Bulbdog
CreatureShoulder Pet
Breeding calculator
Bulbdog
SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 120
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
- 4h 12m 37s
- Maturation
- 48h 43m 58s
- Food at birth
- 26.56/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 46:17:46
- Total Time:
- 48:43:58
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 4h 12m 37s
Elapsed Time- 2h 26m 12s
- Maturation Time Left
- 46h 17m 46s
Time to Juvenile- 2h 26m 12s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 777items
- Food to Adult
- 507items
- Food Per Hour
- 31
Food Capacity- 60items
Baby Hand Feed For- 18m 46s5.6% maturation
Imprinting
- Cuddle interval
- 8h
- Imprint per cuddle
- 17.1%
- Maximum imprint
- 100.0% (6 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×1 · amount ×1
Raising food
Food per item- 30
Stack size- 100
- Eats at 5%
- 25.23 food/min
- Maturation
- 48h 43m 58s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Mejoberry | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 2h 26m 11s | 3,592 | 120 | 2 | 12 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 19h 29m 35s | 21,746 | 725 | 8 | 72.5 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 24h 21m 59s | 9,708 | 324 | 4 | 32.4 |
| Total | 46h 17m 46s | 1,169 | 14 | 116.9 |
Total: 1,169 Mejoberry
- Feeding Trough
- 6,000 items (60 slots)Fits in one load
Tek Trough- 10,000 items (100 slots)Fits in one load
- Maewing / Maeguana
- 300 slots50% weight reduction on meat & berries
- Baby - 4x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Juvenile - 30x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 37x 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 Bulbdog
Breeding produces live offspring - no egg management needed. Gestation takes approximately 4 hours and 12 minutes at default rates.
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~2 days (1x rate), progressing requiring significant patience. 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.
The Bulbdog's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~292 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~19h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~24h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Bulbdog 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.
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Bulbdog babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~292 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Bulbdog 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.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Bulbdog is a tamable, omnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Shoulder Pet category.
With 200 base Stamina, the Bulbdog has average stamina. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Bulbdog brings decent hitting power to the table. Starting at 145 Health, it's extremely fragile. Weight capacity starts at 120, giving it a reasonable inventory size.
Taming the Bulbdog doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Plant Species Z Seed.
After taming, the Bulbdog is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.05 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.