{"id":21697,"date":"2026-06-08T14:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/conan-exiles-pets-taming-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:00:35","slug":"conan-exiles-pets-taming-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/conan-exiles-pets-taming-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Conan Exiles Pets &#038; Taming Guide: Animal Pen &#038; Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beyond thralls, Conan Exiles lets you raise <strong>pets<\/strong> \u2014 from war beasts that fight beside you to horses for fast travel. This guide covers pets and taming in Conan Exiles.<\/p>\n<h2>How taming works<\/h2>\n<p>You don&#8217;t tame adult animals \u2014 you raise babies. Find a <strong>baby\/young animal<\/strong> (or a pet egg) in the wild, place it in an <strong>Animal Pen<\/strong> with the right food, and over time it grows into a loyal pet. Better food can produce stronger (or &#8220;greater&#8221;) versions of the pet.<\/p>\n<h2>Combat pets<\/h2>\n<p>War beasts \u2014 wolves, hyenas, bears, rhinos, sabretooths and more \u2014 fight alongside you and guard your base, much like fighter thralls. Their <strong>Authority<\/strong>-scaled damage and survivability make them strong companions; a greater pet can be a serious asset. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/conan-exiles-attributes-leveling-guide\/\">attributes guide<\/a> for the Authority stat.<\/p>\n<h2>Horses \u2014 the best travel<\/h2>\n<p>Horses are the fastest way to cross the map. To get one, build a <strong>Stable<\/strong> near horse spawns (the Highlands are a classic spot), place a <strong>foal<\/strong> inside with food, and wait for it to grow. A horse with a saddle dramatically speeds up travel and lets you fight from the saddle.<\/p>\n<h2>Feeding for the best results<\/h2>\n<p>The food you put in the Animal Pen (or Stable) affects the outcome \u2014 basic food gives a normal pet, while specific recipes can yield a <strong>greater<\/strong> version with better stats. It&#8217;s worth feeding the good stuff for a combat pet you&#8217;ll rely on.<\/p>\n<h2>Raise a menagerie on your own server<\/h2>\n<p>On your own <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/conan-exiles-server-hosting\">Conan Exiles server<\/a> you can tune crafting and growth rates so raising pets fits your group&#8217;s pace. Pair pets with <a href=\"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/conan-exiles-how-to-capture-thralls\/\">thralls<\/a> for a powerful base defence.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>How do you tame animals in Conan Exiles?<\/h3>\n<p>Place a baby\/young animal in an Animal Pen with food and wait for it to grow into a pet. Better food can yield a stronger &#8220;greater&#8221; version.<\/p>\n<h3>How do you get a horse in Conan Exiles?<\/h3>\n<p>Build a Stable near horse spawns (e.g. the Highlands), place a foal inside with food, and wait for it to mature \u2014 then saddle it.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s the best pet in Conan Exiles?<\/h3>\n<p>Greater war beasts (raised with the right food) like bears and sabretooths make strong combat companions; horses are best for travel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to tame pets in Conan Exiles \u2014 raising babies in an Animal Pen, war beasts, and getting a horse from a Stable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conan-exiles-server-docs"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v26.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Conan Exiles Pets &amp; 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