Animal Husbandry

Animal Husbandry is a gameplay mechanic that allows players to tame, breed, and care for various pets and wildlife, including Cats, Dogs, Goats, and Yaks. Animals must first be tamed through the use of species-specific Animal Bait, followed by repeated petting while the animal is distracted. After a set number of successful interactions, the animal becomes docile and may be picked up and transported back to the player's Base. Tameable pets and wildlife were first introduced in the Souls Of The Frozen Frontier Update.

Once placed within the Base, animals require both a Sheltered Bed and the appropriate type of Animal Food to remain healthy. When properly cared for, tame wildlife may produce various Crafting Materials, contributing to the player's resource economy. If excess Sheltered Beds are available, there is a chance for compatible wildlife to reproduce. Pets - such as Cats and Dogs — do not yield materials or reproduce, but grant a Paw's Touch buff when petted which grants 25 additional health. A maximum of 128 animals may be placed within the Base at any given time.

Gameplay

Taming

The Farmer's quest Animal Farming serves as an introductory tutorial for taming animals.

How to Tame Animals

Craft the appropriate species-specific bait at the Farmer.
Sneak towards the animal until it becomes curious.
If the animal becomes alert, you have gotten too close. Back off immediately!
Throw the bait and wait until the animal starts eating.
Sneak up on the animal while it is distracted and get close enough to pet it.
If the animal becomes curious, stop moving immediately and wait for the animal to resume eating.
Back away and throw another bait.
Repeat steps 3-5 until you have filled up all the hearts under the animal's health bar.
Success! Pick up the animal and bring it back to your Base.

Available Animals

The following animals can be tamed:

Wildlife

Hophare

(Springlands, Albaneve Summits)

Goat

(Springlands)

(Revelwood)

(Nomad Highlands)

(Kindlewastes)

(Kindlewastes)

(Albaneve Summits)

Yak

(Albaneve Summits)

Capybara

(Veilwater Basin)

Cats

Tyger

(

(

(

Dogs

Ruffles

(

Thornhold)

Ikko

(

Abandoned Watchtower)

Pompom Jr.

(

Shorewatch)

There are quests available to tame the Goat, Yak, Capybara, all three Cat variants, and all three Dog variants.

Tips

Make sure you are in a clear, open area free of hostile enemies. Any nearby threats may disrupt the taming process by scaring or even killing the target animal.
Immediately back away after petting the animal. This should be done while the petting and heart animations are still playing. You want to create distance between you and the animal so you have enough space to prevent spooking the animal when it resets. If you are too close to the animal when it resets, you will not have enough time to get away while it is alert.
If losing progress is too difficult, consider adjusting the Taming Startle Repercussion setting in the World Settings. You have three options to choose from: Lose Some Progress, Lose All Progress, and Keep Progress.

Raising Animals

Animals will produce resources when their needs are met. They require both a feeder filled with species-specific food and a sheltered bed. Once these conditions are satisfied, they will periodically generate resources that can be collected by interacting with them. Note that animals remain passive creatures and can be killed by hostile enemies. If they are killed, they can be looted for the same items as their wild counterparts.

Farm Animals

Animal	Bait	Bed	Feeder/Bowl	Food	Resource
Hophare	Hophare Food Bait	Farm Animal Pillow	Hophare Feeder	Hophare Food	-
Goat	Goat Food Bait	Farm Animal Pillow	Goat Feeder	Goat Food	Milk
Fae Deer	Fae Deer Food Bait	Farm Animal Pillow	Fae Deer Feeder	Fae Deer Food	Uncooked Fae Deer Milk
Flightless Redtail	Bird Food Bait	Farm Animal Pillow	Bird Feeder	Bird Food	Eggs
Dune Armadillo	Dune Armadillo Food Bait	Big Farm Animal Pillow	Dune Armadillo Feeder	Dune Armadillo Food	Scales
Round-Billed Sailer	Bird Food Bait	Farm Animal Pillow	Bird Feeder	Bird Food	Feather
Frizzy Goat	Goat Food Bait	Farm Animal Pillow	Goat Feeder	Goat Food	Frizzy Goat Milk
Yak	Yak Food Bait	Big Farm Animal Pillow	Yak Feeder	Yak Food	Raw Wool
Capybara	Capybara Food Bait	Farm Animal Pillow	Capybara Feeder	Capybara Food	Capybara Bristles

Pets

Animal ^[1]	Bait	Bed	Feeder/Bowl	Food
Tyger Captain Whiskers Sapphire	Cat Food Bait	Cat Pillow	Cat Bowl	Cat Food
Ruffles Ikko Pompom Jr.	Dog Food Bait	Dog Pillow	Dog Bowl	Dog Food

↑ Petting cats and dogs grants a temporary buff called Paw's Touch. This buff lasts for 30 minutes and grants +25 Health.

Animal Reproduction

If you have two animals of the same species and at least one unassigned bed, there is a chance each night that they will produce offspring (a baby animal of their species):

Baby Goat