Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies

What are tips for doedicurus? Tips and strategies for doedicurus in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
I found it is best to use a nets gun to immobilize
Then tranq and then kibble
Their torpor rate is lower than most creatures, needs to be updated.
I haven't been playing long enough to know if this is an actual change but when I was taming it with a crossbow, headshots worked fine and it didn't curl up, it just ran away(slowly)
Finding this animal can be extremely difficult especially on official servers if you don't have a flyer yet. It's less rare near mountains and metal spawns. One of the most easy places to find one on the Island, is in the middle of redwood.
I found a orange one right by the sea . it fought a Rex and even the Rex
could not kill it cause it turned into a ball
They have an alternate attack when swimming. Instead of rolling in the water they bite. The bite can be used to gather stone and if you're in a body of water with a lot of rocks you can get an excessive amount of stone faster than on land because you don't have to sit through the standard animation.
If you don't have an argy, get a few sleeping bags and spike walls and go to redwoods. Make sure to have a weapon since you might have to fight Carnos and other creatures while it tames. Up for others to see!
I just drop this guy by a rocky spot right by my base and set her on wander (and attack target in case he needs to defend herself) and she runs around collecting rock! Then I pick her up with my argey and bring her to a storage box in my base so I can transfer the rock then I drop her back out there so she can keep harvesting
-The Burrito
Even though they have armor, they look weak, but they sure aren’t! Don’t mess with this guy!
Shoot it anywhere you like as it is a myth that you must target it’s legs head or belly. The shell provides the doedi zero protection while not balled up and thus no reduction to torpor gain until it curls up into a ball. Don’t believe the widespread don’t hit the shell BS.
Use an eques to knock out. They do a lot of damage
Small enough to be bola'ed yet you can't