On PS4 I tried to test it's obsidian gathering since it is "Rank 1", well all it was gathering was stone. So I went to another saying maybe something was wrong, NOPE it does not gather obsidian. Just use an Anklyo for that.
Doedicurus
The Doedicurus is an armored, armadillo-like herbivore prized for gathering and carrying stone. When threatened, it curls into a remarkably well-protected ball.

Player-written tips for taming, using, and fighting the Doedicurus in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
Don't bother putting in the speed when you can roll it
You can fit so much stone in this bad boy *slaps roof of Dino
Just grab it with an argy and have your friend shoot it while in your claws.. stops it from rolling up, easy ko.
Tend to spawn all around the redwoods and usually a couple on the floating center. (Center map)
When your in the south and your looking for one just start going north and light one up with traqs and I recommend using crops or dilo kibble or for PC reg kibble they level up kinda fast
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Love these creatures! I got an ankylo as my first utility animal thinking it would get me a lot of stone, but this is guy is the way to go. I just did a run for stone on my island and got over 1,000 stone just from a few river rocks. And they were small. They aren’t bad at…
Love these creatures! I got an ankylo as my first utility animal thinking it would get me a lot of stone, but this is guy is the way to go. I just did a run for stone on my island and got over 1,000 stone just from a few river rocks. And they were small. They aren’t bad at swimming either and I love the feature of the rolling! So cool
As a starter, you may think you won’t need a stone gatherer, such as the Doedicurus, since the Ankylo also mines stone, but, trust me, this fella will make your life a million times easier! Also, they are surprisingly good swimmers!
These guys poop so much after each roll...so after you tame them and roll them they will poop insanely fast, that you can use as fertilizers....Thanks..
Not sure where this goes but if u place a spike wall in front of them and when their health is low enough they have to turn into a ball and be stuck in a constant cycle until the spike wall is removed. It's a great way if you find one and want to tame it later. Unless it…
Not sure where this goes but if u place a spike wall in front of them and when their health is low enough they have to turn into a ball and be stuck in a constant cycle until the spike wall is removed. It's a great way if you find one and want to tame it later. Unless it gets killed by something else while in a ball it should be fine. I stil have one stuck on one of my walls and ima keep it ther until I can tame it for stones.
These guys male it so easy to get element from Lost colony! By hiting lights in the city these guys give you an insane amountof element dust about 70 per light! To useful not to share.
Op. With and ARGY you can make the Great Wall of china
Red= knuckles, yellow= tails, blue= sonic, black= shadow
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Why can’t the doedicurus damage stone if it literally is the number 1 stone gatherer
People think the doedic is just for gathering stone, but these guys can soak bullets in a raid easily. Great way to get rid of an enemy tribes turrets, and not hard to tame.
This dino can now collect element dust from light posts on extinction your welcome.
They are found in redwoods EVERYWHERE I find them all the time - AncientTiger619
We can all agree riding it and getting stone is sometimes a pain and a risk when your are low lvl so just put it on wandering grab it with an arge then get closer to rocks then boom you got yourself some stones and it also can be used to collect thatch and you don’t have to…
We can all agree riding it and getting stone is sometimes a pain and a risk when your are low lvl so just put it on wandering grab it with an arge then get closer to rocks then boom you got yourself some stones and it also can be used to collect thatch and you don’t have to put him down while carrying him with an arge when collecting stones just get closer to the rock . Hope this was helpful :)
To the perso who said “ doesn’t gather element dust!!!!!” It does. You have to use it on extinction on the light poles. Best way 20/10
One cool think I found out is if you carry a tamed one with your Argy, hover over rocks and it will gather stone while being carried.. A damn hovering bulldozer💪.. (oh, same goes for Castroides and wood)