Animal Taming

Summary

The path of an Animal Tamer is a long, oft times frustrating one, but with the ability to control animals and monsters, becoming a Tamer is a lucrative profession if given the time and patience it needs to be raised and mastered.

Taming a creature requires both the Animal Taming and Animal Lore skills
You must stand within 3 tiles of the creature to begin taming it, and within 6 tiles to continue taming. patch April 2, 2020
You will never gain from a creature released after being tamed, by yourself or anyone else
You do NOT need to feed pets
Taming skill gain cannot occur whilst standing within a house. Creatures can be tamed however. Patched June 2019
Tamed Creatures who are teleported (via Recall/Gate/Moongate) will default to "Follow" mode

Tamed and Summoned Creature Specifics

Player pets can now be pushed through freely for movement by all players
Player pets move at 80% speed while attacking a player target
Tamed pets will no longer use abilities within 1 second of performing a melee attack against a player. The behavior of special abilities is unchanged when fighting other creatures.
While in PvP, tamed pets melee at half speed against all targets
Any single damaging ability by a tamed pet against a player may not exceed 10 times the number of control slots required for the pet (i.e. 5 slot pets can hit for up to 50). This cap is applied after the above damage reduction.
When a player dies in a dungeon, their Pack Animals and creatures with the Mule trait will now drop their backpack's contents into the player's corpse (rather than onto the ground) - Patch notes 20191111

The following tweaks were implemented per patch notes Sept 23, 2019

Tamed/Summoned follower PvP damage scalar has been increased to 30% (previously was 25%)
Tamed/Summoned follower maximum melee hit chance in PvP is now 66%. (previously was 50%) They may get up to 100% chance to hit other creatures
Tamed/Summoned followers now have a 60% reduced chance in PvP to trigger abilities against players (previously was 90% reduction) For example, an untamed ember drake has a 25% chance to trigger a flamestrike against any target after a melee attack. A tamed ember drake has a 15% chance to trigger a flamestrike against a creature. A tamed ember drake has a 6% chance to trigger a flamestrike against a player.
Tamed/Summoned followers now have a 25% reduced chance in PvP to use a special ability when attacking a player (previously was 40% reduction)
Tamed/Summoned follower ability cooldowns in PvP are now only increased by 50% (previously were increased by 100%)

Pet Bonding

Pets will Bond after reaching level 1
Pack animals can NOT be Bonded
Pets will Recall/Hike with the owner
Bonded pets will turn into ghosts upon death
Pets can be resurrected with 80 Veterinary skill, the resurrection spell, or by any NPC Healer
Pets will NO LONGER suffer temporary stat/skill penalties upon resurrection as per patch Sept 14 2019.
Pets will become untamed, unbonded and deleted after 24 hours if they are left out in the world without being given a command from their owner

Abandoned and Released Pets

In order for a pet to not "become abandoned" they must have their Tamer approach them within Speech distance at least once every 24 hours
If players are in game for 24 hours (i.e. not logging out) and away (more than speech distance) from their pets for a long period of time, we recommend they either use the Stables for them, or return to their pets to "refresh" their abandonment timer
When a player releases a tamed creature, they will no longer be Pacified for 60 minutes, and will now instead be Hindered for 60 minutes until retamed by a player
Recently released creatures that are Hindered will have a "*released*" text above their head

Stables and Control Slots

A ridable pet does not contribute to your Control Slots tally whilst mounted. More info in Mounts.
The stabling fee for pet storage currently has no cap. Extreme long term storage over many months may result in prohibitively expensive pet retrieval costs. Don't neglect your pets!

Retrieve Lost Pets

Pull Followers

Players can now use a "Pull Followers" mechanic to retrieve any of their followers within 5 tiles (if they get stuck) once every 5 minutes
Players cannot use the Pull Followers mechanic if they have recently been in PvP
To activate the Pull Followers mechanic, players can type [pullfollowers or use shift-click themselves and in the context menu select "Followers" (we will be updating this context menu text to "Pull Followers" on our next server patch)

Taming Notes

Passive Taming Gains

For every 0.1 skill you gain from taming creatures, you bank 0.1 passive taming points, to a maximum of 2.5 points banked at one time. You use these gains by killing monsters with your pets. You have a chance to get a gain from anything your pets kill, but harder monsters have a higher chance to give you a gain. You can help your pets kill the monster, they just need to do damage.

