Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
Be warned these animals are very low on health so use traq darts not arrows. Also try to try to drag them out of the swamp because it's so hard to protect them. Best recommendation is that you bring at least 2000 narcos and you knock it out while having an ally tribe guard you so they don't do damage to your tame. Beware these need to have all eyes on them if you forget or have a moment of hesitation they will wake up and you will waste your expensive quetz kibble. Lower levels are better to tame for eggs cost less kibble but, higher levels are sometimes needed but will cost you dearly if you forget them. Good luck guys and watch your backs in the swamp.
These guys are quite great to have tamed, especially if your making a pack of a dinosaur. They incubate eggs, and stuff the egg under their stomach so that they get damaged instead of the egg. They also hide in the sand when submerged in water and touching the sandy floor, so that only their fin is visible. It make them practically invincible, at that state. They also deal a lot of damage; I have seen one single handedly kill a paracer. (note that the Dimetrodon got very damaged, and afterwards a carno one shot it) they also serve as air conditioning unit, so I imagine that they would be good to bring to the volcano, red woods, etc. they aren’t very fast, though, which is good if your shooting it and don’t have a cliff around. (Though, watch out for other dimetrodons around, since they will defend other dimetrodons.)
I’m bout to tame a level 150 with cooked fish meat
Step 1. Get a Quetzal
Step 2. Find a Dimetrodon you’d like to tame
Step 3. Pick up the Dimetrodon with your Quetzal
Step 4. Carry your Dimetrodon to a taming pen
Step 5. Collect Bio Toxin and Quetzal Kibble
Step 6. Knock your Dimetrodon out
Step 7. Feed your Dimetrodon the Quetzal Kibble & Bio Toxin when needed
Step 8. Wait for your Dimetrodon to tame
Step 9. Give your Dimetrodon a name
Step 8.
CAN NOT BE PICKED UP BY ARGYS ON MOBILE!!!
Can’t be picked up by argys on mobile, don’t waste your time like I did!
I suggest leading them away from the swamp before attempting to knock out, as there are plenty of dangers in the swamp and it is much easier.
Was it just for me or does their torpor drop super fast!?!
WHY CANT MY ARGY PICK IT UP EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS IT CAN??!
To tame this with one cooked fish meat your taming speed has to be at *drumroll* 116! Not bad
Previous Mosasaur
This is basically a small friendly spino that lives in swamps
These guys are like a lizard but with a spino sail, they also keep eggs warm so they can hatch and they are also neutral, So be nice to these if your not ready to fight.
The dimetrodon is not aggressive. If you do attack it, don't worry, they're very slow and quite easy to take down.
I don't mind that it can't be picked up by tapejara or pt (already makes it a pain in the ass to tame) but why can't it be picked up by argy it's literally so small
Use narcoberries instead of narcotics. This is very important when taming an animal with high torpor drain. The narcoberries take longer for the torpor to rise, and narcotics take a smaller amount of time to rise. This is useful for a dimetrodon tame because narcotics will not last as long as the narcoberries and you want to have the torpor rising for as long as you can.