To tame animals in 99 Nights in the Forest , you need to unlock and use the Taming Flute, play a short minigame on the target animal, and then feed it the right food a few times until all its “faces” turn into hearts and it becomes your pet. You can usually only have two active pets at once unless you upgrade your flute or use specific taming-focused classes.

How taming works (quick basics)

  • You must have a Taming Flute equipped; this highlights tamable animals and lets you start the taming process.
  • When you use the flute on an animal, a timed minigame similar to fishing appears; completing it successfully calms the animal.
  • After the minigame, the animal asks for specific food items ; feeding it starts or progresses a taming “stage.”

Step‑by‑step: how to tame an animal

  1. Get a Taming Flute
    • The Taming Flute comes from the Taming Update and is tied to taming/“beast” classes like Beastmaster or Zookeeper, or via taming/tent-related progression depending on your save.
 * Once equipped, tamable animals show a **red icon or faces** above their heads, so you know which ones you can tame.
  1. Find a tamable animal
    • Common early targets are bunnies/rabbits, wolves, and kiwi birds , with heavier creatures like bears or mammoths available later.
 * Some animals ignore you, while others are aggressive, so be ready to kite or heal if they hit hard during attempts.
  1. Use the flute and play the minigame
    • Aim at the animal and use the flute: this locks the animal in place and starts a short rhythm/fishing‑style minigame with a time limit.
 * If you succeed, the animal becomes **neutral** for that stage and the faces above it update to show your progress.
  1. Feed it the correct food
    • After a successful flute use, the animal will demand specific foods (for example, carrots or berries for rabbits/kiwis, meat or ribs for wolves and bears).
 * You must feed **exact items** in the right quantity to complete that stage; if you leave or fail to feed, you may need to start again.
  1. Repeat for all stages
    • Each animal has a number of “faces” over its head that represent taming stages; high‑tier animals like polar bears need more stages than rabbits.
 * When all faces turn **green and then into pink hearts** , the animal is successfully tamed and becomes your pet.

Pet limits, upgrades, and classes

  • By default, you can only have two active pets following you at once.
  • Upgrading to a higher‑level or Strong Flute (via skills/buildings) can increase the pet cap to three in some setups.
  • Taming‑focused classes like Beastmaster or Zookeeper get better taming stats and may treat the flute as a starter item or have higher caps/bonuses.

Example foods and difficulty (typical patterns)

Exact recipes can change with patches, but the general pattern is:

  • Rabbits / bunnies / kiwi
    • Usually need simple items like carrots or berries after a quick, easy flute minigame.
* Great first pets for learning the system.
  • Wolves and foxes
    • Require meat‑based foods (steak, stew, similar combinations) and are more aggressive while you try to tame them.
* Recommended for leveling your flute and gaining a strong combat pet early.
  • Bears, polar bears, mammoths
    • Need multiple taming cycles (more faces) and higher‑tier food like ribs, stews, or multi‑step recipes.
* Very tanky, strong pets but take more time and resources to secure.

Tips from current community discussion

  • Players often start with two wolves to quickly level the flute and then move on to rarer animals like mammoths or rare variants.
  • Since the Taming Update (late 2025) , taming has become a core meta, and newer guides and videos emphasize building a mixed team: one fast DPS pet and one tanky companion.
  • Forum and video creators highlight that pets can also trigger certain environmental effects like traps or lava mines, adding tactical depth to how you position them.

TL;DR:
Get the Taming Flute, use it on an animal to beat a short minigame, then feed the right food for each stage until all faces become hearts; you’ll end up with up to two (or more with upgrades) loyal pets to help you survive the 99 nights.

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