Water Jug Bug
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Breeding calculator
Water Jug Bug
SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 50
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
- 8h 0m 0s
- Maturation
- 92h 35m 33s
- Food at birth
- 53.12/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 87:57:46
- Total Time:
- 92:35:33
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 8h 0m 0s
Elapsed Time- 4h 37m 47s
- Maturation Time Left
- 87h 57m 46s
Time to Juvenile- 4h 37m 47s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 2952items
- Food to Adult
- 1926items
- Food Per Hour
- 61
Food Capacity- 25items
Baby Hand Feed For- 3h 54m 24s9.2% 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- 30
Stack size- 100
- Eats at 5%
- 50.47 food/min
- Maturation
- 92h 35m 33s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Mejoberry | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 4h 37m 46s | 13,649 | 455 | 5 | 45.5 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 37h 2m 13s | 82,634 | 2,755 | 28 | 275.5 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 46h 17m 46s | 36,890 | 1,230 | 13 | 123 |
| Total | 87h 57m 46s | 4,440 | 46 | 444 |
Total: 4,440 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 - 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 Water Jug Bug
The baby Water Jug Bug takes approximately 3 days and 20 hours to fully mature at default rates - over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game. 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 Water Jug Bug's growth progresses through three stages: 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.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Water Jug Bug 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 Water Jug Bug raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. Expect ~556 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 Water Jug Bug babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Match your food choice to your play schedule - longer spoil timers mean less babysitting.
The Water Jug Bug, a flying, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is well-known across multiple maps. It falls within the Ignore classification.
At 75 base HP, the Water Jug Bug is very frail. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Water Jug Bug brings solid damage output to the table. Its base Stamina of 100 gives it low stamina reserves. It carries 50 base Weight - very limited carrying capacity.
The Water Jug Bug roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. A wild Water Jug Bug is worth 1 base experience when killed.