What Do Llamas Eat in Minecraft? [Begginer-Friendly Guide]

Are llamas giving you trouble in Minecraft? 

Whether you’re taming them for Advancements, storage ability, or simply the pleasure of their furry company, this guide will take you through all the steps.

Here are a few questions we’ll try to answer:

• What do llamas eat in Minecraft?
• How do you tame them?
• Where and how can you find them?

Let’s go llama hunting!

What Do Llamas Eat in Minecraft

Luckily, these animals aren’t picky eaters. They’ll feed on two everyday food items: wheat and bales of hay.

Both are very easy to come by. It’s Farming and Crafting 101!

You can get wheat seeds from breaking down grass. You don’t even have to water them to grow. But they’ll grow much faster if you do.

On the other hand, Hay bales are crafted from nine wheat (3x3). You can even reverse-craft nine wheat from one hay bale. Either way, it’s easy to stock up on llama food in Minecraft.

Feeding llamas is also pretty straightforward.

You need to approach one of them with some food and press the Use button while facing the animal. If the item’s invalid or doesn’t affect the llama (such as healing it), you’ll mount it instead.

Additionally, each type of food affects them in different ways.

Wheat:

• +2 HP
• Makes babies mature faster by ten seconds
• Increases Temper by +3

Hay bales:

• +10 HP
• Makes babies mature faster by ninety seconds
• Increases Temper by +6
• Activates Love Mode if fed to tamed animals.

See the difference?

A note on “Love Mode”:

It plays a significant role in llama breeding in Minecraft. If you feed two ‘single and ready to mingle’ llamas hay bales, they will walk up to each other and kiss. Subsequently, a baby llama will spawn - hence Love Mode.

Keep in mind that both animals need to be tamed and close to each other (up to eight blocks) for successful breeding to happen.

How to Tame a Llama

Now that you know what to feed llamas in Minecraft, taming them is next.

Here’s how to become a llama master!

Once you locate a herd, approach a llama with some wheat or hay. Feed it as much as possible until it starts bleating angrily - that means it’s had enough.

Now that it’s all buttered up, you can try to ride it. Press the Use button while your hands are empty and directed at it.

It might buck you off the first couple of tries, but don’t give up! Eventually, hearts will fly and the animal will be yours forever!

You could also try to ride it without feeding, but it’ll take much longer.

So, what does feeding llamas in Minecraft food before taming them do?

They have a particular stat that’s part of their Entity Data called Temper. It ranges from 0 to 100. The higher the Temper, the higher the chances of taming the llama.

Another important fact is that besides your basic wild llamas, there are also trader ones.

Wandering traders usually lead them around on leashes. If you kill their masters and free them, they instantly become tamed (Bedrock Edition only) or tameable (Java Edition only).

Fun fact:

Llamas are the only tamed animal that will retaliate if you accidentally hit them. So, beware of their spit!

Where Do Llamas Spawn in Minecraft

To tame and feed a llama in Minecraft, you’ll have to know where to find it first.

These mobs spawn at light level 7 or above. You can usually find them in herds of four or six.

They populate such biomes as:

• Windswept Hills
• Windswept Forest
• Windswept Gravelly Hills
• Savanna (BE only)
• Savanna Plateau
• Windswept Savanna (BE only).

So, how do you know you’re in the right place? 

In Minecraft Java Edition, you can press F3 to bring up the console. It will display the name of the biome you’re currently in.

Or, you can use the Chunkbase Biome Finder!

It’s a free online app that will generate a map based on your world’s seed. So, if you’re searching for a Minecraft llama to give it food, you can look for its preferred habitats on the map.

Naturally, you can also read the terrain and figure out your location the old-fashioned way.

Here’s how.

Windswept Hills, Windswept Forest, and Windswept Gravelly Hills are cold biomes with hilly terrain. Usually, they are surrounded by ice and snowy biomes. There are often floating blocks and islands in the area as well.

In contrast, Savanna, Savanna Plateau, and Windswept Savanna are warm biomes with flat terrain. They are mostly covered with tall grass and a few scattered trees. They are usually generated next to plains and deserts.

Wrap Up

So, if you’ve been asking yourself, what do Minecraft llamas eat? Now you have your answer! 

Just like in real life, they are herbivores. They prefer wheat and hay bales — but watch out! They’ll spit if you annoy them.

Try to stay on their good side and you’ll be able to tame them easily.

Friendly tip: 

Snacks always help!