How To Tame A Jerboa in ARK Survival Ascended Scorched Earth

In ARK Survival Ascended Scorched Earth, not all creatures are imposing; some, like the Jerboa, are small yet invaluable. Serving as a helpful shoulder pet with its adorable design, the Jerboa proves exceptionally useful and ranks among the best tames for new players. 

For those interested in learning more about the Jerboa, including how to tame it and its utility within ARK Survival Ascended Scorched Earth, this guide offers detailed insights.

How To Tame A Jerboa In ARK Scorched Earth

Before we dive into the abilities and uses of the Jerboa (which are extremely important), we should first discuss exactly how you can tame one for yourself as it's quite an easy process. To tame one, you need to locate a Jerboa, which thankfully spawns almost everywhere on Scorched Earth except for the Wyvern Scar area, which makes sense given the presence of Wyverns and larger predators in the area.

Once you've found one, the only method to tame a Jerboa is to knock it out using a Boomerang; your fists or a tranquilizing arrow will also do the trick if you want to have it as easy as possible. Once it's unconscious, you have to act fast as it has low torpor, which means that it wakes up fairly fast, so make sure you have some form of torpor-inducing agent like Narcotics or Narcoberries on hand.

Once knocked out, you can place any of the following items into its inventory to increase its taming bar until it eventually wakes up and will now be yours to add to your team of dinos:

• Plant Species Y Seed
• Fresh Barley
• Fresh Wheat
• Soybean
• Dried Wheat
• Mejoberry
• Berries

What use is the Jerboa and what abilities does it have?

Now that you have a Jerboa on your side, you should know about the various abilities that it offers you as you strive to survive the harsh environment of Scorched Earth. And speaking of environment, the Jerboa offers you an extremely useful ability which is to detect weather patterns before they arrive, such as sandstorms, weather storms, etc.

Below is a breakdown of all the warnings the Jerboa will give you regarding incoming weather systems as well as what each of them means in terms of which one is coming:

• Lightning Storm: The Jerboa will make a low-toned growl-like sound while lowering its ears and wagging its tail.
• Sand Storm: The Jerboa will emit a high-pitched chirping-like sound while it seems to bark at the sky.
• Heat Wave: The Jerboa will make a medium-toned growl while digging and pawing at the ground.
• Rain: The Jerboa will make a sniffing and whimpering sound and stare at the sky.

This can be vital to protecting yourself from the harsh weather systems that plague Scorched Earth, and if you've played this map enough, you'll know how easily these weather systems can sneak up on you, so having a built-in weather alarm with your Jerboa is a massive help.

The Jerboa can also act as a backpack when sitting on your shoulder that halves the carry weight of whatever is in its inventory when added to the weight you're carrying; for example, if the Jerboa's inventory weight added up to 20, you would only have 10 added to your weight, making them useful as backpacks.

Last but not least, as a shoulder pet, the Jerboa is just adorable for its simple cuteness and is more common than many other shoulder pets. It is probably one of the most popular pets in the entire game, and now that you know its uses and how to tame it, you're all set to get one of these adorable pets for yourself.