ðū How to Tame Animals in Minecraft – The Complete Guide ðū
In the vast blocky world of Minecraft, animals are more than just background mobs — they’re companions, workers, guards, and sometimes even battle buddies! Taming animals can provide everything from emotional support and companionship to gameplay advantages like farming, transport, and protection. This article gives you a complete breakdown of how to tame every animal in the game, how to breed them, and how to use them effectively in both Java and Bedrock editions.
ðš Wolves (Tamed = Dogs)
- Biome: Forests, Taigas, Snowy Taigas
- Taming Item: Bones
- How to Tame: Hold bones and right-click or tap until hearts appear. You'll know they're yours once they wear a red collar.
- Behavior: They follow you, teleport behind you, and attack hostile mobs or players who attack you.
- Tip: Use dye to change their collar color. Feed meat to heal them.
- Breeding: Feed two tamed dogs any meat (except fish) to breed puppies.
ðą Cats (Stray & Village)
- Biome: Villages (with beds), Swamp Huts (black cats)
- Taming Item: Raw cod or raw salmon
- How to Tame: Approach slowly (crouch), then feed fish until hearts appear. They will follow and teleport to you.
- Behavior: Repels creepers and phantoms, sleeps with you and may drop gifts.
- Breeding: Feed two tamed cats raw fish near each other.
ðī Horses, ðŦ Donkeys, ðŦ Mules
- Biome: Plains, Savannas
- How to Tame: Mount them without an item in hand. They’ll buck until tamed (indicated by hearts).
- Tip: Speed up taming with golden apples or golden carrots.
- Features: Ride with saddle. Horses are fast; donkeys and mules can carry chests.
- Breeding: Horse + Donkey = Mule (via golden carrots/apples). Mules can’t breed.
ðĶ Parrots
- Biome: Jungles
- Taming Item: Seeds (any type)
- How to Tame: Feed seeds until they show hearts. They’ll fly and land on your shoulder.
- Behavior: Mimics nearby mobs, dances to music, warns of danger.
- Note: Feeding cookies will kill them — never do it!
- Breeding: Parrots cannot breed in Minecraft.
ðĶ Foxes
- Biome: Taiga, Giant Tree Taiga, Snowy Taiga
- Taming Method: Breed two wild foxes using sweet or glow berries.
- How to Control: The baby fox trusts you. Use a lead to guide it home.
- Behavior: Sleeps during the day, steals items (give it a sword and it’ll attack with it!).
ð° Rabbits
- Biome: Desert, Snowy biomes, Flower Forest
- Food: Carrots, dandelions, golden carrots
- Taming: Cannot be tamed, but can be bred and led with food.
- Behavior: Jumps erratically and runs away if you approach too fast.
ðž Pandas
- Biome: Bamboo Jungle
- Taming: Not tamable, but can be bred using bamboo.
- Personalities: Lazy, playful, aggressive, weak, worried, brown (rare!).
- Behavior: Lie down, roll around, sneeze. Very cute!
ð Chickens, ð Cows, ð Pigs, ð Sheep
- Taming: Not tamable but can be bred, led, and fenced.
- Breeding Items: Chickens (seeds), Cows & Sheep (wheat), Pigs (carrots/potatoes/beetroot)
- Farming Use: Meat, leather, eggs, milk, wool, XP.
- Behavior: Passive, follow players with the correct food.
ð Axolotls
- Biome: Lush Caves
- Taming: Scoop with a water bucket. Bucketed axolotls stay loyal.
- Food: Bucket of tropical fish (not raw fish!)
- Behavior: Help in underwater fights, play dead to regenerate.
- Breeding: Feed two with buckets of tropical fish.
ð Goats
- Biome: Mountains
- Taming: Cannot be tamed, but can be bred with wheat.
- Behavior: Jumps high, sometimes rams players/mobs.
- Bonus: May drop goat horn when ramming blocks!
ðŠķ Striders
- Biome: Nether lava lakes
- Riding: Place saddle + ride with Warped Fungus on a Stick
- Taming: Not truly tamable, but controllable like pigs.
- Behavior: Freeze if off lava. Bring a fungus to calm them.
ð Sniffers
- How to Get: Hatch Sniffer Eggs from suspicious sand (Trail Ruins)
- Taming: Cannot be tamed, but will stay near when hatched by the player
- Behavior: Digs ancient seeds like Torchflower and Pitcher Pods
- Breeding: Feed torchflower seeds to sniffers
✨ Advanced Tips & Taming Strategy
- ✔ Bring Extras: Always carry leads, fences, and food.
- ✔ Use Name Tags: Prevent despawning and personalize your mobs!
- ✔ Protect Your Pets: Create shelters and pen areas for safety.
- ✔ Decorate: Add dyed collars, armor, or saddles for flair.
- ✔ Interbreed: Create unique setups like horse+mule hybrids.
ð Build your Kingdom!
Whether you're building a farmyard empire, crafting a parrot disco zone, or riding into battle on a loyal steed, taming animals in Minecraft is both rewarding and strategic. Learn their behaviors, gather their favorite foods, and form lasting bonds with the wild creatures of your world. ðū
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