Planet Zoo 2 Sacred Scarab Beetle — habitat, biome, size & which animals it can live with

Sacred Scarab Beetle is one of the 130 Planet Zoo 2 launch species. It is housed in a Exhibit habitat, accepts the Desert biome, carries a no barrier requirement and is listed at 0.02 m (length). It shares a biome and an enclosure type with 5 other species, but the official species data rules out every one of those pairings, so it needs a habitat of its own.

Sacred Scarab Beetle

Every figure on this page comes from the official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export rather than trailer footage: biome, enclosure type, barrier grade, size and the compatibility verdicts are all taken from the game's own data.

Size (M)0.02 m

Weight (M)—

Barrier—

EnclosureExhibit

BiomesDesert

StatusNot Evaluated

Where it lives in the wild
Africa · Asia · Europe

Sacred Scarab Beetle at a glance

Source: official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export (130 species). Also on the searchable animal list.

Enclosure and barrier requirements

Sacred Scarab Beetle needs a Exhibit enclosure and accepts the Desert biome. The barrier requirement is none at all, and that is the number to check before building: a Grade 4 animal behind a Grade 1 wall is the most common way a first zoo stalls.

Which animals can live with the Sacred Scarab Beetle?

Sacred Scarab Beetle shares a biome and an enclosure type with 5 other species, but every one of those pairings is ruled out by the official data, because one side of each pair is officially solitary.

Same biome, but not compatible

5 of the species that accept the Desert biome cannot share an enclosure with the Sacred Scarab Beetle, because one side of the pair is officially solitary. These are the pairings people ask about most, so they are spelled out rather than left as an unexplained gap.

Species	Biome	Enclosure	Why not
Desert Horned Viper	Desert	Exhibit	Desert Horned Viper is solitary “Desert horned vipers are solitary. They only interact with other individuals to mate.”
Eastern Brown Snake	DesertSavannahTemperate	Exhibit	Eastern Brown Snake is solitary “Adult male Eastern brown snakes are solitary, whereas females may interact with each other after laying their eggs; they will often do this…”
Gila Monster	Desert	Exhibit	Gila Monster is solitary “Gila monsters are solitary animals and only interact to mate and compete over mates.”
Mexican Redknee	DesertRainforestTemperate	Exhibit	Mexican Redknee is solitary “Mexican redknees are solitary animals and are likely to be aggressive towards each other if kept together in a terrarium.”
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake	DesertSavannahTemperate	Exhibit	Sacred Scarab Beetle is solitary “Sacred scarab beetles are solitary in the wild, but males and females will come together for nesting, and to compete for mates and dung balls.”

Close, but ruled out by enclosure type

10 species share at least one biome with the Sacred Scarab Beetle but use a different enclosure type — a land habitat against an aquarium or a flying aviary — so they cannot be mixed however well the biomes line up.

African Savannah Elephant, Bactrian Camel, Gemsbok, Golden Eagle, Grey Wolf, Meerkat, Przewalski's Horse, Spotted Hyena, Springbok, White-Backed Vulture

Behaviour, size and weight

Sacred Scarab Beetle is classed as Solitary in Frontier's Social & Reproduction notes: “Sacred scarab beetles are solitary in the wild, but males and females will come together for nesting, and to compete for mates and dung balls.” On size the game lists 0.02 m (length) for the male and 0.02 m for the female. Size and weight together decide the minimum habitat footprint, so use the female figure when you are sizing a breeding pair rather than a display animal.

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All 130 animals · Full compatibility chart for Sacred Scarab Beetle · Aquarium animals · Aviary birds · Deluxe edition animals · System requirements