Raise Animals turns catching into a fast, controlled sprint: you ride a mount, lunge onto a target, and keep it alive long enough for a heart meter to fill. The loop is simple, but consistency comes from clean inputs, good positioning, and the right lasso. Here’s a practical rundown that gets you from first buffalo to rare Shine and event exclusives without wasting runs.
Start the catching run (Play menu, choose a mount)
- Finish the short tutorial where you feed and ride the starter buffalo (Manzy).
- Select Play on the left of the screen, then pick the mount you want to ride into the canyon run.
- Close distance to a target animal and press your jump key to launch forward. When a dotted circle overlays the animal, it’s inside lasso range.
- Press
Eto lasso and immediately mount that animal. - Keep riding to fill the heart meter above it. When it fills, the animal is tamed and added to your collection.
Stay alive to finish the tame (heart meter and collisions)
Every collision matters. Trees, rocks, and even other animals deduct 1 HP from your current mount. If the mount’s hearts run out, the run ends and you lose progress on the tame.
- If you’re new, avoid trying to hold onto the fastest animals right away. Their higher speeds make obstacle avoidance harder.
- Use gentle, short steering corrections; oversteering causes most collisions.
- Give yourself space before tricky clusters and time your jumps early.
Make throws easier with better lassos
Upgrading your lasso increases its effective range, speeds up the throw, and shortens the cooldown between attempts. You roll new lassos via the Lasso Gacha using in-game currency and Rubies.
| Lasso tier | Typical cost | Best used for | Throw traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free (starter) | Common animals, practice | Slow, small radius, ~3s cooldown | Good for learning timing |
| Rare | ~1,000 Cash or ~100 Rubies | Common–Rare targets | Faster, larger radius, ~2s cooldown | Early-game priority |
| Epic | ~500 Rubies (gacha) | Epic targets, mutation hunts | Much faster, bigger radius, ~1.5s cooldown | Great all-round upgrade |
| Legendary | ~1,000 Rubies (gacha) | Legendary targets, speed farming | Near-instant, huge radius, ~1s cooldown | Use for toughest catches |
Practical path: get a Rare lasso quickly, save Rubies for an Epic, then only chase a Legendary if you plan to target Legendaries or farm aggressively. Codes released by the developers can help you stock Rubies for gacha rolls.
Biomes, map unlocks, and when rare animals actually show up
Rarer animals live in harder maps, and some only appear after specific conditions are met.
- Unlock the Tundra biome from the Play menu under Map for $175,000. Once unlocked, it rotates in like Jungle and Savannah.
- Shine animals spawn during particular weather and/or after you hit specific in-run goals.
- Event exclusives may require trades or special interactions inside a run.
| Animal | Type | Condition to appear/catch |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | Shine (Jungle) | Ride over 5,000 meters in a run |
| Golden Lion | Shine (Jungle) | While riding a Lion, eat three Lions |
| Ice Mammoth | Shine (Tundra) | Ride five Elephants and surpass 2,500 meters |
| Savannah Ninja | Event exclusive | Give the Ninja a Legendary animal for a 10% chance |
Throw timing that lands more catches (lead, don’t chase)
The lasso checks a moving target in a 3D space. Predicting movement is the single biggest boost to your success rate:
- Idle targets: throw at the center of their body as soon as they’re in range.
- Walking targets: lead slightly — about half to one body length ahead of their motion.
- Running targets: lead much more — around one and a half to two body lengths, or wait for a direction change and throw during the brief slow-down.
- Flying/swimming targets: throw when their motion is more horizontal (on a landing, surfacing moment, or straight glide) and adjust for vertical drift.
“Patience catching” works: don’t tail the target. Move into the path they’re taking, pre-aim where they’ll be in a second or two, and throw into that space as they cross it.
Camera setup that helps (and angles to avoid)
- Use a slightly elevated, top-down angle to judge distance and lead more consistently.
- Side-on angles are useful for fast movers when you need to visualize lead distance.
- Avoid ground-level views and extreme tilt; both make hitboxes appear inconsistent and cause overcorrection.
If catches aren’t registering, check these basics
- Lasso passes through the target: move closer before throwing, aim for the torso rather than edges, and consider switching servers if lag persists.
- Can’t land throws on fast animals: your lasso tier is likely too low; upgrade to Rare or Epic and practice leading shots.
- Lasso veers off: lower your mouse sensitivity/DPI, keep your mouse hand steady during the throw, or try a controller if you prefer analog aiming.
Early-game strategy that compounds your catch rate
- Ride your strongest, steadiest mount to cover more distance and spawn higher-tier animals during the run.
- Don’t start by holding the fastest creatures you grab; secure tames on medium-speed animals until you’re comfortable with obstacle density.
- Feed and level your zoo animals between runs; stronger mounts make subsequent catches easier and extend safe distance on the course.
- Sell duplicates and low-level extras; the zoo has limited slots, and funds speed up lasso upgrades and biome unlocks.
The catch loop rewards preparation. Get a better lasso, unlock Tundra, and time your hunts around weather to surface Shine variants. Inside the run, stay patient, throw into where the animal will be, and protect your mount’s hearts — the heart meter only fills if you’re still on your feet.
