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Aberrant Iguanodon Dossier
LandHerbivoreTameableBreedable

Aberrant Iguanodon

Variant · 15 maps

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Aberrant Iguanodon Egg & Breeding Calculator

After a successful mate, the Aberrant Iguanodon lays a fertilized egg. Incubation temperature must stay between 24°C and 28°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes.

After hatching or birth, the baby Aberrant Iguanodon matures over a lengthy period, reaching adulthood in about 1 day and 22 hours at 1x maturation. Hand-feeding is required until 10% maturation. After that, a Feeding Trough handles the rest.

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.

Settings
Egg
Mating - 0%
42:51
The dino is inside an egg, needing specific conditions to incubate and hatch. The ideal temperature range is 24 - 28 °C.
Baby
0% - 10%
2:18:53
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.
Juvenile
10% - 50%
9:15:33
The dinosaur reaches the juvenile stage, where it can now eat from a feeding trough, reducing the need for direct feeding.
Adolescent
50% - 100%
11:34:26
The dinosaur reaches the adolescent stage, becoming more independent and able to follow you while continuing to grow toward full maturity.

Raising a baby Aberrant Iguanodon involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~278 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~19h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~23h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the Aberrant Iguanodon'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.

Maturation Progress
5%
BabyJuvenileAdolescent
Status:
Baby
Time Left:
21:59:26
Total Time:
23:08:53
Maturation
Incubation Time

Incubation Time

42m 51s

Elapsed Time

Elapsed Time

1h 9m 27s

Maturation Time Left

Maturation Time Left

21h 59m 26s

Time to Juvenile

Time to Juvenile

1h 9m 27s

Food
Total Food Items

Total Food Items

820

items

Food to Adult

Food to Adult

535

items

Food Per Hour

Food Per Hour

68

Food Capacity

Food Capacity

188

items

Baby Hand Feed For

Baby Hand Feed For

N/A

3.0% maturation

Imprinting
Cuddle Interval

Cuddle Interval

0s

Imprint Per Cuddle

Imprint Per Cuddle

0%

Max Imprint

Max Imprint

0.0%

Planning a mass raise? The Aberrant Iguanodon raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~278 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

Raising multiple Aberrant Iguanodon simultaneously? Set the dino count and the calculator scales food requirements automatically. 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%

56.08 food/min

Maturation

23h 8m 53s

PhaseDurationMejoberry
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%
1h 9m 26s127
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%
9h 15m 33s766
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%
11h 34m 26s342
Total 21h 59m 26s1,235

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 slots

50% weight reduction on meat & berries

Baby- 2x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 14x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 18x 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.

Found throughout the ARKs, the Aberrant Iguanodon is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Variant group.

With 106% base Melee Damage, the Aberrant Iguanodon has solid damage output. With 240 base Health, the Aberrant Iguanodon is not particularly tanky. With 200 base Stamina, the Aberrant Iguanodon has decent staying power. Weight capacity starts at 375, giving it generous inventory space.

Taming the Aberrant Iguanodon requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. For best results, use Simple Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.

As a tame, the Aberrant Iguanodon earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 24°C and 28°C. Defeating one in the wild grants 1 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.32 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.