Breeding Calculator

FARMER

Dung Beetle

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Dung Beetle Egg & Breeding Calculator

The baby Dung Beetle takes approximately 3 days and 20 hours to fully mature at default rates - over many real-world days, demanding serious time investment. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.

Each baby inherits stats from both parents with a chance of mutation - +2 wild levels to a random stat plus a color change. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.

Settings

Maturation Multiplier

Egg Hatch Multiplier

Food Consume Mult.

Creature Weight

Cuddle Interval Mult.

Imprinting Mult.

Pregnancy

Mating - 0%

8:00:00

The dinosaur is in its mother's womb, requiring time and care from the mother for successful gestation and birth.

Baby

0% - 10%

9:15:33

The hatched dinosaur, now a baby, needs constant attention and food placed directly in its inventory to survive, or a nearby Maewing to take care of its needs.

Juvenile

10% - 50%

37:02:13

The dinosaur reaches the juvenile stage, where it can now eat from a feeding trough, reducing the need for direct feeding.

Adolescent

50% - 100%

46:17:46

The dinosaur reaches the adolescent stage, becoming more independent and able to follow you while continuing to grow toward full maturity.

Raising a baby Dung Beetle involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~556 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~37h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~46h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Dung Beetle gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. You'll be asked to cuddle, walk, or feed specific kibble at regular intervals during maturation.

Maturation Progress

Select Food

BabyJuvenileAdolescent

Status:

Baby

Time Left:

87:57:46

Total Time:

92:35:33

Maturation

Incubation Time

8h 0m 0s

Elapsed Time

4h 37m 47s

Maturation Time Left

87h 57m 46s

Time to Juvenile

4h 37m 47s

Food

Total Food Items

2530

items

Food to Adult

1651

items

Food Per Hour

Food Capacity

items

Baby Hand Feed For

4h 32m 21s

9.9% maturation

Imprinting

Cuddle Interval

Imprint Per Cuddle

Max Imprint

0.0%

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Dung Beetle babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~556 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Dung Beetle raises by totaling food across all babies. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.

Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjust

Babies

Food

Food per item

Stack size

Eats at 5%

43.26 food/min

Maturation

92h 35m 33s

Phase	Duration	Raw Meat	Stacks	Weight
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%	4h 37m 46s	234	6	23.4
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%	37h 2m 13s	1,417	36	141.7
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%	46h 17m 46s	633	16	63.3
Total	87h 57m 46s	2,284	58	228.4

Feeding Trough

2,400 items(60 slots)

Fits in one load

Tek Trough

4,000 items(100 slots)

Fits in one load

Maewing / Maeguana

300 slots

50% weight reduction on meat & berries

Baby- 7x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 56x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 70x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)

Spoils in 10m|

Trough / Maewing: 40m|

Tek Trough: 16h 40m

During the Baby phase (0-10%), you must hand-feed or use a Maewing to nurse. From Juvenile (10%+), dinos can eat from a Feeding Trough on their own. Use Preserving Salt in troughs to double spoil times.

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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