Taming

"Pet" redirects here. For other uses, see Pet (disambiguation).

Taming is a mechanic that allows the player to domesticate a wild mob.

List of mobs

Tameable

For riding after being tamed

• Horse
  • Zombie Horse
  • Skeleton Horse‌^{[JE only]}
• Donkey
• Mule
• Llama
  • Trader Llama
• Nautilus
  • Zombie Nautilus

Pets that follow player after being tamed

• Cat
• Parrot
• Wolf

Trusting

Mobs that trust the player, do not flee, and do not despawn.

• Fox
• Ocelot

Rideable

Some mobs are always rideable, without needing to tame them. Riding these mobs usually requires them to be equipped with a saddle.

• Camel
  • Camel Husk
• Happy Ghast
• Pig
• Skeleton Horse‌^{[BE only]}
• Strider

Mechanics

Each animal can be tamed via different mechanics. Wolves can be tamed by giving the animal bones. Cats and parrots can be tamed by giving the animal its favorite food. Once tamed, these animals follow the player unless told to sit. Tamed wolves fight alongside their master. Tamed wolves and cats can be bred, and they stop hunting animals by themselves. Tamed parrots can ride on the player's shoulder and mimic nearby mob sounds.

Horses, donkeys, mules, llamas, trader llamas, and zombie horses can be tamed by repeatedly mounting the animal until it stops bucking the player off. Feeding them their favorite foods makes taming them easier. Once tamed, these animals can be bred and given equipment. Tamed horses, donkeys and mules can be controlled while riding, but only if equipped with a saddle.

In Bedrock Edition, skeleton horses do not need a saddle to be controlled while riding, while in Java Edition, skeleton horses are tamed by default after the horse trap is triggered.

Upon the death of a pet wolf, cat, parrot, nautilus, or zombie nautilus the message is broadcast to the pet's owner in Java Edition or to all players in the server in Bedrock Edition. In Bedrock Edition, death messages are also produced upon the death of a pet horse, zombie horse, donkey, mule, llama, or trader llama.

Trusting

Some mobs that cannot be tamed can still trust the player. These mobs will not flee from trusted players, and they do not despawn.

A fox's trust cannot be gained if it spawns naturally, however baby foxes born after the player breeds two adult foxes will trust the player. When the fox matures into an adult, it will attack some mobs if they attack the player.

An ocelot's trust can be gained by feeding it raw cod or salmon.

Special items

These are the foods and other items that are helpful in taming animals or otherwise gaining their trust. No items are usable for taming skeleton horses.

Mob	Items
Cat Ocelot	Raw Cod Raw Salmon
Fox	Sweet Berries Glow Berries
Horse Donkey Mule	Sugar Wheat Apple Carrot Golden Carrot Golden Apple Enchanted Golden Apple
Llama Trader Llama	Wheat Hay Bale
Nautilus Zombie Nautilus	Pufferfish Bucket of Pufferfish
Parrot	Beetroot Seeds Melon Seeds Pitcher Pod Pumpkin Seeds Torchflower Seeds Wheat Seeds
Wolf	Bone
Zombie Horse	Red Mushroom

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Leader of the Pack	Befriend five wolves.	Note: This does not have to be in a single game, so multiple games or reloading old saves still counts toward this achievement.	20	Bronze
		Saddle Up	Tame a horse.	—	20	Bronze
		Where have you been?	Receive a gift from a tamed cat in the morning.	The gift must be picked up from the ground.	20	Bronze
		Plethora of Cats	Befriend twenty stray cats.	Befriend and tame twenty stray cats found in villages. They do not all need to be tamed in a single world.	20	Silver
		Lion Hunter	Gain the trust of an Ocelot.	Tame an ocelot.	15	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Best Friends Forever	Tame an animal	Tame one of these 11 tameable animals: Cat Donkey Horse Llama Mule Nautilus Parrot Trader Llama Wolf Zombie Horse Zombie Nautilus Skeleton Horse can be tamed in the same way as a regular horse to gain this advancement with the ride command.
	A Complete Catalogue	Tame all Cat variants!	Tame each of these 11 cat variants: Tabby Tuxedo Red Siamese British Shorthair Calico Persian Ragdoll White Jellie Black
	The Whole Pack	Tame one of each Wolf variant	Tame each of these 9 wolf variants: Ashen Black Chestnut Pale Rusty Snowy Spotted Striped Woods

History

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Legacy Console Edition

Issues

Issues relating to "Taming" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Screenshots

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  A cat and a wolf sitting on a carpet
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  Three tamed wolves following the player around
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  Many tamed wolves sitting
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  A group of begging tamed wolves
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  A tamed baby wolf sitting
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  Tamed cats in the Catastrophic Pandamonium map
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  A pair of tamed horses
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  Many tamed skeleton horses with saddles
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  A player riding a skeleton horse underwater
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  A camel sitting next to a player