Lizards/Taming

All Lizards can be tamed, but different subspecies need different amounts of food in order to be successfully tamed. Factors such as difficulty, regional Lizard reputation, personality and prior confrontations may also impact how much food is required. Most Lizards only eat larger prey items (s, both varieties of, s, s, all varieties of , s, , , or s, s and s - all food types are equal in reputation value) and ignore smaller prey like , s, s or. Live creatures may be used, but this is less likely to work given its mobility, and the fact that Lizards do not register an increase in disposition until they have caught the prey in their jaws. Additionally, saving Lizards from threats - such as Vultures - increases reputation with them sharply. has an easier time taming Lizards, presumably due to their "empathetic nature".

Lizards also have a global reputation system. When Lizard reputation is extremely low, Lizards become more aggressive towards the Slugcat and start prioritizing them over other prey. If Lizard reputation is high enough, they no longer attempt to eat Slugcat, unless provoked. Unlike other reputation-dependent creatures, this is not shared with any, meaning they always try to eat them unless tamed.

Once tamed, Lizards become passive towards the player, following them everywhere - including into shelters and through gates - unless physically unable to, and attempt to fight anything that threatens Slugcat, including creatures that would usually prey on Lizards, such as s, or even s. They may also pick up prey and attempt to bring them back to a creature den. However, above all else they prioritize following the player, which can be used to influence their movement. They continue to be tame as long as their reputation remains high enough, which can be maintained by interacting with them every cycle by sleeping in the same shelter as them or feeding them. Inversely, their reputation is lowered when weapons such as and s are thrown at or near them, and a Spear to the body typically breaks their trust. If their reputation is on the lower end, they may occasionally bite the player when in confined spaces.

Tamed Lizards do have some quirks that must be worked around, however. The player does not have direct control over the Lizard, making it hard to manage them. Tamed Lizards are also still afraid of the player when wearing a Vulture Mask, though they still follow whilst it's active (at a greater distance), and the debuff wears off eventually. Additionally, when in possession of multiple tamed Lizards they may still fight each other, making it difficult to have more than one in the same region at a time. Furthermore, they and Scavengers are still aggressive towards one another even if the player has high Scavenger reputation.