Leeches can be some of the nastiest things in Ark Survival Evolved, which can cause a lot of problems later if not removed as this can lead to your or a tamed creature’s death.

When a Leech is left untouched after latching on to you or one of your tamed creatures, it will continuously drain health, eventually killing you.

Although this may seem like a big issue, it is quite easy to get rid of these creatures once latched onto you or better yet, to prevent them from doing so in the first place.

How to Remove Leech from Yourself

To remove a Leech that has latched on to you without the presence of any nearby tribe members, you simply need to burn it off. This can be done by placing down a Campfire or a Cooking Pot, starting its fire, and standing on top of it for a short period.

After a few seconds, the Leech will disappear and will no longer be shown on your screen, which means it has been killed and removed.

How to Remove Leech from Dino

Not only is the character vulnerable to Leeches, but your tames may also be latched on by them and this will continuously drain their health.

If left unnoticed, you can eventually end up finding your tamed creature dead later due to the Leech killing it.

To remove a Leech from your Dino, move close to it and hold the interact button to show the radial menu, and hold the remove Leech option to remove it.

This will kill the Leech in the process, and it will no longer be latched onto your tamed creature, allowing it to regenerate health again.