium Egg, Longrass x2, Savoroot x2, Cooked Meat Jerky, Fiber x5, and a source of water. Fill its inventory with as many of these as you can until the taming bar reaches max. 

You'll also need to monitor whether it wakes up, and feed it Narcoberries or Narcotics to keep it asleep during the taming process. Creatures won't eat these automatically, so make sure to force-feed it to them in their inventory when you need to keep them docile. 

That's all for our breakdown of how to tame a Pteranodon in ARK Survival Evolved, and now you know the full process of turning one into a pet. 

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