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

The 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 Dung Beetle eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

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

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

Check the interactive spawn map on the 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 Dung Beetle?

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

Dung Beetle Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Dung Beetle

FARMER

Dung Beetle

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

21 mapsFull Map →

Found across 21 maps in most regions of the map. Green zones have the highest spawn density. Each species has a population cap per area, so wiping out other creatures nearby can trigger new Dung Beetle spawns.

Official

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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Dung Beetle Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 2m 6s|Effectiveness: 95.6% (+71 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Large Animal FecesBest	10	2:06	71 Lvl (221)
Medium Animal Feces	14	3:02	68 Lvl (218)
Spoiled Meat	21	4:40	61 Lvl (211)
Small Animal Feces	28	6:18	53 Lvl (203)
Raw Meat	140	32:26	6 Lvl (156)
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Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time3d 20h

Quick Info

Carried By

Immobilized By

Drops & Harvest Resources

The 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 Dung Beetle is modified by 12 different type-specific multipliers. It shrugs off 6 damage types but is weak to 5, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. 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	200.0	+40.00	+2.00%
Stamina	100.0	+10.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	200.0	+12.00	+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	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Can Damage

The Dung Beetle can damage: Thatch. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

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

Dung Beetle Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Dung Beetle in ARK: Survival Ascended. Players share the best approach angles, food recommendations, and tricks for safe passive taming.

Welcome to the full Dung Beetle guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

The Dung Beetle starts with 200 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 5 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

Taming the Dung Beetle is done passively: sneak up and offer Large Animal Feces from your last hotbar slot. The taming calculator has detailed quantities for each level.

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

Found throughout the ARKs, the Dung Beetle is a tamable, coprophagic creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Farmer category.

With 200 base Health, the Dung Beetle is on the squishy side. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Dung Beetle has decent hitting power. With 100 base Stamina, the Dung Beetle has tires quickly. Weight capacity starts at 5, giving it not built for hauling.

Taming the 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 Dung Beetle earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.9 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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