Dung Beetle
Farmer · 24 maps
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.
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.
Incubation Time
4h 0m 0s
Elapsed Time
2h 18m 54s
Maturation Time Left
43h 58m 53s
Time to Juvenile
2h 18m 53s
Total Food Items
1265
items
Food to Adult
826
items
Food Per Hour
53
Food Capacity
3
items
Baby Hand Feed For
2h 13m 31s
9.8% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
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 adjustFood per item
50
Stack size
40
Eats at 5%
43.26 food/min
Maturation
46h 17m 46s
| Phase | Duration |  Raw Meat |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 2h 18m 53s | 117 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 18h 31m 6s | 709 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 23h 8m 53s | 317 |
 Total | 43h 58m 53s | 1,143 |
WeightFeeding 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- 4x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 28x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 35x 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.