Creatures

Tame animals with the correct food

Food pairs, the taming prompt and interactions after taming.

Early Access · Stable Update 6 / hotfix 0.6.5; Update 7 preview separate · Updated 2026-09-12

The short answer

Approach a friendly tameable animal and inspect its Tame prompt. Offer the food it requests; hearts indicate success. Some animals can then be milked, sheared or mounted.

Before you start

  • Taming was introduced in Update 3.
  • The current prompt takes precedence if a food requirement changes.

Bring the right food

AnimalFood
Chicken / TurkeyCorn
Sheep / CowLettuce
Horse / RabbitCarrot
BisonCauliflower
WarthogOnion
CamelTomato
Goat / Ram / MouflonApple
MosshornPotato
PigTurnip
Wild PigEggplant
Desert ChickenCotton
SkrillChili
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After the hearts appear

Use an empty hand to pet a tamed animal. The available productive interaction depends on the species. Tamed animals usually remain near players without fleeing, but hitting them changes that behaviour.

Kingy preparation note: make the enclosure and clear an approach before carrying rare food across the map. Confirm the prompt instead of assuming every passive-looking creature supports taming.

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Research checked 2026-09-12. This is a source-based guide; Kingy has not independently play-tested these steps. Evidence and coverage.

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