Kaprosuchus
CreatureWater
Kaprosuchus taming calculatorKnockout
Knock the Kaprosuchus unconscious using your preferred torpor weapon, then feed it to begin the taming process. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 0.3/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level223+73
- Max level after leveling296
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Regular Kibble | 12m 48s | 98.61%+73 Lvl (223) | 1m 26s | |
 Raw Mutton | 15m 1s | 94.32%+70 Lvl (220) | 51s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 18m 21s | 91.57%+68 Lvl (218) | 51s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 27m 29s | 83%+62 Lvl (212) | 50s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 36m 38s | 73.03%+54 Lvl (204) | 50s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 22m 56s | 63.38%+47 Lvl (197) | 26s | |
 Raw Meat | 55m 1s | 54.57%+40 Lvl (190) | 51s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 47m 6s | 30.15%+22 Lvl (172) | 26s | |
 Cooked Meat | 55m 1s | 23.06%+17 Lvl (167) | 26s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 1h 8m 46s | 16.09%+12 Lvl (162) | 26s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 1h 8m 46s | 4.58%+3 Lvl (153) | 13s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow23 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow13 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)13 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart9 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart5 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow6 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow17 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher7 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Kaprosuchus taming video guide
More about taming the Kaprosuchus
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Kaprosuchus at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Use the knockout chart to see exactly how many Tranq Arrows, Darts, or other torpor weapons it takes to down the Kaprosuchus. 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 Kaprosuchus first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Tusoteuthis can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Kaprosuchus 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 Kaprosuchus bleeds 0.3 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your Kaprosuchus tame in real time. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Kaprosuchus: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Kaprosuchus as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Water classification.
Health-wise, the Kaprosuchus sits at 200 base, making it on the squishy side. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. Its base Stamina of 350 gives it solid stamina reserves. A base Weight of 140 means modest carrying capacity.
To tame the Kaprosuchus, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Regular Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
As a tame, the Kaprosuchus is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 29°C–35°C temperature window. A wild Kaprosuchus is worth 5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.4 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
