Aberrant Megalosaurus
CreatureVariant
Breeding calculator
Aberrant Megalosaurus
SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 300
Baby: The hatched dinosaur, now a baby, needs constant attention and food placed directly in its inventory to survive, or a nearby Maewing to take care of its needs.
- Incubation
- 1h 39m 59s
- Maturation
- 92h 35m 33s
- Incubation temperature
- 26 - 32 °C
- Food at birth
- 56.67/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 87:57:46
- Total Time:
- 92:35:33
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 1h 39m 59s
- Elapsed Time
- 4h 37m 47s
- Maturation Time Left
- 87h 57m 46s
Time to Juvenile- 4h 37m 47s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 3149items
- Food to Adult
- 2055items
- Food Per Hour
- 65
Food Capacity- 150items
Baby Hand Feed For- 1h 38m 31s6.8% maturation
Imprinting
- Cuddle interval
- 8h
- Imprint per cuddle
- 8.8%
- Maximum imprint
- 96.8% (11 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×1 · amount ×1
Raising food
- Food per item
- 50
Stack size- 40
- Eats at 5%
- 53.84 food/min
- Maturation
- 92h 35m 33s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Raw Meat | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 4h 37m 46s | 14,561 | 292 | 8 | 29.2 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 37h 2m 13s | 88,155 | 1,764 | 45 | 176.4 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 46h 17m 46s | 39,355 | 788 | 20 | 78.8 |
| Total | 87h 57m 46s | 2,844 | 73 | 284.4 |
Total: 2,844 Raw Meat
- Feeding Trough
- 2,400 items (60 slots)Need 2 full loads
Tek Trough- 4,000 items (100 slots)Fits in one load
- Maewing / Maeguana
- 300 slots50% weight reduction on meat & berries
- Baby - 7x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Juvenile - 56x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 70x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
Spoils in 10m | Trough / Maewing: 40m | Tek Trough: 16h 40m
During the Baby phase (0-10%), you must hand-feed or use a Maewing to nurse. From Juvenile (10%+), dinos can eat from a Feeding Trough on their own. Use Preserving Salt in troughs to double spoil times.
More about breeding the Aberrant Megalosaurus
Breeding the Aberrant Megalosaurus produces fertilized eggs that require careful temperature control. Incubation temperature must stay between 26°C and 32°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 1 hour and 39 minutes.
After hatching or birth, the baby Aberrant Megalosaurus matures over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game, reaching adulthood in about 3 days and 20 hours at 1x maturation. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.
Offspring inherit parental stats and have a small chance to mutate, gaining +2 levels in a random stat. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
Maturation has three phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~556 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~37h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~46h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the Aberrant Megalosaurus's stats, and hitting 100% grants a 30% combat bonus when the imprinter rides it. Keep various kibble types on hand, as imprint requests are randomized between cuddles, walks, and kibble feeding.
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Aberrant Megalosaurus babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~556 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.
The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Aberrant Megalosaurus raises by totaling food across all babies. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.
The Aberrant Megalosaurus, a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a common sight across multiple maps. It falls within the Variant classification.
Its base Stamina of 300 gives it moderate endurance. Dealing 106% base Melee Damage, the Aberrant Megalosaurus brings decent hitting power to the table. At 984 base HP, the Aberrant Megalosaurus is quite durable. It carries 300 base Weight - generous inventory space.
You'll need to knock the Aberrant Megalosaurus unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. For best results, use Superior Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the Aberrant Megalosaurus is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 26°C and 32°C. A wild Aberrant Megalosaurus is worth 25 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.34 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.