The baby Zomdodo takes approximately 15 hours and 25 minutes to fully mature at default rates - over the course of several hours. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.

Each baby inherits stats from both parents with a chance of mutation - +2 wild levels to a random stat plus a color change. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.

Raising a baby Zomdodo involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~93 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~6h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~8h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the Zomdodo's stats, and hitting 100% grants a 30% combat bonus when the imprinter rides it. Imprint requests include cuddling, walks, and specific kibble - check the wiki for which kibble to stockpile.

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Zomdodo babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~93 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Zomdodo raises by totaling food across all babies. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.

The Zomdodo is a tamable creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Ignore category.

Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. Starting at 700 Health, it's quite durable. Its base Stamina of 1000 gives it outstanding staying power. It carries 170 base Weight - average weight tolerance.

After taming, the Zomdodo earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. A wild Zomdodo is worth 0.5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.01 Element plus 0 Element per level.