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'''Taming''' is a the [[skill]] used to make an [[animal]] a [[pet]]. Taming allows for special features such as protecting the animal, having the animal fight with you, or placing equipment on the animal, if applicable. Not all creatures can be tamed. ===Skills gained===Animal taming, [[Nature]] ===Characteristics gained===Soul, [[Soul strength]], [[Soul depth]]

*For some animals the item is [[seeds]], for others it is [[meat]] or [[fish]] (also [[Butchering#Fileting|fileted]]).**For information on what animals eat, check the [[:Category:Bestiary|creature's Wurmpedia page]].*The [[QL]] of the taming item speeds up the taming action, for about 1 second per 20 QL.*Note: Food eaten while taming does go towards their hunger level.*You can only have one pet at a time; so if you have a pet and tame another, your first pet will become untamed. **Pets that become untamed will return to their normal hostile or non-hostile stance; ie. if the animal is normally hostile then it will begin attacking guards and players.

*The animal being tamed can go aggressive and attack you if you fail the taming action by too large a margin. Such critical failures become much less frequent with increased taming skill.*If you want to stop attacking a pet that has gone aggressive, move a few tiles away, right-click on ground and choose No target (if you have "Display 'no target' in menus" option checked in Settings). *Only animals can be tamed; to gain control over [[monster]]s, you need to be a [[Priestpriest]]/Priestess priestess and a follower of [[Magranon]] or [[Libila]]. For more information on this, refer to [[Dominate]], [[Rebirth]].*Tamed horses move much faster.*Taming can be done while moving, so long as you do not move too far away (two tiles) from the tile you are currently working on.* Despite achieving a high loyalty/tame level on an animal, some animals appear to lose loyalty and go untame much quicker than others.* While not fully proven, it appears that higher levels of taming skill can influence how some animals react when a character is close to them (for example, cows no longer running when the player is near). Further research is needed.

==Taming skill Skill and status Status of animalAnimal==

==Handling petPet==*A pet can be ordered to go somewhere or to attack other animals (in PvE and PvP) or people (in PvP only). You can also lead a pet with a [[rope]].*A pet can't be tamed by another person while it is your pet.*You can decide if your pet should go offline or stay online when you log off. Right-click on any tile or creature and select <tt>Pet > Go offline/Stay online.</tt>*You can give your pet to another person: right-click on the person and select <tt>Pet > Give away pet</tt>. They may need to type <tt>/[[Chat commands|invitations]]</tt> command first.

==Hitching creaturesCreatures==* Hitchable animals such as horses, while tamed, can still being hitched to a [[Large large cart]], but the [[pet]] commands will not move them nor move the cart when ordered to go somewhere. Instead, they will stay on the place, and a message will say they cannot perform that action.*A cart hitched with a tamed creature can be moved in the normal way (being mounted and driven by a commanding player).*A cart hitched with a tamed creature '''that is normally aggressive''' can be mounted and driven. If they go untamed, they will unhitch automatically and '''will turn aggressive'''.*Only bears and hell horses of [[age]] mature and younger may be hitched to a Large Cartlarge cart.

==Pets and combatCombat==*In PvP, players can attack your tamed creature, and you can command it to attack other players.*In PvE, players cannot attack your tamed creature, and you cannot command it to attack other players.* Bringing a pet into combat can be desirable, if it is strong enough it can give you a combination bonus and can more easily survive the fight. * Note that if you tame your mount, creatures you fight will often target your mount instead of you.* If a pet is hit in combat, it will lose loyalty. Stronger animals lose more loyalty when hit than weaker animals. If it takes enough hits without dying it can go untame. This cannot be achieved with archery however; it must be a melee weapon. As a result, when entering combat with a pet, it's helpful to assure that the pet has the highest loyalty level you can achieve.

Bringing a pet into combat can be desirable, if it is strong enough it can give you a combination bonus ==Messages=={{event|inline| [The animal] sniffs the air and can more easily survive looks too nervous to focus. }} Move the fight. *Note that if you tame your mount, creatures you fight will often target your mount instead of youanimal to another spot or off deed before taming.

==Messages=={{event|inline| ['''Beware: The animal] sniffs the air and looks too nervous to focusfollowing are recommendations, not hard requirements. }} Move the animal to another spot or off deed before tamingYour results may slightly vary.'''

*35 [[CavebugCave bug]]s

*4055-50 60 [[hell hound|Hell Hounds]]

Beware: These levels are recommendations, not hard requirements. It is to your advantage to wait, however, as trying to tame at too low a level can result in your death or the loss of potentially hundreds of food items in the attempt. == Guides Characteristics trained==* [[Food for taming]]* See: [[Taming skillgainCharacteristics]]

==See Also== * [[categoryAge]]* [[Animal husbandry]] (covers the "care-for" mechanic)[[Category:Skills]]