Araneo
CreatureMisc
Breeding calculator
Araneo
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SettingsHatch 2× · Mature 2× · Food 1× · Weight 150
Baby: 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.
- Incubation
- 42m 51s
- Maturation
- 12h 30m 45s
- Incubation temperature
- 4 - 12 °C
- Food at birth
- 53.12/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 11:53:12
- Total Time:
- 12:30:45
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 42m 51s
- Elapsed Time
- 37m 33s
- Maturation Time Left
- 11h 53m 12s
Time to Juvenile- 37m 32s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 1330items
- Food to Adult
- 868items
- Food Per Hour
- 203
Food Capacity- 75items
Baby Hand Feed For- 10m 28s6.4% maturation
Imprinting
- Cuddle interval
- 4h 48m
- Imprint per cuddle
- 84.9%
- Maximum imprint
- 100.0% (2 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×0.6 · amount ×2
Raising food
- Food per item
- 15
Stack size- 40
- Eats at 5%
- 50.47 food/min
- Maturation
- 12h 30m 45s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Raw Meat | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 37m 32s | 1,844 | 123 | 4 | 12.3 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 5h 0m 18s | 11,167 | 745 | 19 | 74.5 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 6h 15m 22s | 4,985 | 333 | 9 | 33.3 |
| Total | 11h 53m 12s | 1,201 | 32 | 120.1 |
Total: 1,201 Raw Meat
- Feeding Trough
- 2,400 items (60 slots)Fits in one load
Tek Trough- 4,000 items (100 slots)Fits in one load
- Maewing / Maeguana
- 300 slots50% weight reduction on meat & berries
- Juvenile - 8x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 10x 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.
More about breeding the Araneo
The Araneo reproduces by laying fertilized eggs after mating. Incubation temperature must stay between 4°C and 12°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.
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~1 day and 1 hour (1x rate), progressing slowly. During the baby phase (0–10%), hand-feed it directly. From 10% onward (juvenile), it can eat from a Feeding Trough.
Offspring inherit parental stats and have a small chance to mutate, gaining +2 levels in a random stat. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
Maturation has three phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~150 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~10h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~13h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted Araneo gains 30% extra damage and damage resistance with its imprinter mounted. You'll be asked to cuddle, walk, or feed specific kibble at regular intervals during maturation.
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Araneo babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~150 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Araneo babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Araneo as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Misc classification.
Stamina sits at 150 base, providing moderate endurance. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. With 200 base Health, the Araneo is not particularly tanky. It carries 150 base Weight - average weight tolerance.
To tame the Araneo, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Feed it Superior Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
Once tamed, the Araneo is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 4°C–12°C temperature window. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.04 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.