The best way to use these gains is to tame creatures from 50 taming skill to 52.5 taming skill, then kill things with pets to go from 52.5 to 55. Then repeat this process by taming creatures that require 55 taming from 55 to 57.5, killing things to 60, and so on. The reason for this is so you have the highest chance to fail while taming creatures because the taming skill brackets start at every 5 skill. You will gain Taming skill faster while failing than succeeding and having to find a new creature.

Direct Taming Gain limits per creature

Each creature contains a maximum pool of available points which can be cumulatively earned as skill gain to the totals shown below:

0-50 Taming: 5.0 per creature
50-70 Taming: 1.0 per creature
70-90 Taming: 0.5 per creature
90-119.9 Taming: 0.2 per creature

Credit to Ahamkara for the Passive and Direct Taming Gain writeup

Tameables found within Dungeons

Aegis Keep

Tameable	Slots	Taming	Hits	Min Dmg	Max Dmg	Wrestling	Armor	Resist	Magery	Eval Int	Poisoning	Poison	Poison Resist	Stealth
Aegis Asp	1	105	150	10	14	70	25	100			20	Deadly	20
Aegis Imp	1	100	150	12	16	55	25	125	25	100
Aegis Leech	1	110	150	14	18	65	25	100					20
Aegis Minion	1	110	175	14	18	65	25	100	25	100
Aegis Mongbat	1	65	100	10	14	60	25	100
Aegis Rat	1	55	50	6	10	40	25	100					20
Aegis Scorpion	1	100	150	10	14	60	75	100			20	Greater	20
Aegis Slime	1	75	150	12	16	60	25	150
Aegis Whelp	1	105	175	14	18	80	25	100
Blood Ape	1	85	200	12	16	50	25	50
Blood Courser	2	115	250	24	30	80	25	50	25	100
Blood Dragon	3	120	400	32	44	80	50	50
Blood Drake	2	110	300	22	28	70	50	50
Blood Hunter	1	115	175	14	18	70	25	50
Blood Scorpion	2	110	250	20	26	70	75	50			30	Greater	30
Blood Serpent	2	115	250	20	26	65	50	50			30	Deadly	30
Bloodwolf	2	100	325	24	30	75	25	50
Bloodworm	2	120	450	30	40	60	25	50					30
Skulker	1	90	150	10	14	55	50	50					20	100
Wolfhound	1	80	175	12	16	45	25	50

Cavernam

Tameable	Slots	Taming	Hits	MinDmg	MaxDmg	Wrestling	Armor	Resist	Poisoning	Poison	PoisonResist
Arctic Bullvore	3	100	500	32	44	75	25	50
Air Drake	2	100	300	22	28	70	50	50
Air Dragon	3	110	400	30	40	80	50	50
Rime Guar	1	100	175	12	16	65	75	50
Snowdrift	1	100	150	12	16	75	25	100
Lemura	1	120	225	14	18	75	50	75
Winter Wolf	1	65	125	10	14	50	25	50
Sabeartooth	2	85	275	24	30	65	25	50
Acarid	2	105	225	24	30	75	25	50
White Wyrmling	2	110	300	24	30	75	50	50
Colossal Frost Scorpion	3	115	400	32	44	80	75	50	40	Greater	40
Barbed Prowler	4	120	400	34	48	85	50	50
White Wyrm	3	120	400	32	44	85	50	50
Frigid Hornbeast	2	120	350	30	40	75	25	50
Cave Gorger	3	110	400	30	40	75	25	50

