Aberrant Achatina
Aberrant Achatina Egg & Breeding Calculator
Instead of laying eggs, the Aberrant Achatina carries its young through a gestation period. Gestation takes approximately 8 hours at default rates.
The baby Aberrant Achatina takes approximately 3 days and 20 hours to fully mature at default rates - over many real-world days, demanding serious time investment. 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 Aberrant Achatina'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.
Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted Aberrant Achatina gains 30% extra damage and damage resistance with its imprinter mounted. Imprint requests include cuddling, walks, and specific kibble - check the wiki for which kibble to stockpile.
Incubation Time
8h 0m 0s
Elapsed Time
4h 37m 47s
Maturation Time Left
87h 57m 46s
Time to Juvenile
4h 37m 47s
Total Food Items
1181
items
Food to Adult
771
items
Food Per Hour
25
Food Capacity
30
items
Baby Hand Feed For
2h 45m 13s
8.0% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Planning a mass raise? The Aberrant Achatina 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 Aberrant Achatina babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Match your food choice to your play schedule - longer spoil timers mean less babysitting.
Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjust
Food per item
30
Stack size
100
Eats at 5%
20.19 food/min
Maturation
92h 35m 33s
| Phase | Duration |  Mejoberry |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 4h 37m 46s | 182 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 37h 2m 13s | 1,102 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 46h 17m 46s | 492 |
 Total | 87h 57m 46s | 1,776 |
WeightFeeding Trough
6,000 items(60 slots)
Fits in one load
Tek Trough
10,000 items(100 slots)
Fits in one load
Maewing / Maeguana
300 slots
50% 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.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Aberrant Achatina as a tamable, herbivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. Classified under the Variant group.
Its base Melee Damage sits at 106%, giving it solid damage output. Starting at 72 Health, it's glass-cannon fragile. With 100 base Stamina, the Aberrant Achatina has low stamina reserves. Weight capacity starts at 60, giving it very limited carrying capacity.
To tame the Aberrant Achatina, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Feed it Sweet Vegetable Cake for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
After taming, the Aberrant Achatina is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.69 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.