How to Tame a Chalicotherium in ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile

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   Gather the materials.

   • During the taming process, chalicotheriums consume beer jars, which is produced in a structure called the beer barrel. The engram for the beer barrel can be learnt at level 36 for 24 engram points and is craftable in a Smithy
   • Argentavis saddle and Castoroides saddle for 500 x wood, 80 x metal ingot and 100 x cementing paste/Achatina paste. The engram for cementing paste can be learnt at level 13 and is created with 4 x chitin/keratin and 8 x stone in a mortar and pestle, equus saddle or chemistry bench or can also be obtained by looting giant beaver dams. Cementing paste is also the byproduct of tamed beelzebufo consuming insects like meganeura and titanomyrma at 20 x cementing paste produced per insect consumed. Achatina paste is dropped randomly by wild Achatinas and is passively created in the inventories of tamed ones.
   • Metal ingots can be obtained by refining metal found in metal rocks found in the mountains and regular rocks in a refining forge which is unlocked at level 20 and can be crafted with 125 × Stone, 5 × Flint, 65 × Hide, 20 × Wood and 40 × Fiber. Wood can be obtained from trees.
   • Once the beer barrel itself is ready, to source it with water, stone Irrigation Pipe – Tap must be placed on the barrel with stone irrigation pipes connecting it to a water source via stone Irrigation Pipe – Intake.
   • After the beer barrel has water supply, place 40 x thatch and 50 of either amarberries, mejoberries, azulberries, narcoberries, stimberries or tintoberries and the barrel will begin to generate 1 beer liquid per every 6 hours (or every 1 hour in single player mode) which can be used to create beer jars as taming food for the chalicotherium
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   Procure the desired amount of water jars. Water jars can be crafted at level 26 as an upgrade to the waterskin engram and is unlocked at 12 engram points and requires 7 × Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste, 5 × Hide and 2 × Crystal to craft. Hide can be obtained from killed or dead creatures and crystal can be found at the top of mountains and is mined using a metal pick. Metal picks can be crafted in a Smithy, Argentavis saddle or Castoroides saddle or can be dropped as loot by killing predators. It is recommended to get to the mountain top by riding a flyer such as a Pteranodon or an argentavis. Once this is done and enough beer liquid is created, craft the required amount of water jars and place the water jug in the beer barrel’s inventory area to get a beer jar in its place.

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   Find a chalicotherium. Chalicotheriums are relatively common mammals, usually spawning in areas like the tundras, redwoods and meadows, usually singly, in pairs and very occasionally, in groups of 3. Identify the one which you desire to tame and kill off any other ones that may be also present.
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   Construct a trap. In order to successfully keep the chalicotherium contained and at a safe distance away from you as you tame it, it is advisable to construct a trap for it to be lured into at some distance nearby. To build the trap, construct a 2 x 2 stone foundation structure with 3 stone walls placed on top of one another on three sides of it around the stone foundation base to form a box open at one side. On the side left open, place two stone doorway structures with 2 stone walls above it. On the opposite side of the doorways, place the ramp structures connecting the ground and the outside of the trap to lead directly into it.

   • Materials needed for this trap: 4 stone foundations (unlocked at level 24; each requires 80 × Stone, 40 × Wood, 30 × Thatch) 18 stone walls (unlocked at level 24; each requires 40 × Stone, 20 × Wood, 15 × Thatch) 4 wooden ramps (unlocked at level 12; each requires 60 × Wood, 15 × Thatch, 10 × Fiber)
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   Lure the chalicotherium into the trap. Chalicotheriums have a very small aggro radius comparable to that of a dilophosaurus but will pursue and attack if they spot you in their proximity. After triggering the aggro, get the chalicotherium to pursue you in chase you up the ramp and into the trap. You should be able to use the stone doorway structures to make your way out. The chalicotherium will not be able to break through the stone.
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   Collect the beer jars and place them in your player’s hotbar. Once you are done trapping the chalicotherium, collect the required amount of beer jars needed to tame it. Higher levelled chalicotheriums require more beer jars. This chart from the ark fandom wiki shall help you understand how many are needed to tame each level of this creature.   

Level 1 ---> 3, Level 30 ---> 6, Level 60 ---> 9, Level 90 ---> 12, Level 120 ---> 15, Level 150 ---> 19

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   Feed beer jars to the chalicotherium from a safe distance. Chalicotheriums are a passive tame which means that they have to be tamed while they are still conscious while feeding them their preferred food from the player’s hotbar. Once the chalicotherium de-aggros from you after a while, approach it carefully (preferably wearing a ghillie suit) until you reach the distance from which it can be fed beer jars to be tamed. Continue feeding the Chalicotherium between intervals until it is fully tamed.
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