What Do Llamas Eat in Minecraft? The Complete Guide for 2026

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In Minecraft, them llamas accept two types of food: the wheat and the haystack. Each has its own specific purpose, and confusing them can ruin a breeding attempt. Here’s everything you need to know about feeding, training, and equipping your future four-legged companion.

Food for llamas: a bale of hay and wheat

the llama allows only two foods in Minecraft. Neither meat, nor carrots, nor apples work: it all comes down to the wheat and the haystack.

  • the wheat restores a small amount of health points and accelerates the growth of a baby llama.
  • The haystack is much more effective and is primarily used to trigger the reproduction.

To make a hay bale, you'll need 9 units of wheat on your crafting table to get a single block.

Harvesting wheat to feed a llama in Minecraft
In Minecraft, wheat is harvested in tall grass or in a village. ©Antonin for Alucare.fr

Once you have your food, a simple Right-click on the llama Just holding a stalk of wheat or a bundle of hay is enough to feed it. Keep in mind that feeding your llama doesn't automatically tame it: to do that, you have to ride it several times until hearts appear.

What are the benefits of hay bales for llamas?

The haystack is by far the best food for your llama. It works in three ways:

  • She restores a lot of health points All of a sudden, it was much more than just money.
  • It significantly reduces the time remaining before a baby llama grow up.
  • It triggers the reproduction in two tame adult llamas.

It's the only food which helps new lamas be born. Wheat, on the other hand, can heal and accelerate growth, but will never trigger reproduction.

In practical terms, if you want to build a real herd, always keep a few hay bales in your inventory. You can use them to heal injuries, raise your young, and give birth to new offspring.

Where can I find llamas on Minecraft?

The llamas appear in two types of biomes. In savannah and on savanna plains, they travel by herds of 4. In mountain, the groups are larger with 6 llamas per herd.

Their color varies by specimen: brown, white, cream, or gray. If you don't want to go exploring, you can also make them appear directly with a llama spawning egg in creative mode.

There are also merchant llamas, attached to traveling merchants by a leash. These llamas can't be tamed in the same way, but they'll join your caravan if you defeat their owner or untie their leash.

Herd of llamas in the savanna on Minecraft
The appearance of a llama in Minecraft. ©Antonin for Alucare.fr

How to tame a llama on Minecraft?

Taming a llama is a real rodeo challenge. Faced with this neutral mob, you have to tell him climb onto someone's back with bare hands, without a saddle. It'll make you fall several times, but if you keep getting back on, some hearts appear above him: this is a sign that the llama has been tamed.

Warning: If you approach it aggressively, the llama may spit to attack you. That's his natural defensive behavior.

To go faster, feed him before you ride him. The wheat and above all haystack increase his chances of being tamed sooner. The more you feed him, the fewer tries it will take.

Once tamed, a llama can be given a trunk and join a caravan. Unlike a horse, you don't control it directly: you need a leash to guide him. This behavior is the same across all versions Java and Bedrock, whether you play on a PC, Xbox Where Switch.

How to breed Minecraft llamas?

Once you've tamed your llamas, you can start breeding them. The idea is simple: feed them two adult llamas with a haystack each. Hearts appear above them, then a baby llama arises between the two parents.

The baby's strength depends on the strongest parent, with a small chance of surpassing both of its parents. Breeding your best specimens will therefore gradually give you llamas capable of carry more items.

How do I fit a trunk on a Minecraft llama?

Once tamed, the llama can carry a trunk and become a true pack animal. This is handy for expanding your inventory on long expeditions. On a wild llama, the action does not trigger.

It's easy to use:

  1. Take a trunk in your main hand.
  2. Come closer to your tame llama.
  3. Make a right click on him, just as one would saddle a horse.
  4. The trunk then latches onto its side.

The number of spaces depends on the the lama's strength. A strong specimen can carry far more items than a weaker llama. That's one more reason to breed your best animals.

You can also Decorate Your Llama by placing a rug in the color of your choice on the back. Each rug color creates a different pattern on the llama's saddle, visible to everyone in your caravan.

Lama carrying a chest on its side in Minecraft
A llama carrying a chest in Minecraft. ©Antonin for Alucare.fr

You can also taming a wolf in Minecraft, which is ideal if you play a more offensive style.

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Minecraft

Released on : November 18, 2011

Developed by : Markus Persson, Mojang Studios

Edited by : Mojang Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios

Available on : PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox

Genres : Multiplayer