Ark: Survival Ascended – How to Tame a Dung Beetle

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, ARK: Survival Ascended / 15 Jun 2022

Yo what’s up fellow Ark survivors?? Today we’re gonna dive into taming one of the niftiest little critters in Ark: Survival Ascended – the Dung Beetle; yeah you heard that right, we’re going beetle hunting…

Prep Work

First things first, you gotta find your way to the central cave… We’re talking latitude 40.1 & longitude 46.4. Make sure you’re packing some serious heat like a shotgun or a crossbow ’cause you’ll be needing it to clear the cave of any nasty surprises…

Set your dino to neutral before heading in – this way -> they can throw down if they need to while you’re busy spelunking. And hey don’t forget to bring an extra set of armor; Those Arthropluera bugs can mess up your gear real bad.

Navigating the Cave

Inside the cave, it’s like a maze, but don’t sweat it… It loops around so you can take a left or right & circle back if things get too heated. Clear those dead dinos outta your way, or you might end up cornered; Not cool…

The Art of Taming

Now for the main event – taming those Dung Beetles… You wanna grab some medium or large dino doo-doo… Spoiled meat works too, but the bigger the poo, the faster the taming, got it?? Toss that into your last inventory slot & hit the E button when it’s time to feed the little guys…

The cave’s colder than a snowman’s handshake, so pack enough grub & water to keep you going; you don’t wanna starve or freeze while working your taming magic…

Post-Taming Hustle

Once you’ve tamed those beetles, it’s time to hightail it outta there… If you’re rocking a shoulder pet, drop it for a sec to pick up your new beetle buddies; then, fly them back to your base with something like an Argentavis.

Back at Base

At your crib, set up a small pen & let your dung beetles wander. Stuff their inventory with dino droppings & watch the magic happen – they’ll turn it into fertilizer & oil… Keeping them in a pen’s smart; stops them from wandering off on their own adventure.

Cave Life Survival Tips

Watch out for those bats… they can give you a nasty virus, but if you’re tough enough (read: lots of HP), you’ll probably shrug it off.

Fernando Diaz

Fernando is doing what he always did, sharing his honest opinions about games whenever he can. The difference is now he is writing and not talking about it.
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