Alpha Megalodon
CreatureVariant
Breeding calculator
Alpha Megalodon
SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 250
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.
- Gestation
- 6h 9m 13s
- Maturation
- 71h 13m 30s
- Food at birth
- 56.67/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 67:39:49
- Total Time:
- 71:13:30
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 6h 9m 13s
Elapsed Time- 3h 33m 41s
- Maturation Time Left
- 67h 39m 49s
Time to Juvenile- 3h 33m 41s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 2422items
- Food to Adult
- 1581items
- Food Per Hour
- 65
Food Capacity- 125items
Baby Hand Feed For- 1h 8m 12s6.6% maturation
Imprinting
- Cuddle interval
- 8h
- Imprint per cuddle
- 11.6%
- Maximum imprint
- 92.8% (8 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×1 · amount ×1
Raising food
- Food per item
- 50
Stack size- 40
- Eats at 5%
- 53.84 food/min
- Maturation
- 71h 13m 30s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Raw Meat | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 3h 33m 40s | 11,201 | 225 | 6 | 22.5 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 28h 29m 24s | 67,812 | 1,357 | 34 | 135.7 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 35h 36m 45s | 30,273 | 606 | 16 | 60.6 |
| Total | 67h 39m 49s | 2,188 | 56 | 218.8 |
Total: 2,188 Raw Meat
- Feeding Trough
- 2,400 items (60 slots)Fits in one load
Tek Trough- 4,000 items (100 slots)Fits in one load
- Maewing / Maeguana
- 300 slots50% weight reduction on meat & berries
- Baby - 6x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Juvenile - 43x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 54x 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 Alpha Megalodon
Instead of laying eggs, the Alpha Megalodon carries its young through a gestation period. Gestation takes approximately 6 hours and 9 minutes at default rates.
The baby Alpha Megalodon takes approximately 2 days and 23 hours to fully mature at default rates - requiring significant patience. During the baby phase (0–10%), hand-feed it directly. From 10% onward (juvenile), it can eat from a Feeding Trough.
Mutations can add +2 levels to any stat and change colors. Stacking mutations across generations is the key to min-maxed breeding lines. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
The Alpha Megalodon's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~427 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~28h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~36h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Alpha Megalodon gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. Keep various kibble types on hand, as imprint requests are randomized between cuddles, walks, and kibble feeding.
Planning a mass raise? The Alpha Megalodon raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. Expect ~427 minutes of active care during the Baby phase before it graduates to trough-feeding as a Juvenile.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Alpha Megalodon babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Match your food choice to your play schedule - longer spoil timers mean less babysitting.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Alpha Megalodon as an aquatic, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the Ignore category.
Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. Health-wise, the Alpha Megalodon sits at 9,600 base, making it an absolute bullet sponge. Stamina sits at 320 base, providing average stamina. Weight capacity starts at 250, giving it a solid weight pool.
The Alpha Megalodon roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. A wild Alpha Megalodon is worth 750 base experience when killed.