Llamas are fascinating creatures in Minecraft, offering both utility and a touch of quirky charm to your blocky adventures. But unlike horses, you can't ride a Llama in the traditional sense. Instead, you can put a saddle on them to equip them with chests, transforming them into valuable mobile storage units! This guide will walk you through the entire process of saddling a Llama on your Minecraft iPad, from finding one to making it your loyal, four-legged pack mule.
Let's dive in, shall we? Are you ready to tame your very own Llama and make it a helpful companion in your Minecraft world? Excellent!
Step 1: Locating Your Llama
First things first, you need to find a Llama! They don't just appear anywhere. Llamas are biome-specific creatures.
- Where to Look: You'll primarily find Llamas in Savanna and Windswept Hills (formerly Extreme Hills) biomes. These biomes are characterized by their tall, dry grass and acacia trees (Savanna) or jagged, mountainous terrain (Windswept Hills).
- Exploration is Key: Start exploring your world! If you're near your base, you might need to venture out a bit. Keep an eye on the horizon for those distinctive biomes. Using a map can be incredibly helpful here.
- Patience, Young Crafter: Sometimes it takes a little patience. Llamas often travel in small herds, so if you spot one, there's a good chance others are nearby.
Step 2: Taming Your Llama
Once you've found your Llama, the next step is to tame it. Taming a Llama is a bit like taming a horse – it involves a bit of trial and error.
- Approach with Care: Don't just run up to it! Llamas can be skittish. Approach slowly.
- The Mounting Game: To tame a Llama, you simply need to attempt to ride it repeatedly. Walk up to the Llama and tap the "Mount" button that appears.
- You'll likely get bucked off a few times. This is normal! Don't be discouraged.
- Keep trying! The more times you attempt to ride it, the higher the chance it will become tamed.
- Look for the Hearts: You'll know a Llama is tamed when you see heart particles erupting around it. This is your sign of success!
- No Food Needed (Unlike Horses): Interestingly, unlike horses, you don't need to feed Llamas to tame them. Just persistent mounting will do the trick.
Step 3: Acquiring a Chest
Now that your Llama is tamed, it's time to get it ready for its packing duties. For this, you'll need a chest.
- Crafting a Chest: If you don't have one already, a chest is a fundamental crafting recipe in Minecraft.
- You'll need 8 wood planks of any type (oak, spruce, birch, etc.).
- Open your crafting table.
- Place the 8 wood planks in all the slots except the very center one. This creates a hollow square outline.
- Voila! You've crafted a chest.
Step 4: Putting the Chest on Your Llama (The "Saddle" Equivalent)
This is where the magic happens! While you don't use a traditional saddle on a Llama, you use a chest to give it storage capabilities.
- Open the Llama's Inventory: Once your Llama is tamed, stand next to it and long-press on the Llama. This should open up its inventory screen.
- Place the Chest: In the Llama's inventory screen, you'll see a dedicated slot for a chest. Drag your crafted chest from your own inventory into this slot.
- Instant Storage! As soon as you place the chest, you'll notice that the Llama now has a chest texture on its back! This indicates it's successfully equipped.
Step 5: Utilizing Your Llama's Storage
Congratulations! Your Llama is now a mobile storage unit.
- Accessing the Chest: To open the Llama's chest inventory, simply long-press on the Llama again. Its inventory will open, allowing you to store items just like in any other chest.
- Leading Your Llama: To move your Llama around, you'll need a lead.
- Crafting a Lead: Leads are crafted with 4 String (from spiders or cobwebs) and 1 Slimeball (from Slimes).
- Using the Lead: Once you have a lead, select it in your hotbar and tap on your Llama. It will attach to the Llama. You can then walk and the Llama will follow you.
- Caravan! (Advanced Tip): One of the coolest features of Llamas is their ability to form a caravan! If you have multiple tamed Llamas and lead one with a lead, any other tamed Llamas nearby will automatically follow in a line! This is incredibly useful for transporting large quantities of items.
Remember, while you can't ride a Llama directly, their ability to carry chests and form caravans makes them incredibly valuable companions for any Minecraft adventurer on iPad!
10 Related FAQ Questions:
How to Breed Llamas in Minecraft iPad?
To breed Llamas, you need two tamed Llamas and feed each of them Hay Bales. Hay Bales are crafted from 9 wheat. Once fed, they will enter love mode and produce a baby Llama.
How to Ride a Llama in Minecraft iPad?
You cannot directly ride a Llama in Minecraft. You can only mount them to tame them, but you cannot control their movement like a horse.
How to Change Llama Carpet Color in Minecraft iPad?
You can put a carpet on a tamed Llama to give it a decorative blanket! Simply hold a carpet in your hand and long-press on the Llama. The color of the carpet will determine the blanket's color.
How to Remove a Chest from a Llama in Minecraft iPad?
To remove a chest from a Llama, simply open the Llama's inventory (long-press on it) and drag the chest item from its inventory slot back into your own inventory.
How to Heal a Llama in Minecraft iPad?
You can heal a Llama by feeding it Wheat or Hay Bales. Wheat restores 2 hearts, while Hay Bales restore 10 hearts.
How to Make a Llama Follow You Without a Lead in Minecraft iPad?
A tamed Llama will generally wander around a small area near where you left it. To make it follow you over long distances, you will need to use a lead or create a caravan with other Llamas.
How to Tell if a Llama is Tamed in Minecraft iPad?
You will know a Llama is tamed when you see heart particles appear around it after you attempt to ride it.
How to Get a Saddle in Minecraft iPad (for horses, not llamas)?
Saddles for horses cannot be crafted. You can find saddles in dungeon chests, Nether Fortress chests, stronghold chests, desert temple chests, jungle temple chests, end city chests, or by fishing or trading with a Butcher Villager.
How to Stop a Llama from Spitting in Minecraft iPad?
Llamas spit when attacked or when another mob attacks them. They are generally peaceful unless provoked. To stop them from spitting at you, avoid hitting them!
How to Store More Items in a Llama Chest in Minecraft iPad?
The amount of inventory space a Llama provides is determined by its strength stat. This stat is randomly generated when the Llama spawns. You cannot increase a Llama's strength after it has spawned, so some Llamas will have more inventory slots than others.
