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Quick answer:<\/strong> To tame an Achatina in ARK Survival Ascended you knock it out with tranquilizer darts to the soft body and feed it Sweet Vegetable Cake, the only food it accepts. A level 150 Achatina needs 17 cakes, about 37 minutes and around 38 Narcotics at official 1x rates; on Tharyon, with 8x taming, 3 cakes and roughly 7 minutes are enough.<\/p>\n

Updated October 2026 for ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Achatina is a giant snail that is useless in a fight but works like a small factory: while wandering it produces Achatina Paste (cementing paste) and Organic Polymer. That is why many bases keep several of them so they never have to go out for those materials.<\/p>\n

Herbivore (only eats Sweet Vegetable Cake)<\/span>Knockout (knock it out, then feed it)<\/span>8x taming on Tharyon<\/span><\/div>\n

Achatina quick facts in ARK Survival Ascended<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Diet<\/th>\nHerbivore (only eats Sweet Vegetable Cake)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Temperament<\/th>\nPassive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taming method<\/th>\nKnockout (knock it out, then feed it)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preferred kibble<\/th>\nDoes not use kibble to tame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Best food<\/th>\nSweet Vegetable Cake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How to immobilize it<\/th>\nBola, Bear Trap, Plant Species Y Trap and Net Projectile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How to knock it out<\/th>\nTranquilizer darts to the soft body; the shell takes 0.1x damage and the tail 0.5x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saddle<\/th>\nNo saddle: it cannot be ridden, but you can carry it in your arms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maps (ASA)<\/th>\nThe Island, The Center, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction, Valguero, Lost Island<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How to tame an Achatina step by step<\/h2>\n
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  1. Craft Sweet Vegetable Cakes before you go: you need Sap, Giant Bee Honey and crops such as Savoroot.<\/li>\n
  2. Bring Narcotics: it loses torpor very quickly and will need quite a few.<\/li>\n
  3. Shoot the soft body, never the shell. When its health drops it hides in the shell, so finish quickly.<\/li>\n
  4. Once it is asleep, put the cakes in its inventory. After it finishes a stack it waits about 30 seconds before eating again.<\/li>\n
  5. Feed it Narcotics often and make sure it does not wake up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Achatina taming food and taming calculator<\/h2>\n

    These numbers come from ARK’s taming formula for a level 150 Achatina. The 1x column is the official rate and the 8x column is Tharyon’s rate. They are estimates: hitting the sleeping creature or a game patch can change them slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Food<\/th>\nAmount 1x<\/th>\nTime 1x<\/th>\nAmount 8x (Tharyon)<\/th>\nTime 8x (Tharyon)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Sweet Vegetable Cake<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n37 min<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n7 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Achatina taming time by level with Sweet Vegetable Cake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Level<\/th>\nAmount 1x<\/th>\nTime 1x<\/th>\nNarcotics 1x<\/th>\nAmount 8x<\/th>\nTime 8x<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    30<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n13 min<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    60<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n20 min<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n4 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    100<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n26 min<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n4 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    150<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n37 min<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n7 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    A level 150 Achatina has about 497 torpor. With the amounts in the table you usually do not need narcotics on Tharyon, but bring a few in case it takes longer than expected.<\/p>\n

    Where to find the Achatina in ARK Ascended<\/h2>\n

    It prefers damp areas: redwood forests, conifer forests and swamps. On Extinction it shows up in Sanctuary city, and on Scorched Earth there are high-level ones inside the caves. It is slow and does not attack, so it is easy to follow.<\/p>\n

    Official ARK Survival Ascended maps where it spawns: The Island, The Center, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction, Valguero, Lost Island.<\/p>\n

    Achatina abilities and uses<\/h2>\n