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The Dimophodon is an adorable little flying creature you can tame in Ark Survival Evolved. However, the Dimorphodon is more than its tiny body and cute chompers. This mini flying dino can be pretty helpful. Not only is a Dimorphodon great as a battle companion that fights from your shoulder, but it can also harvest resources for you, act as an attack dog (or a whole pack of them), or sit there and look pretty. Below we’ll discuss how to tame a Dimorphodon in Ark Survival Evolved. 

Taming a Dimorphodon in Ark Survival Evolved

Taming a Dimorphodon is relatively easy, assuming you have the Movement Speed to keep up with them. Though they are pretty small, a Bola does work on them. When you find a Dimorphodon in the wild, sneak up on it carefully. Since they’re so tiny, missing your target with a Bola can be easy. Get your bola ready and fire!

Pull out your taming tool of choice once you’ve got your Dimorphodon immobilized. Below, you can find some possible methods for knocking it out.

Taming Method	Amount Needed	Amount Needed if Head Shot
Tranquilizer Dart	5	2
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart	3	1
Bow	12	4
Crossbow	7	3
Tek Bow	3	1
Compound Bow	9	3
Harpoon Launcher	4	2

Now it’s time to feed your new Dimorphodon in Ark Survival Evolved. Dimorphodons, like most flying creatures in the game, eat meat. Below is a table showing the best taming foods for the Dimorphodon. 

Food	Amount Needed	Time	Effectiveness
Raw Mutton	11	6:07	94.2% (220)
Raw Prime Meat	13	7:14	91.7% (218)
Cooked Lamb Chop	19	10:33	83.5% (212)
Cooked Prime Meat	26	14:27	73.2% (204)
Raw Prime Fish Meat	32	8:54	64% (197)
Raw Meat	39	21:41	54.8% (191)
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	64	18:16	30.6% (172)
Cooked Meat	77	21:24	23.4% (167)
Raw Fish Meat	96	26:41	16.4% (162)
Cooked Fish Meat	192	26:41	4.7% (153)

Ark Survival Evolved is now available on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and Mobile devices.