How do you tame a Aberrant Dung Beetle in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Aberrant Dung Beetle is a passive tame. Approach it carefully without startling it and place Large Animal Feces in your last hotbar slot, then feed it by hand.

What does a Aberrant Dung Beetle eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Aberrant Dung Beetle is Large Animal Feces. It also accepts Medium Animal Feces, Spoiled Meat, Small Animal Feces.

Where can you find Aberrant Dung Beetle in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Aberrant Dung Beetle spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Aberrant Dung Beetle?

A baby Aberrant Dung Beetle takes 3 days and 20 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Aberrant Dung Beetle Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Aberrant Dung Beetle

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Aberrant Dung Beetle

Spawn Command

Information

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Base Settings

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Spawn Locations

7 mapsFull Map →

The Aberrant Dung Beetle spawns on 7 maps, typically found in most regions of the map. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

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Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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Aberrant Dung Beetle Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 56s|Effectiveness: 98.8% (+74 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Large Animal FecesBest	5	56	74 Lvl (224)
Medium Animal Feces	7	1:24	73 Lvl (223)
Spoiled Meat	11	2:20	70 Lvl (220)
Small Animal Feces	14	3:02	68 Lvl (218)
Raw Meat	70	16:06	21 Lvl (171)
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Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time3d 20h

Quick Info

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Drops & Harvest Resources

The Aberrant Dung Beetle's corpse can be harvested for Chitin, Raw Meat. The corpse has 120 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Chitin	40%~5~4 hits	70%~9~3 hits
Raw Meat	60%~6~4 hits	30%~3~3 hits

Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Aberrant Dung Beetle is modified by 12 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 6 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 5 (up to +120% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

75%-25%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	192.0	+38.40	+2.00%
Stamina	100.0	+10.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	200.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	900.0	+90.00	+2.00%
Weight	5.0	+0.10	+1.60%
Melee Damage Multiplier	106.0%	+5.30%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Can Damage

The Aberrant Dung Beetle can damage: Thatch. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Aberrant Dung Beetle out.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Aberrant Dung Beetle Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Aberrant Dung Beetle in ARK: Survival Ascended. Tips typically cover approach strategies, recommended food, and how to avoid spooking the Aberrant Dung Beetle mid-tame.

Everything you need to know about the Aberrant Dung Beetle in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Aberrant Dung Beetle has 192 base Health, 106% base Melee Damage, 5 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Aberrant Dung Beetle is a passive tame — approach carefully and hand-feed it Large Animal Feces without knocking it out. See the taming calculator for exact food counts and timing.

The Aberrant Dung Beetle gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 3 days and 20 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

Once tamed, the Aberrant Dung Beetle can harvest Chitin, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Aberrant Dung Beetle as a tamable, coprophagic creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the Variant category.

With 100 base Stamina, the Aberrant Dung Beetle has limited endurance. Its base Melee Damage sits at 106%, giving it decent hitting power. Starting at 192 Health, it's not particularly tanky. Weight capacity starts at 5, giving it minimal inventory space.

Taming the Aberrant Dung Beetle doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Large Animal Feces.

After taming, the Aberrant Dung Beetle is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.9 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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