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Menagerie

Menagerie

You tamed at least one of every type of animal companion.

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How to unlock the Menagerie achievement in Wasteland 3 - Definitive Guide

There seems to be a lot of confusion with this achievement when in reality there is nothing to it. It's all about knowing which animals are missable and/or take extra steps to unlock. It took me a few playthroughs to make sure these were in fact all the pets.

The first missable pet is of course Major Tom found on a small broken structure in the beginning ambush site.
The second is Billy and Jean which you get from saving the Hoons at Hoon Homestead after you venture out from Colorado Springs for the first time. You must save them to be able to tame this pet.
The last that requires special steps is the Bison. They are found at the Knox Bison Ranch which is located between Gett Family Homestead and the Abandoned Oil Well. In order to unlock this location you both have to finish the quest with Victory Buchanan(arrest/kill/squad), and accept the quest to locate the runaways from Cannibal Jamboree. Once at the ranch you have to defeat the scar collectors attacking the ranch. Make sure you have animal whisperer 9 and it will show up in the dialog options after the fight.

The rest are available throughout the map as listed in the other guide. I'll repost here to make things a little easier and add a couple extra locations I've found. You can have an animal for each member of your squad. The only way I found to do this way click the button(R3 or right joystick) that let's you control only one character and then use that character to charm the animal.

Fair warning for those doing the book drop glitch, if the first point towards animal whisperer is from a book, then that character will not be able to tame any animals even if you get them up to 10 with the book or use skill points after.

Dog - hq - colorado springs

Cat - hq - colorado springs

Chicken - garden of gods

Fox - garden of gods

Rabbit - garden of gods

Mountain goat - gett family homestead and denver(2 in the first location off to the right as soon as you enter Denver)

Waste wolf - bizarre

parrot - bizarre (InaneVelen)Stated in the comments that he never purchased Polly and still received the achievement.

Pig - warrens

Stag - Yuma county at godfishers camp, Aspen before taking the Gondola up, and outside the airport of Denver Airport.

Doe - Yuma county at godfishers camp, Aspen before taking the Gondola up, and outside the airport of Denver Airpor.

Honey badger - massacre site nw of Yuma County. Animal whisperer 10 required.

Growler cub - aspen

Razorback - can be found at Department of Energy Site - ( synth head hunter quest) and when returning from the machine commune there is a Razorback being attacked by waste wolves.

Hopefully this helps those still working towards this achievement. Let me know if you're still having trouble and I'll try to help. Thanks and happy hunting.
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27 Sep 2020 04:00

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Hi, parrot is not needed for the achievement. I never bought Polly and still got it unlocked.
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By InaneVelen on 27 Sep 2020 12:14
Sounds good, I'll edit that in. Thanks.
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By NICKtheNlNJA on 28 Sep 2020 15:47
Yeah I missed Major in my 1st playthrough. Thats why I didnt get it. (You can also get Polly with animal whisperer 7 for free.)
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 28 Sep 2020 19:19
Yeah it kinda sucks to have to start all over but this game kinda makes it necessary to mop up the last achievements. Luckily I still hadn't done my supreme jerk ending so I got the animals at the same time.
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By NICKtheNlNJA on 28 Sep 2020 23:29
It seems bison are needed for the achievement (Level 9 Animal Whisperer). You can get it after saving the farm.
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By P33Mann on 29 Dec 2021 07:23
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OK! After 4 hours i done it! here is the easy way:

Dog - hq - colorado springs

Cat - hq - colorado springs

Chicken - garden of gods

Fox - garden of gods

Rabbit - garden of gods

Mountain goat - gett family homestead

Waste wolf - bizarre

parrot - bizarre

Pig - warrens

Bison - knox ranch (its a quest reward don't know if the trophy need this)

Stag - yuma country -at godfishers camp

Doe - yuma country at godfishers camp

Honey badger - massacre site

Growler cub - aspen

Razorback - can be found at Department of Energy Site - ( synth head hunter quest)
when returning from the machine commune (Denver Airport) to the Gippers (Denver), there is a Razorback being attacked by waste wolves.
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06 Sep 2020 02:09

