Taming

Tamed wolves with dyed collars.

A cat and a wolf sitting on a carpet.

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

List of tameable mobs

Cat	Donkey	Horse	Llama	Mule	Parrot	Skeleton Horse	Trader Llama	Wolf	Zombie Horse (unused)

Trustable

Fox	Ocelot

Mechanics

Two tamed parrots on the player’s shoulders.

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 and trader llamas 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. Skeleton horses can be tamed by the player if the skeleton rider is killed. Zombie horses normally cannot be tamed, but they can be spawned tamed using commands.

Trusting

Some mobs can never be tamed per se, but the player can still gain their trust. Trusting mobs stop fleeing from players, and they do not despawn.

A trusting fox holding an egg in its mouth.

A fox's trust actually can't be gained if the animal spawned naturally, but they can still be bred by the player. Fox kits bred this way trust players. A trusting fox defends the player against a number of mobs.

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.

Mob	Items / Conditions
Cat Ocelot	Raw Cod Raw Salmon
Fox	Sweet Berries Glow Berries
Horse Donkey Mule	Sugar Wheat Apple Golden Apple Enchanted Golden Apple Golden Carrot
Llama Trader Llama	Sit on it without saddle
Parrot	Beetroot Seeds Melon Seeds Pumpkin Seeds Wheat Seeds
Skeleton Horse	The rider needs to be defeated
Wolf	Bone
Zombie Horse	Use of commands

Achievements

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Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Leader of the Pack	Befriend five wolves.	This does not have to be in a single game, so multiple games or reloading old saves does count toward this achievement.	20	Bronze
		Lion Hunter	Gain the trust of an Ocelot.	—	15	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
		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

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Best Friends Forever	Tame an animal	Tame one of these 8 tameable mobs: Skeleton Horse and Zombie Horse can be tamed in the same way as a regular horse to gain this advancement with the ride command.

History

[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.4							Added wolves. {"type": "java Beta", "version": "1.4", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added wolves."}
[hide]Java Edition
1.2.1							Added ocelots. {"type": "java", "version": "1.2.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added ocelots."}
							Cats were also added but was not a individual mob. {"type": "java", "version": "1.2.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Cats were also added but was not a individual mob."}
1.6.1							Added horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses. {"type": "java", "version": "1.6.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses."}
1.11							Added llamas. {"type": "java", "version": "1.11", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added llamas."}
1.12							Added parrots. {"type": "java", "version": "1.12", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added parrots."}
1.14							Added cats as a separate mob from ocelots. {"type": "java", "version": "1.14", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added cats as a separate mob from ocelots."}
							Added trader llamas. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added trader llamas."}
							Added foxes. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added foxes."}
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.9.0							Added wolves. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.9.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added wolves."}
v0.12.1							Added ocelots. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.12.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added ocelots."}
							Cats were also added but was not a individual mob. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.12.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Cats were also added but was not a individual mob."}
v0.15.0							Added horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.15.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses."}
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.1.0							Added llamas. {"type": "pocket", "version": "1.1.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added llamas."}
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.2.0							Added parrots. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.2.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added parrots."}
1.8.0							Added cats as a separate mob from ocelots. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.8.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added cats as a separate mob from ocelots."}
1.10.0							Added trader llamas. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.10.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added trader llamas."}
1.13.0							Added foxes. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.13.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added foxes."}

Issues

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

Trivia

• The skeleton horse is the only undead mob that can be naturally tamed by the player.

Gallery

Screenshots

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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 pup sitting.

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  Many tamed cats.

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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.