Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies

This is the easiest of the wood gatherers to obtain. I'm a solo player on ragnorak. They don't wake up as fast as beavers and don't take as long as mammoths. It's a bit of a distance, but if you have a ptera I'd say find the highest level Thorny Dragon that you can find so it doesn't wake up too fast, then fly to the highlands and kill a sheep or two and mutton tame it.
More Thorny Dragon Utility Tips
I have 12 on platforms 4 pillars high scattered around my base. I have an issuse with dino spawns in the base. So they act as a long range needle launcher. Weigh down with sand because its weight isnt affected by the dragons buff. Set all to long range aggressive and u have a protected base. Add a few plant X for added assurance. I no longer have spawn problems. Found a ready to tame terror bird today too pretty neat.
Great taming helper for delicate tames or those with particularly fast torpor drop. The needles don't do much, but the time of each needle stacks, giving a very slow, long lasting torpor gain. This prevents things like gigas from dropping torpor between shots, and for delicate tames, you can frontload the torpor and then let it tick up while they regain (a small amount of) hp. Also handy for repairing your crossbow / longneck if you're working with prim tools thanks to the smithy saddle.