Ocelots in Minecraft can no longer be fully tamed like they used to in older versions. Instead, you can gain their trust by feeding them raw fish such as raw cod or raw salmon. When you approach an ocelot slowly with raw fish in hand and feed it, hearts will appear, indicating it trusts you and will no longer run away. However, this does not make it a tame pet that follows commands or sits; it simply becomes less skittish and may stay nearby
. Here is how to gain an ocelot's trust step-by-step:
- Find an ocelot, which spawns in jungle biomes.
- Hold raw fish (raw cod or raw salmon) in your hand.
- Slowly and carefully approach the ocelot without sudden movements.
- Feed the ocelot the raw fish by right-clicking (PC) or the equivalent action on your platform.
- Repeat feeding until hearts appear, showing the ocelot trusts you.
Once trusted, ocelots will not run away from you and can be bred by feeding them more raw fish, producing baby ocelots. Unlike cats (which can be tamed and commanded), ocelots will wander freely and cannot be leashed easily, but they will stick around your base
. In summary, you cannot "tame" ocelots into pets like cats anymore; you can only gain their trust by feeding them raw fish, which makes them friendly enough to stay near you without fleeing
