To extend the life of an elephant pet in Conan Exiles, keep it fed and housed properly, and use its inventory or an animal feeder so it can eat regularly.

What helps most

  • Put the elephant in a reinforced animal pen or other valid pet housing so it can grow and stay fed.
  • Feed it the correct food for survival and healing; one source notes elephants can eat plant fiber in the pen, while another says pets benefit from food access through their inventory/feeder.
  • Check its health often and give it food in its inventory when it is damaged or hungry.

If you meant a better pet version

If by “extend life” you mean make the elephant stronger or turn it into a better variant, feed the baby elephant shadespiced bark or shadespiced desert berries to increase the chance of getting a mammoth-style result.

Practical note

Elephants are described as durable pets with a large inventory and no mount use, so their value is mostly in carrying capacity and toughness rather than speed. A baby elephant becomes much more useful once you keep it fed consistently and let it grow safely in the pen.

Quick scoop

For an elephant in Conan Exiles, the simple answer is: feed it, house it, and keep it from starving.