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Just a side note, you will need animal whisperer level 10 to get all of the pets. I’m not sure if it counts, but I also tamed Billie and jean during the hoon homestead mission as well to be safe. You can also dismiss a pet once you find the next you need. In order to keep Billie and jean until the end, I needed to have animal whisperer on two different Rangers. One was at level 6 and the other was up to level 10.
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By infinit3shad0ws on 06 Sep 2020 02:36
I can confirm that Billie and Jean definitely count. Also, I tested to see if the animal companions needed to have been on the same ranger, and they do not (not that it makes a lot of difference!)
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By Wull Scott on 06 Sep 2020 15:27
The razorback disappeared after I left the region, so it seems you need to charm him immediately after rescuing him.
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By risseless on 08 Sep 2020 07:33
Doe and Stag can also be found at the Machine Commune.
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By Rodrigosteelers on 09 Sep 2020 09:44
There is one important thing: how to dismiss a pet, which you currently have to get another one? I do not know how to do it and I can't get more pets :/
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By Parker PL on 10 Sep 2020 06:15
@parker PL you can press L3 to enter targeting mode and hover over the animal to talk to it and can dismiss it from there.
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By Purds on 10 Sep 2020 17:07
Snowed Inn Resort has another growler cub
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 10 Sep 2020 20:39
I never got this achievement. I thought I missed a few and recruited every animal listed above all over again and still nothing. Is there a bug or do some of the nonhuman companions count for this achievement.
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By Jagd Gray Wolf on 11 Sep 2020 02:30
Took everyone from the list, the achievement doesn't pop.
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By XixxSKYxxiX on 11 Sep 2020 10:08
This list is missing billy and Jean in hoon homestead
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 12 Sep 2020 14:18
Does billy and Jean count as a separate companion? They are just a two-headed goat.
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By Jagd Gray Wolf on 12 Sep 2020 21:24
I saw a wiki reference a "Ram" in denver aswell as the goat..... i've never seen a ram...?
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By xMoBBzY on 12 Sep 2020 21:47
"Billy and Jean" are the ram and they are needed. The mountan goats are locared in:
Gett Familiy Homestead
Denver Ruins
Union Station
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By on 13 Sep 2020 14:34
Βe sure to tame animals in combat that are hostile. Just in case.. (like giant bisons etc)
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 16 Sep 2020 15:15
Same here, didnt got it. I didnt tame Major Tomcat though, maybe that cat is needed?
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 16 Sep 2020 21:17
I did another playthrough and made sure to get Billy and Jean as well as every other animal on this list. Still no achievement. Do you maybe have to keep them alive/make sure to dismiss them before they get killed? Both my playthroughs were on the two hardest levels.
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By Jagd Gray Wolf on 17 Sep 2020 00:19
Gray wolf did you purchase whisperer perks? Some ppl on pc say that bugs the achievement
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 17 Sep 2020 15:06
Hmm I may have. Does it matter which perk or is it any of the three?
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By Jagd Gray Wolf on 19 Sep 2020 20:33
Ppl report its the perk that boosts pets' con and dmg. But I would avoid all of them
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 19 Sep 2020 21:43
Just picked up whispers perk, if I dismiss the ranger can I continue with the achievement?
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By Eberhardt74 on 21 Sep 2020 00:07
Ιdk. I would delete the ranger and make a new one and tame the animals all over again from the start.
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 21 Sep 2020 04:15
Finally got it!! My mistake: I thought Major Tomcat count as a cat and he doesn't!! So I tamed a cat and boom, chievo unlocked!
Additional info: used more than one ranger to tame; one of them had all the perks on Animal Whispering; got Major Tomcat, Bison, Parrot, Billy and Jean, cyborg chicken (don't know if they count).
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By Phyrexian Z on 21 Sep 2020 13:30
I tamed all animals again (except those that appear only once) and no achievement.
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 21 Sep 2020 19:13
Editing: able to obtain now with patch on earlier game prior save before bison charmed.
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By Eberhardt74 on 23 Sep 2020 16:24
I tamed every wild animal on the list (no bison or Polly), as well as Billy and Jean, and still no achievement.
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By risseless on 13 Sep 2020 00:03
Is this list correct? I tamed every type and no achievement. The Bison (you receive as a quest reward) and the parrot (he comes with you after some skill check) can't be tamed.
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By Phyrexian Z on 16 Sep 2020 12:25
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From the very beginning, take one of the rangers as a trainer and level it up systematically, by the time you pass Aspen you must have the Trainer skill of at least 9 in order to tame a bison, all other pets are available in sufficient quantities in locations, there will be no problems finding them. Only the Honey Badger is rare, found only in the Slaughterhouse location, it requires 10 Trainer.
Pig: gives bonus to HP
Tunnels of Dikovinarium
Parrot Polly: gives bonus evasion +10% (not sure if it goes for a trophy, but better take it, let it be)
Buy it from Six-Fingered Larry outside the Dikovinarium, Snezhnaya Hotel.
Boar: gives bonus to penetration +4
Denver, on the bridge after leaving the Machine Commune.
Snow Goat: Gives bonus to crit damage +0.2x
Denver, godcatcher camp, also for the quest for the mechanic from Dikovinarium
Dog: gives bonus to speed in battle +0.2
Ranger Headquarters/Colorado Springs
Cat: gives a bonus to crit chance +12%
Garden of the Gods/Sans-Lux Apartments.
Fox: gives a bonus to leadership radius of 6 M
Garden of the Gods/also found in other locations
Fallow deer: gives a bonus to detection time of 1.0 sec. Trainer skill 4
Santa Claus's Workshop and other locations
Rabbit: gives bonus +20% initiative
Garden of the Gods and other locations
Chicken: gives a +6% bonus to extra. experience
Garden of the Gods, Toaster Academy
Howler: Gives a +4 bonus to armor.
Aspen.Trainer Skill 7
Deer with antlers: gives bonus +20% melee damage
Machine Commune and other locations
Honey badger: gives bonus time in consciousness +2
Location "Slaughterhouse". Trainer skill 10
Wolf: gives bonus sneak attack damage +10%. Trainer skill 5
Outside the Dikovinarium (near Charlie's hideout)
Bison: gives bonus damage crit resistance +5%
After the quest at the Knox bison farm, you can get a bison (through dialogue, I couldn’t tame it separately). The dialogue requires trainer skill 9!!! If below, swing, then go on this quest.
Billy and Jean:
They are located in the house of the Hoon family and therefore in the quest “Heads or Tails?” It is the Huns who need to be saved. Trainer skill 1.
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07 Feb 2021 20:18