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[[File:CollaredWolves.png|thumb|300px|Tamed wolves with dyed collars]]
'''Taming''' is a mechanic that allows the [[Minecraft:player]] to domesticate and tame a wild [[Minecraft:mob]].

== List of mobs ==
=== Tameable ===
; For riding after being tamed
* {{EntityLink|Donkey}}
* {{EntityLink|Horse}}
* {{EntityLink|Llama}} 
* {{EntityLink|Mule}}
* {{EntityLink|Nautilus}}
* {{EntityLink|Skeleton Horse}}{{only|java|short=1}}
* {{EntityLink|Trader Llama}}
* {{EntityLink|Zombie Horse|image=ZombieHorseFace.png}}
* {{EntityLink|Zombie Nautilus}}

; Pets that follow player after being tamed
* {{EntityLink|Cat}}
* {{EntityLink|Parrot}}
* {{EntityLink|Wolf}}

=== Trusting ===
Mobs that trust the player, do not flee.
* {{EntityLink|Fox}}
* {{EntityLink|Ocelot}}

=== Rideable ===
Some mobs are always rideable, without needing to tame them. Riding these mobs usually requires them to be equipped with a [[Minecraft:saddle]].
* {{EntityLink|Camel}}
* {{EntityLink|Camel Husk}}
* {{EntityLink|Happy Ghast}}
* {{EntityLink|Pig}}
* {{EntityLink|Skeleton Horse}}{{only|bedrock|short=1}}
* {{EntityLink|Strider}}

== Mechanics ==
[[File:ParrotsOnShoulders.gif|thumb|300px|Two tamed [[parrot]]s on the player's shoulders]]
Each animal can be tamed via different mechanics. [[Minecraft:Wolves]] can be tamed by giving the animal [[Minecraft:bone]]s. [[Minecraft:Cat]]s and [[Minecraft:parrot]]s can be tamed by giving the animal its favorite [[Minecraft: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.

[[Minecraft:Horse]]s, [[Minecraft:donkey]]s, [[Minecraft:mule]]s, [[Minecraft:llama]]s, [[Minecraft:trader llama]]s, and [[Minecraft:zombie horse]]s can be tamed by repeatedly mounting the animal until it stops bucking the player off. Feeding them [[#Special items|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 [[Minecraft:saddle]].

{{IN|Bedrock}}, skeleton horses do not need a saddle to be controlled while riding, while {{in|Java}}, [[Minecraft:skeleton horse]]s are tamed by default after the horse trap is triggered.

Upon the death of a pet wolf, cat, parrot, nautilus, or zombie nautilus the message is broadcast to the pet's owner {{in|java}} or to all players in the server {{in|bedrock}}. {{IN|Bedrock}}, death messages are also produced upon the death of a pet horse, zombie horse, donkey, mule, llama, or trader llama.

==== 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.
[[File:Tamed Fox With Egg in Mouth.png|thumb|110px|A trusting fox holding an egg in its mouth]]

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

An [[Minecraft:ocelot]]'s trust can be gained by feeding it [[Minecraft:raw cod]] or [[Minecraft:Raw Salmon|salmon]].

== Special items ==
These are the foods and other items that are helpful in taming animals or otherwise gaining their trust. No items are usable for taming skeleton horses.

<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable list-style-none" border="1" data-description="Special foods"
|-
!Mob
!Items
|-
|{{EntityLink|Cat}}<br>{{EntityLink|Ocelot}}
|{{ItemLink|Raw Cod}}<br>{{ItemLink|Raw Salmon}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Fox}}
|{{ItemLink|Sweet Berries}}<br>{{ItemLink|Glow Berries}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Horse}}<br>{{EntityLink|Donkey}}<br>{{EntityLink|Mule}}
|{{ItemLink|Sugar}}<br>{{ItemLink|Wheat}}<br>{{ItemLink|Apple}}<br>{{ItemLink|Carrot}}<br>{{ItemLink|Golden Carrot}}<br>{{ItemLink|Golden Apple}}<br>{{ItemLink|Enchanted Golden Apple}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Llama}}<br>{{EntityLink|Trader Llama}}
|{{ItemLink|Wheat}}<br>{{BlockLink|Hay Bale}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Nautilus}}<br>{{EntityLink|Zombie Nautilus}}
|{{ItemLink|Pufferfish}}<br>{{ItemLink|Bucket of Pufferfish}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Parrot}}
|{{ItemLink|Beetroot Seeds}}<br>{{ItemLink|Melon Seeds}}<br>{{ItemLink|Pitcher Pod}}<br>{{ItemLink|Pumpkin Seeds}}<br>{{ItemLink|Torchflower Seeds}}<br>{{ItemLink|Wheat Seeds}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Tamed Wolf|Wolf}}
|{{ItemLink|Bone}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Zombie Horse}}
|{{BlockLink|Red Mushroom}}
|}
</div>

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Leader of the Pack;Where have you been?;Lion Hunter;Plethora of Cats;Saddle Up}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Best Friends Forever;A Complete Catalogue;The Whole Pack}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4|Added wolves.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w04a|Added ocelots.
|Cats were also added but not as an individual mob.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w16a|Added horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w27a|Added rabbits.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w34a|Rabbits can no longer be tamed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Added llamas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=17w13a|Added parrots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w44a|Added cats as a separate mob from ocelots.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w05a|Added trader llamas.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w07a|Added foxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.11|dev=25w41a|Added nautiluses and zombie nautiluses.
|Zombie horses can now be tamed without commands.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added wolves.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|Added ocelots.
|Cats were also added but not as an individual mob.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Added horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses.}} 	
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Added llamas.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|Added parrots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8.0|dev=beta 1.8.0.8|Added cats as a separate mob from ocelots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Added trader llamas.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.1|Added foxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.130|dev=Preview 1.21.130.20|Added nautiluses and zombie nautiluses.
|Zombie horses can now be tamed.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added wolves.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU12|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|switch=1.0.1|wiiu=Patch 1|Added ocelots.|Cats were also added but not as an individual mob.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added horses, donkeys, mules, skeleton horses, and zombie horses.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Added llamas.|Added parrots.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.83|wiiu=none|switch=none|Added cats as a separate mob from ocelots.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
CatAndDog.png|A [[Minecraft:cat]] and a [[Minecraft:wolf]] sitting on a carpet
Dog_Trio.png|Three tamed wolves following the player around
Lots_of_tamed_wolves.png|Many tamed wolves sitting
Begging-dogs.png|A group of begging tamed wolves
Sitting_pup.png|A tamed baby wolf sitting
CatastrophicPandaBedrockCats.png|Tamed cats in the [[Minecraft:Catastrophic Pandamonium]] map
White_Tobiano.png|A pair of tamed horses
Skeleton_Horse_with_Saddle_Survival.png|Many tamed skeleton horses with saddles
Skeleton_horse_underwater.png|A player riding a skeleton horse underwater
CamelWithPlayer.png|A camel sitting next to a player
</gallery>

== Navigation ==
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