Updated 23 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, minecraft.net and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
How to Tame Wolves, Cats and Horses
Tame a wolf with bones, a cat with raw cod or raw salmon, and a horse by riding it until it stops throwing you off. Each bone or fish has a 1 in 3 chance to tame the animal.
How do you tame a wolf?
Feed it bones. Each bone has a 1/3 chance of taming it; once tamed it gets a red collar and takes no more bones. A tamed wolf has 40 HP, defends you, helps in fights and can wear wolf armour. Its tail shows its health: the lower the tail, the more hurt it is.
How do you tame a cat?
Find a stray cat in a village or swamp hut and feed it raw cod or raw salmon; each fish has a 1/3 chance to tame it. Tamed cats follow you, never despawn, and creepers and phantoms are afraid of them. Press use on a tamed cat to make it sit or stand.
How do you tame and ride a horse?
Mount it with an empty hand, over and over, until it stops bucking you off and hearts appear. Each horse has a hidden temper that starts at 0 out of 100 and rises by 5 every time it throws you, until it passes a random threshold. You need a tamed horse to put a saddle or armour on it, to steer it and to breed it. Feed two tamed horses golden apples or golden carrots to breed a foal.
How do you keep pets safe?
- Make wolves and cats sit when you go somewhere dangerous.
- Name them with a name tag.
- Give wolves wolf armour.
- Keep horses fenced; fences are 1.5 blocks high, too tall to jump.
Are there pets on ArtemisPvP?
Frequently asked questions
How many bones does it take to tame a wolf?
It is random; each bone has a 1 in 3 chance.
What do you feed a cat to tame it?
Raw cod or raw salmon.
Sources
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