Andrewsarchus
Incubation Time
4h 59m 59s
Elapsed Time
2h 53m 37s
Maturation Time Left
54h 58m 36s
Time to Juvenile
2h 53m 37s
Total Food Items
3354
items
Food to Adult
2188
items
Food Per Hour
111
Food Capacity
250
items
Baby Hand Feed For
25m 19s
5.7% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
The raising calculator above shows exactly how much food you need for each maturation phase of the Andrewsarchus. Expect ~347 minutes of active care during the Baby phase before it graduates to trough-feeding as a Juvenile.
The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Andrewsarchus raises by totaling food across all babies. Different food types have different spoil timers - factor that into which food you stockpile.
Food per item
50
Stack size
40
Eats at 5%
91.74 food/min
Maturation
57h 52m 13s
| Phase | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| 2h 53m 36s | 311 | |
| 23h 8m 53s | 1,878 | |
| 28h 56m 6s | 839 | |
| 54h 58m 36s | 3,028 |
Feeding Trough
2,400 items(60 slots)
Need 2 full loads
Tek Trough
4,000 items(100 slots)
Fits in one load
Maewing / Maeguana
300 slots
50% weight reduction on meat & berries
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 Andrewsarchus gives live birth after mating, skipping the egg-incubation step entirely. Gestation takes approximately 4 hours and 59 minutes at default rates.
The baby Andrewsarchus takes approximately 2 days and 9 hours to fully mature at default rates - requiring significant patience. 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 Andrewsarchus involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~347 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~23h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~29h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the Andrewsarchus'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.
The Andrewsarchus is a tamable, omnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Wall Runner category.
The Andrewsarchus has 800 base Health - solidly tanky. Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. With 400 base Stamina, the Andrewsarchus has respectable staying power. Weight capacity starts at 500, giving it excellent carrying capacity.
After taming, the Andrewsarchus earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. A wild Andrewsarchus is worth 5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.67 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.