How to Tame Aberrant Dung Beetle in ARK
Aberrant Dung Beetle from Aberration.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Docile
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Aberrant Dung Beetle Taming Details
Aberrant Dung Beetle is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Aberrant Dung Beetle drops Raw Meat, Chitin.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Aberrant Dung Beetle on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Aberrant Dung Beetle is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, Aberrant Dung Beetle will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Aberrant Dung Beetle base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 200 | +20.0% | +13.5% |
| Stamina | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 900 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 5 | +2.0% | +8.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 200 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Aberrant Dung Beetle spawns on Aberration.
Related tools & resources
Aberrant Dung Beetle — Background & Lore
The Aberrant Dung Beetle is the glowing Aberration form of the 
Dung Beetle. It eats feces and turns them into 
Fertilizer and 
Oil, which makes it a quiet but useful helper for any base with crop plots.
Where to find it
Aberration in both games. In ASE it also appears on Fjordur and Crystal Isles.
Taming
A passive tame: stand next to it and feed it by hand. 
Large Animal Feces is its preferred food. Smaller feces and 
Spoiled Meat work too, though spoiled meat is very slow. It cannot be bred.
Uses
- Fertilizer: feeds crop plots.
- Oil: a side product of the same process.
Tips
Leave it on wander with feces in its inventory, and collect the Fertilizer regularly.