What does a Zomdodo eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Zomdodo is Raw Mutton. It also accepts Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop, Cooked Prime Meat.

Where can you find Zomdodo in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Zomdodo 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 Zomdodo?

A baby Zomdodo takes 15 hours and 25 minutes to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Zomdodo Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Zomdodo

IGNORE

Zomdodo

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

Zomdodo does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.

Taming

Zomdodo is not tamable.

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time15h 25m

Quick Info

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

Full Calculator →

Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill40 XP

0.5 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat from a Zomdodo corpse. The corpse has 50 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~2~2 hits	60%~3~2 hits
Raw Meat	60%~2~2 hits	40%~2~2 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

The Zomdodo has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 8 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%

Spike WallSpike wall traps

50%-50%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	700.0	+140.00	+4.00%
Stamina	1000.0	+100.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	1000.0	+60.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	450.0	+45.00	+2.00%
Weight	170.0	+3.40	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+1.50%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Zomdodo varies across 1 hitbox zone. Its weakest point is the Head at 3x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_neck3

3.00x

Can Damage

The Zomdodo can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Zomdodo 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

Zomdodo Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Zomdodo - and contribute your own tips.

Welcome to the full Zomdodo 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.

At base level the Zomdodo has 700 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 170 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Zomdodo gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 15 hours and 25 minutes. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

Once tamed, the Zomdodo can harvest Hide, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Zomdodo is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Ignore category.

Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. Starting at 700 Health, it's quite durable. Its base Stamina of 1000 gives it outstanding staying power. It carries 170 base Weight - average weight tolerance.

After taming, the Zomdodo earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. A wild Zomdodo is worth 0.5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.01 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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