Shinehorn
CreatureShoulder Pet
Shinehorn taming calculatorPassive
Passive taming is the method for the Shinehorn: get close without aggroing it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. There's a ~14-second cooldown between feedings, so patience is essential.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Plant Species Z Seed | 56s | 99.53%+74 Lvl (224) | 14s | |
 Aggeravic Mushroom | 5m 36s | 88.74%+66 Lvl (216) | 14s | |
  Sweet Vegetable Cake, Seeds | 7h 0m 0s | 0.15%+0 Lvl (150) | 14s |
Shinehorn taming video guide
More about taming the Shinehorn
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Shinehorn based on your settings.
The Shinehorn is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Shoulder Pet category.
Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. Health-wise, the Shinehorn sits at 115 base, making it glass-cannon fragile. With 180 base Stamina, the Shinehorn has decent staying power. A base Weight of 100 means average weight tolerance.
This is a passive tame: no tranquilizers needed. Get close without startling it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. Its preferred food is Plant Species Z Seed.
As a tame, the Shinehorn earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.05 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
