Taming



Taming is a game mechanic that allows the player to domesticate and tame a wild mob.

Mechanics
Each animal can be tamed by a different mechanics. Wolves, cats and parrots can be tamed by giving the animal it's favorite food. Horses, donkeys and mules are required to breed it, to give it equipment, or to control it while riding. Llamas and trader llamas can be tamed by repetitively riding them until hearts are displayed, done by pressing use on the llama while holding nothing.

Skeleton horses can be tamed by the player if the skeleton rider is killed. Zombie horses can't be tamed, however, they can be spawned as tamed horses with commands.

Trusting
Some mobs such as foxes, ocelots and axolotls can't be tamed, but they can trust the player by different ways. Breeding two foxes results in a tamed baby fox. No other action is needed to tame a fox. Ocelots can trust the player by feeding it raw cod or salmon until heart particles show, causing it to no longer flee from players. Axolotls can trust the player, if the player catch them in a bucket.

These mobs do not despawn.

Trivia

 * The skeleton horse is the only naturally hostile mob that can be tamed by the player.