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Araneo

SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 150

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 25m 42s
Maturation
25h 1m 30s
Incubation temperature
4 - 12 °C
Food at birth
53.12/min

Maturation Progress

5%
Status:
Baby
Time Left:
23:46:25
Total Time:
25:01:30

Maturation

Incubation Time
1h 25m 42s
Elapsed Time
1h 15m 5s
Maturation Time Left
23h 46m 25s
Time to Juvenile
1h 15m 5s

Food

Total Food Items
798items
Food to Adult
521items
Food Per Hour
61
Food Capacity
75items
Baby Hand Feed For
2m 19s5.2% maturation

Imprinting

Cuddle interval
8h
Imprint per cuddle
34.7%
Maximum imprint
100.0% (3 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×1 · amount ×1

Raising food

Food per item
50
Stack size
40
Eats at 5%
50.47 food/min
Maturation
25h 1m 30s
StageTime remainingFood pointsRaw MeatStacksWeight
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%1h 15m 4s3,6897427.4
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%10h 0m 36s22,3334471244.7
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%12h 30m 45s9,970200520
Total23h 46m 25s7211972.1

Total: 721 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 - 2x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
  • Juvenile - 16x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
  • Adolescent - 19x 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 Araneo

The Araneo reproduces by laying fertilized eggs after mating. Incubation temperature must stay between 4°C and 12°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~1 day and 1 hour (1x rate), progressing slowly. During the baby phase (0–10%), hand-feed it directly. From 10% onward (juvenile), it can eat from a Feeding Trough.

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 ~150 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~10h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~13h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted Araneo gains 30% extra damage and damage resistance with its imprinter mounted. You'll be asked to cuddle, walk, or feed specific kibble at regular intervals during maturation.

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Araneo babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~150 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.

Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Araneo babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Araneo as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Misc classification.

Stamina sits at 150 base, providing moderate endurance. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. With 200 base Health, the Araneo is not particularly tanky. It carries 150 base Weight - average weight tolerance.

To tame the Araneo, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Feed it Superior Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

Once tamed, the Araneo is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 4°C–12°C temperature window. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.04 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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