Troodon
CreatureMisc
Breeding calculator
Troodon
SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 140
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 8m 10s
- Maturation
- 21h 2m 37s
- Incubation temperature
- 28 - 32 °C
- Food at birth
- 37.03/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 19:59:29
- Total Time:
- 21:02:37
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 1h 8m 10s
- Elapsed Time
- 1h 3m 8s
- Maturation Time Left
- 19h 59m 29s
Time to Juvenile- 1h 3m 8s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 468items
- Food to Adult
- 306items
- Food Per Hour
- 43
Food Capacity- 70items
Baby Hand Feed For- N/A4.0% maturation
Imprinting
- Cuddle interval
- 8h
- Imprint per cuddle
- 42%
- Maximum imprint
- 84.0% (2 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×1 · amount ×1
Raising food
- Food per item
- 50
Stack size- 40
- Eats at 5%
- 35.18 food/min
- Maturation
- 21h 2m 37s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Raw Meat | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 1h 3m 7s | 2,163 | 44 | 2 | 4.4 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 8h 25m 3s | 13,092 | 262 | 7 | 26.2 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 10h 31m 18s | 5,845 | 117 | 3 | 11.7 |
| Total | 19h 59m 29s | 423 | 12 | 42.3 |
Total: 423 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 - 13x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 16x 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 Troodon
The Troodon reproduces by laying fertilized eggs after mating. Incubation temperature must stay between 28°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 8 minutes.
The baby Troodon takes approximately 21 hours and 2 minutes to fully mature at default rates - at a medium pace. 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.
Raising a baby Troodon involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~126 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~8h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~11h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Troodon gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. You'll be asked to cuddle, walk, or feed specific kibble at regular intervals during maturation.
Planning a mass raise? The Troodon raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. Expect ~126 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 Troodon babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Match your food choice to your play schedule - longer spoil timers mean less babysitting.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Troodon is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Misc classification.
Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Troodon brings respectable melee power to the table. Starting at 200 Health, it's not particularly tanky. Its base Stamina of 150 gives it decent staying power. It carries 140 base Weight - average weight tolerance.
Once tamed, the Troodon earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 28°C and 32°C. Killing a wild Troodon yields 1 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.32 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.