How do you tame a Minecraft camel? Alongside other new additions which appeared during the 1.20 update, you might think camels will have nothing unique to offer when there are existing ridable Minecraft mobs like the horse and llama. You’d be wrong: there’s more to this hump-backed mammal than you think.
This cute Minecraft mob greatly adds character to the deserts and badlands, currently among the least-developed Minecraft biomes. As we mention further, the new mob has some great mechanics for adventuring across these sparse lands. The Minecraft camel also has an adorable standing animation, reflecting its real-world movement, and aids as a representation for Minecraft players around the world.
Where to find a Minecraft camel
Minecraft camels spawn in desert biomes. Presumably, if camels spawn in the badlands biome, it will only be on the flat, red sand areas, as opposed to the tall, terracotta buttes and bluffs.
How to tame Minecraft camels
You can feed a Minecraft camel a cactus to tame them. You can also use this item to feed them to heal wounds or breed camels to make baby dromedaries. Once tame, you can put a saddle on a camel and ride it normally. It has 16 health, and you can charge a small jump by holding down the space bar. Unfortunately, unlike Minecraft horses, the only item you can equip to a camel is a saddle, so it offers no extra storage, but you can have two people ride one at once.
Before the camel, cactus could only be used for green dye and decoration, and that was the extent of it. However, there will be an additional reason to farm the spiky green plant, as we know breeding camels will be possible. In the real world, camels do actually eat cacti, so it’s a pretty good fit for this new mob.
As well as their ability to clear gaps, the Minecraft camel has another exciting new use – multiplayer travel. Boats can carry two players along wide, open seas, but before now, there has been no way for two players to journey together on land – apart from on separate horses. Now, you and a friend can mount one of these large creatures, explore, and even battle together.
As Mojang Studios’ gameplay designer Nir Vaknin showed us during Minecraft Live, one player can ride and steer the camel and even dash away from enemies while the passenger shoots at dangerous mobs. Agnes Larsson, Minecraft Game Director, also pointed out that normal-sized mobs, like Zombies, can’t even reach you high up on your camel’s back.
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That’s everything you need to know about Minecraft camels. Other new features in the latest major update include Minecraft Sniffers, whose eggs you can find on suspicious sand blocks. You can also find the new Minecraft cherry blossom biome if you want bright pink wood. You can start exploring some of the best Minecraft seeds for deserts and badlands if you want to find some camels and find some nice, long stretches of land for taking your new friend for a run. Finally, discover Minecraft hosting, so you and your friends can explore the camel’s multiplayer benefits.