Breeding Calculator

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Alpha Karkinos

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Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Alpha Karkinos Egg & Breeding Calculator

Instead of laying eggs, the Alpha Karkinos carries its young through a gestation period. Gestation takes approximately 9 hours and 59 minutes at default rates.

The baby Alpha Karkinos takes approximately 4 days and 19 hours to fully mature at default rates - at a glacially slow pace - plan for a multi-day commitment. 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.

Settings

Maturation Multiplier

Egg Hatch Multiplier

Food Consume Mult.

Creature Weight

Cuddle Interval Mult.

Imprinting Mult.

Pregnancy

Mating - 0%

9:59:59

The dinosaur is in its mother's womb, requiring time and care from the mother for successful gestation and birth.

Baby

0% - 10%

11:34:26

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%

46:17:46

The dinosaur reaches the juvenile stage, where it can now eat from a feeding trough, reducing the need for direct feeding.

Adolescent

50% - 100%

57:52:13

The dinosaur reaches the adolescent stage, becoming more independent and able to follow you while continuing to grow toward full maturity.

The Alpha Karkinos's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~694 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~46h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~58h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted Alpha Karkinos 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.

Maturation Progress

Select Food

BabyJuvenileAdolescent

Status:

Baby

Time Left:

109:57:12

Total Time:

115:44:26

Maturation

Incubation Time

9h 59m 59s

Elapsed Time

5h 47m 14s

Maturation Time Left

109h 57m 13s

Time to Juvenile

5h 47m 13s

Food

Total Food Items

6707

items

Food to Adult

4376

items

Food Per Hour

111

Food Capacity

400

items

Baby Hand Feed For

1h 27m 47s

6.3% maturation

Imprinting

Cuddle Interval

Imprint Per Cuddle

Max Imprint

0.0%

Planning a mass raise? The Alpha Karkinos raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. Expect ~694 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 Alpha Karkinos 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

Babies

Food

Food per item

Stack size

Eats at 5%

91.74 food/min

Maturation

115h 44m 26s

Phase	Duration	Raw Meat	Stacks	Weight
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%	5h 47m 13s	621	16	62.1
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%	46h 17m 46s	3,756	94	375.6
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%	57h 52m 13s	1,677	42	167.7
Total	109h 57m 13s	6,054	152	605.4

Feeding Trough

2,400 items(60 slots)

Need 3 full loads

Tek Trough

4,000 items(100 slots)

Need 2 full loads

Maewing / Maeguana

300 slots

50% weight reduction on meat & berries

At birth, baby holds ~50 food - refill every ~1 min

Baby- 9x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 70x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 87x 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.

The Alpha Karkinos is a carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Ignore category.

With 600 base Stamina, the Alpha Karkinos has massive stamina reserves. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. Starting at 20,400 Health, it's extraordinarily tanky. It carries 800 base Weight - excellent carrying capacity.

The Alpha Karkinos roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Defeating one in the wild grants 850 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.5 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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