Darkmire Temple

Tameable	Slots	Taming	Hits	Min Dmg	Max Dmg	Wrestling	Armor	Resist	Magery	Eval Int	Poisoning	Poison	Poison Resist	Stealth
Muck	1	50	75	8	12	40	25	100			20	Regular	20
Swamp Spider	1	55	100	6	10	45	25	50			20	Greater	20
Silverback	1	60	175	12	16	45	25	50
Jaguar	1	65	125	8	12	40	25	50						100
Giant Swamp Slug	1	65	200	6	10	35	25	50					20
Antlion	2	80	250	26	32	70	75	50
Colossal Swamp Slug	2	75	350	12	16	50	25	50					30
Anaconda	2	85	250	20	26	70	50	50			30	Deadly	30
Giant Poison Dart Frog	2	90	150	12	16	60	25	50			30	Lethal	30
Colossal Poison Dart Frog	3	100	250	20	26	70	25	50			40	Lethal	40
Arboreal Wisp	3	105	150	18	24	85	25	150	75	100
Swamp Drake	2	105	300	22	28	65	50	50			20	Greater	20
Swamp Dragon	3	115	400	30	40	75	50	50			30	Greater	30
Black Widow	2	100	150	16	22	80	25	50			20	Lethal	20
Giant Black Widow	3	110	250	20	26	85	25	50			30	Lethal	30
Colossal Black Widow	4	120	400	32	44	90	25	50			40	Lethal	40
Otyugh	4	120	350	14	18	40	75	50					40

Inferno

Creature	Slots	Taming	Hits	Min Dmg	Max Dmg	Wrestling	Armor	Resist	Magery	Eval Int
Firebat	1	50	75	6	10	45	25	50
Flamehound	1	55	100	10	14	45	25	50
Searing Imp	1	80	125	10	14	50	25	100	25	75
Fire Minion	1	90	150	12	16	60	25	75	25	75
Searing Lizard	1	65	150	10	14	45	50	50
Fire Salamander	1	60	125	10	14	50	25	50
Searing Mantis	2	70	225	16	22	65	25	50
Embear	2	65	225	16	22	50	25	50
Fire Beetle	2	75	250	16	22	60	75	50
Bullvore	3	80	450	28	36	70	25	50
Molten Mongbat	1	95	150	12	16	80	25	50
Bonfire Wisp	3	110	175	20	26	85	25	150	75	100
Hellhound	2	90	300	20	26	65	25	50
Searing Bullvore	3	120	550	34	48	80	25	50
Flame Purger	2	90	200	16	22	50	50	50
Fire Crawler	3	100	400	28	36	70	75	50

Mausoleum

Creature	Slots	Taming	Hits	Min Dmg	Max Dmg	Wrestling	Armor	Resist	Magery	Eval Int	Poison Resist	Stealth
Familiar	1	50	100	6	10	40	25	75	25	50
Imp	1	60	125	6	10	45	25	100	25	75
Corpse Eater	1	55	125	6	10	35	50	50			20
Carrion Beetle	2	65	225	14	18	45	75	50			30
Corpse Purger	2	110	225	18	24	50	50	50			20
Blightmare	2	120	250	18	24	65	25	125	50	100	20
Vampire Bat	1	90	150	12	16	80	25	50
Shadow Minion	1	120	175	14	18	70	25	75	25	125
Shade Wolf	1	100	175	12	16	65	25	50				100
Nightstalker	2	110	300	26	32	80	25	50				100
Devourer Beetle	2	100	300	18	24	60	75	50			20

Mount Petram

Tameable	Slots	Taming	Hits	Min Dmg	Max Dmg	Wrestling	Armor	Resist	Magery	Eval Int	Poisoning	Poison	Poison Resist	Stealth
Ankheg	2	105	300	28	34	70	75	50			20		20
Cave Bear	1	60	175	14	18	40	25	50
Colossal Trapdoor Spider	4	120	400	34	48	70	25	50			40	Greater	40	100
Devilbat	1	80	125	10	14	70	25	50
Dusk Dragon	3	110	400	30	40	85	50	50
Dusk Drake	2	100	300	22	28	75	50	50
Earth Dragon	3	115	450	32	44	75	50	50
Earth Drake	2	105	325	24	32	65	50	50
Giant Trapdoor Spider	2	95	200	18	24	60	25	50			30	Greater	30	100
Rock Guar	1	50	100	8	12	40	75	50
Stinger	1	90	125	12	16	75	25	50			20	Greater	20
Trapdoor Spider	1	75	100	8	12	50	25	50			20	Greater	20	100
Volt Wisp	3	115	150	18	24	90	25	150	75	100

