Fallout 76 offers a vast and often lonely wasteland to explore. Many players wonder, Can You Have Pets In Fallout 76 to keep them company in their adventures or guard their C.A.M.P.? The answer is yes! Fallout 76 allows you to tame certain wild creatures and have them as pets at your base. However, the pet taming system in Fallout 76 has its own set of rules and requirements which can be a little tricky to understand. This guide will break down everything you need to know about acquiring your own wasteland pet in Fallout 76.
Understanding Pet Taming in Fallout 76
Taming creatures in Fallout 76 isn’t about using bait or building elaborate traps. Instead, it relies on specific perk cards and understanding the game’s creature spawning mechanics. Essentially, you can befriend a wild animal and convince it to come back to your C.A.M.P. and live there, acting as a unique and often surprisingly effective defense against hostile creatures. Having a pet in Fallout 76 can add a lot of character to your base and provide a fun and quirky element to your gameplay.
To begin your journey of acquiring a pet, you’ll need to invest in the right perk cards.
Requirements for Taming Creatures
There are two key perk cards that are essential for taming creatures in Fallout 76: Animal Friend and Wasteland Whisperer.
Perk Cards: Animal Friend & Wasteland Whisperer
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Animal Friend: This perk is located under the Charisma SPECIAL. You need to invest 3 points into the Animal Friend perk card and max it out to 3 stars to unlock the ability to tame creatures. Even at just one star, Animal Friend allows you to pacify animals, but it’s the 3-star rank that grants the crucial taming ability for a specific list of creatures.
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Wasteland Whisperer: This perk card, also under Charisma, expands the range of creatures you can tame. While you need a 3-star Animal Friend perk to tame anything at all, adding even 1 star to the Wasteland Whisperer perk unlocks taming for a wider, and often more dangerous, array of creatures.
It’s important to note that you need at least a 3-star Animal Friend perk to even see the “Tame” option. Wasteland Whisperer just broadens your options.
Taming Rules: Finding the Right Pet
Once you have the necessary perk cards, you can’t just tame any creature you find in Fallout 76. There are three fundamental rules that govern which creatures are tamable:
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Spontaneous Spawn: The creature must spawn randomly and on its own. This means it cannot be part of a pre-set group or mob of enemies. You’re looking for lone creatures wandering the wasteland.
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Non-Storyline & Non-Permanent Spawn: The creature cannot be tied to a specific storyline quest or spawn in a fixed, permanent location. For example, the Deathclaw that consistently spawns on Deathclaw Island is not tamable. Similarly, a Deathclaw that always appears in a particular cave in the Savage Divide cannot be tamed. You need to find creatures that appear as part of the dynamic world spawning system.
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Interaction and Aiming: When you encounter a creature that you believe fits the above rules and is on the tamable list (see below), you need to aim down your weapon’s sights at it. If the creature is tamable, and you have the correct perk cards active, you should see two options appear: “Pacify” and “Tame.” It’s crucial to use a weapon without a lensed scope, as scopes can prevent these options from appearing. Iron sights or reflex sights work best.
Full List of Tamable Creatures in Fallout 76
Here’s a breakdown of creatures you can tame based on the perk cards you have:
Animal Friend Creatures:
(Requires Maxed 3-Star Animal Friend Perk to unlock taming for this list)
- Beaver
- Brahmin
- Dog
- Fox
- Mole rat
- Mongrel
- Mutant hound
- Opossum
- Radrat
- Radstag
- Wolf
- Yao guai
Wasteland Whisperer Creatures:
(Requires at least 1-Star Wasteland Whisperer Perk AND Maxed 3-Star Animal Friend to tame creatures below)
- Angler
- Ant
- Behemoth
- Bloatfly
- Bloodbug
- Cave cricket
- Deathclaw
- Feral ghoul
- Firefly
- Floater
- Gulper
- Hermit crab
- Honey beast
- Mirelurk
- Mirelurk hunter
- Mirelurk spawn
- Mole miner
- Radroach
- Radscorpion
- Stingwing
- Super mutant
- Tick
Enjoy Your New Pet!
Successfully taming a pet in Fallout 76 can be a rewarding experience. Having a unique creature guarding your base adds a fun and personal touch to your settlement. While finding a tamable pet requires patience and understanding of the spawn rules, the companionship and defense they offer can be well worth the effort. So, venture out into the wilds of Appalachia, equip your Animal Friend and Wasteland Whisperer perks, and see what amazing creatures you can befriend! Happy taming!
