A lot of these spawn at the northern part of the redwoods and also in north zone 2 quite a bit

⭐ yes, tranq him in the face and if they chase you, back peddle and keep aiming for the face, if they turn and flee, try to run along side it and aim for the underbelly... if it curls into a ball, crouch in a bush or something and wait for it to uncurl... definitely a necessary mid game creature to capture for building with stone...

Use Net Projectile for prevent him to go ball mode. Probably only useful method on this comment section

It takes 9 kibble for 145 sorry

Since these spawn in the redwoods. I recommend that you check there if you want to tame one and if the redwoods are to harsh and dangerous, then take your argy and pick it up to a safe taming spot. That’s what I did

A trap really isn’t needed, as it runs very slowly. Would recommend using an argentavis (if available) to pick it up and take it to a safer spot. Tranq darts and tranq arrows work just fine.

An easy way to tame is to use a net gun. It will prevent the Doedicurus from balling up and removes the need for a pen of any kind.

You can't bola them. Don't shoot tranq in the shell cause it's a huge waste

Shoot for the head or tail with trans arrows and crossbow combo. When it rolls into a ball leave the area and keep an eye on them with a spy glass. Wait for it to start moving before approaching and shooting again. For high level ones, use a magnifying glass to check the torpor lvl while it's in ball form. Takes several rounds to get them knocked out. Don't waste your time trying to apply torpor while it's in a ball. Good luck.

Tranq darts are ideal, though tranq arrows work fine as well as long as the creature is at full health. It's relatively slow, so you can score some easy shots on foot, though it's adviseable that you aim for the head and nowhere else. They'll take less torpor when shot anywhere else.

Also, bring a good amount of narcotics or biotoxins to keep their torpor up until it's all tamed up.

I was flying my pteranodon, and i saw a lvl 27 rex pick on one of these lil cuties. He curled up into a ball, and took no damage, so combined with its mining capabilities, this lil guy is perfect for the mountains, as they have incredible defense, and mining capabilities.

Use tranq arrows if u don’t have darts then just whack with a wooden club when it’s curled up in a ball

Tranq arrows and I used Bio Toxin, I still suggest keep on you about 50, and I used crops, the one I tamed preferred corn over potatoes, carrots and etc

Instead of shooting in the face with tranq arrows, go for the tail. Will take practice or if you managed to lure into a trap of yours it will swing its tail. If on foot just walk backwards and close enough to trigger a swing at you to get shots to the tail. In a trap just time it when it swings. Avoids it from taking too much damage from heatshots and balling up.

I have two methods of knoking it out

If you are a solo you need trank darts

If you have a friend and a argy one of you picks it up while the other shots it in the stomach

Very easy to KO, just walk backwards while firing at its head with a tranq weapon. Don’t shoot when they ball up or else you will waste ammo (even if you hit its head while its balled up it won’t give torpor)

The Regular Kibble restores 85 entities of the hunger not 50

tranq arrow with a crossbow or a tranq bullet with a gun but be careful cuz they can curl up in a ball and shield your attacks so make sure to do it fast.

I once knocked one out with a sling shot in the red woods

If you deal too much damage to them while knocking them out and they turn into a ball, you can use a yutyrannus to fear roar them and they will run away, forgetting they’re supposed to stay in the ball, and you can continue knocking them out without the resistance.