Conan Exiles Rhino Food: What to Feed Calves and Pets
Rhino calves in Conan Exiles eat plant foods such as Plant Fiber, Bark, Vines, and berries; for a Siptah Rhinocerous Calf (Variant A), Shadespiced Bark offers the highest listed chance of a Greater pet. The right choice depends on whether you’re raising a calf or feeding an adult, and on the exact rhino variant. This guide separates those jobs so you can choose food, complete the tame, and avoid wasting rare ingredients.
How Rhino Food Works in Conan Exiles
The best food for getting a Greater rhino is not automatically the best food for feeding that rhino afterward.
Rhino food serves different purposes at different stages:
- Raising a calf: Combine the calf with an accepted food to begin the recipe. The food affects the chance of receiving a Greater pet.
- Feeding a deployed adult: Food goes into the pet’s inventory. Its diet determines which foods provide feeding, recovery, or attribute-growth benefits.
- Keeping an adult in a pen: An adult can participate in dung-producing recipes. That is not another taming attempt.
The exact creature name matters. The percentages below apply to Siptah Rhinocerous Calf (Variant A), not automatically to every rhino calf in the Exiled Lands or Isle of Siptah. “Rhinocerous” is the spelling used in these item names.
How to Tame a Rhino With the Right Food
Use this chart to choose food for a Siptah Rhinocerous Calf (Variant A): the Siptah Rhinocerous (Pet) Animal Pen recipe table lists Greater-pet chances by food.
| Food | Quantity per Calf | Chance of Greater Siptah Rhinocerous (Pet) |
|---|---|---|
| Bark | 1 | 14% |
| Desert Berries | 1 | 13% |
| Vines | 1 | 12% |
| Plant Fiber | 1 | 11% |
| Highland Berries | 1 | 10% |
| Shadespiced Bark | 1 | 31% |
| Shadespiced Desert Berries | 1 | 29% |
| Shadespiced Vines | 1 | 27% |
| Shadespiced Plant Fiber | 1 | 22% |
| Shadespiced Highland Berries | 1 | 20% |
Step 1: Match the Food to Your Calf and Goal
- Check the calf’s full item name before spending food. Use this chart only for Siptah Rhinocerous Calf (Variant A).
- Decide whether you want an ordinary pet or are specifically trying for a Greater pet. If an ordinary pet is enough, choose an accepted food you already have. If you want a Greater pet, choose the highest chance among the foods you are willing to spend.
Shadespiced food improves the odds for this calf, but it does not make the outcome certain. Using a rarer ingredient is a choice about probability, not a guaranteed upgrade.
Step 2: Put the Calf and Food in an Eligible Pen
- Use an Animal Pen, Reinforced Animal Pen, Armored Animal Pen, or Small Animal Pen.
- Place 1 calf and 1 unit of your chosen food into the pen’s inventory. For a straightforward attempt, use only the food you intend that calf to consume.
- Make sure crafting is running and check that the calf-conversion recipe has started.
You do not need to wait for a higher-tier pen simply to access these listed recipes. Station eligibility and the food-dependent Greater chance are separate parts of the process.
Step 3: Wait, Collect the Pet, and Deploy It
- Allow the conversion to finish. The listed crafting duration is 30 minutes for this Siptah calf’s Bark, Desert Berries, Highland Berries, and Plant Fiber recipes. Server crafting settings can change the actual wait, so use the active crafting progress to judge your session.
- Retrieve the completed pet and read its full name. The output identifies whether you received the ordinary Siptah Rhinocerous or the Greater Siptah Rhinocerous.
- Use the pet item from your inventory to place the animal in a suitable location. Open the deployed pet’s inventory and add food accepted by its diet.
An ordinary pet is still a completed tame. Waiting longer after the recipe finishes does not turn that result into a Greater pet.
What to Feed an Adult Rhino
For a deployed rhino, choose food from that animal’s own diet display and put it into its inventory. The Siptah Rhinocerous pet’s diet includes Seeds, Shadespiced Bark, and Aloe Soup, but the calf-conversion percentages do not describe those foods’ adult benefits.
Keep the goal clear when choosing adult food:
- For recovery: Compare the healing information for foods accepted by the pet.
- For leveling: Compare the attribute-growth bonuses shown for that pet’s foods.
- For another Greater attempt: Start with another calf. Feeding an ordinary adult Shadespiced food does not reroll its variant.
An adult in a pen can participate in dung-producing recipes rather than another calf-conversion attempt.
The 1-unit food requirement for calf conversion is not a daily feeding allowance for a grown rhino.
How to Check Your Rhino Tame
Before adding more food or replacing the pen, check which stage the animal has reached:
- A calf is still present: Check that crafting is active.
- A pet item is present: The conversion has finished. Read the item name to identify the result.
- Dung is being produced: The animal is already an adult participating in a production recipe.
- The pet is deployed: Manage food through its inventory and diet rather than through the calf-conversion recipe.
If the pen appears stalled, inspect its active recipe and progress before spending another rare ingredient. A food mismatch and a slow crafting timer call for different fixes.
For your next attempt, identify the calf first, choose the outcome you want, and then select the food. That order prevents an expensive guessing game.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is the Best Early-Game Rhino Food?
Bark is a strong early option for a Siptah Rhinocerous Calf (Variant A), with a 14% Greater-pet chance; Plant Fiber is a convenient alternative when you want an accessible taming ingredient. You do not need Shadespiced ingredients just to raise a pet.
Where Do Rhinos Spawn in Conan Exiles?
In the Exiled Lands, the savanna around Swagger Rock is a useful place to look for rhinos and calves. Look specifically for a collectible calf rather than trying to put a wild adult into an Animal Pen. Isle of Siptah has different spawn locations, so an Exiled Lands route will not identify where to collect a Siptah calf.
Can You Ride a Rhino in Conan Exiles?
Yes, you can ride a mount-compatible rhino equipped with a rhino saddle. Not every rhino pet or variant is suitable for riding, and a Greater rhino is not simply an upgraded mount. If riding is your goal, confirm that the adult variant can take a saddle before spending rare food to pursue a Greater outcome.