Nusero

Tameable	Slots	Taming	Hits	Min Dmg	Max Dmg	Wrestling	Armor	Resist	Magery	Eval Int	Poisoning	Poison	Poison Resist	Stealth
Primordial Whelp	1	50	100	8	12	50	25	50
Monitor Hatchling	1	50	125	8	12	40	50	50
Primordial	1	60	150	10	14	50	25	50
Monitor	1	60	175	10	14	40	50	50
Drake Whelp	1	75	125	10	14	40	50	50
Drake	2	85	300	22	28	65	50	50
Chameleon	1	75	150	10	14	45	25	50						100
Asp	1	70	100	8	12	55	25	50			20	Deadly	20
Dragon Whelp	1	85	150	10	14	50	50	50
Dragon	3	95	400	30	40	80	50	50
Wyvern	3	105	300	26	32	85	50	50			40	Lethal	40
Wyvern Hatchling	2	95	150	14	18	75	50	50			30	Lethal	30
Adder	2	80	200	20	26	65	50	50			30	Deadly	30
Dusk Drake	2	100	300	22	28	75	50	50
Dusk Dragon	3	110	400	30	40	85	50	50
Earth Drake	2	105	325	24	32	65	50	50
Earth Dragon	3	115	450	32	44	75	50	50
Eldritch Drake	2	105	300	22	28	65	50	100	50	125
Eldritch Dragon	3	115	400	30	40	75	50	150	75	125
Ember Drake	2	105	300	24	30	65	50	50
Ember Dragon	3	115	400	32	44	75	50	50
Smoke Drake	2	110	300	22	28	80	50	50						100
Smoke Dragon	3	120	400	30	40	90	50	50						100
Army Ant	1	100	150	12	16	70	25	50
Komodo	1	100	200	14	18	60	50	50

Ossuary

Tameable	Slots	Taming	Hits	Min Dmg	Max Dmg	Wrestling	Armor	Resist	Magery	Eval Int	Poisoning	Poison	Poison Resist	Stealth
Black Cat	1	120	150	16	22	80	25	50					20
Cave Bat	1	70	100	10	14	70	25	50
Fire Ant	1	60	125	10	14	45	25	50
Giant Scorpion	2	65	200	14	18	50	75	50			30	Greater	30
Minion	1	70	150	10	14	50	25	75	25	75
Nightmare	2	100	225	14	18	60	25	75	50	75
Phoenix	4	120	300	26	32	70	25	125	75	150
Sand Crawler	3	90	375	28	36	70	75	50
Scarab	2	70	250	20	26	60	75	100
Scorpion	1	55	75	6	10	40	75	50			20	Greater	20
Skeletal Dragon	3	100	400	30	40	75	50	50					30
Sphinx	1	110	225	14	18	75	50	75
Temple Guardian	3	115	300	28	36	80	75	100					20	100
Sand Muck	1	115	175	14	18	80	25	100
Giant Sandroach	1	105	225	12	16	60	75	125
Colossal Sandroach	3	115	425	30	40	70	75	125
Colossal Searing Scorpion	3	110	375	30	40	75	75	50			40	Greater	40
Fiery Leaper	1	120	175	14	18	70	25	50
Cryptwing	1	110	175	12	16	85	25	50
Colossal Blazing Beetle	4	120	600	34	48	70	75	50
Radiant Burrowbug	2	115	325	28	34	75	75	50

Pulma

Creature	Slots	Taming	Hits	Min Damage	Max Damage	Wrestling	Armor	Resist	Magery	Eval Int	Poisoning	Poison	Poison Resist
Shallow Water	1	50	75	8	12	40	25	100
Minion	1	70	150	10	14	50	25	75	25	75
Water Drake	2	100	300	20	28	70	50	50
Water Dragon	3	110	400	30	40	80	50	50
Reef Serpent	2	100	275	22	28	75	50	50			30	Deadly	30
Deep Crawler	3	80	350	28	36	65	75	50
Husk Crab	1	90	175	14	18	60	75	50
Tidal Mantis	2	100	250	26	32	75	25	50
Fortress Beetle	4	120	750	36	52	80	75	75
Drowned Dragon	3	115	400	30	40	75	50	50					30
Swamp Drake	2	105	300	22	28	65	50	50			20	Greater	20
Swamp Dragon	3	115	400	30	40	75	50	50			30	Greater	30