Breeding Calculator
Basilisk Dossier
LandCarnivoreTameableBreedable

Basilisk

DMG · 11 maps

Basilisk Egg & Breeding Calculator

Breeding the Basilisk produces fertilized eggs that require careful temperature control. Incubation temperature must stay between 32°C and 38°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 6 hours and 14 minutes.

The baby Basilisk takes approximately 7 days and 17 hours to fully mature at default rates - over many real-world days, demanding serious time investment. 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.

Settings
Egg
Mating - 0%
6:14:58
The dino is inside an egg, needing specific conditions to incubate and hatch. The ideal temperature range is 32 - 38 °C.
Baby
0% - 10%
18:31:06
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%
74:04:26
The dinosaur reaches the juvenile stage, where it can now eat from a feeding trough, reducing the need for direct feeding.
Adolescent
50% - 100%
92:35:33
The dinosaur reaches the adolescent stage, becoming more independent and able to follow you while continuing to grow toward full maturity.

Maturation has three phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~1111 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~74h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~93h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the Basilisk's stats, and hitting 100% grants a 30% combat bonus when the imprinter rides it. Keep various kibble types on hand, as imprint requests are randomized between cuddles, walks, and kibble feeding.

Maturation Progress
5%
BabyJuvenileAdolescent
Status:
Baby
Time Left:
175:55:32
Total Time:
185:11:06
Maturation
Incubation Time

Incubation Time

6h 14m 58s

Elapsed Time

Elapsed Time

9h 15m 34s

Maturation Time Left

Maturation Time Left

175h 55m 33s

Time to Juvenile

Time to Juvenile

9h 15m 33s

Food
Total Food Items

Total Food Items

5247

items

Food to Adult

Food to Adult

3424

items

Food Per Hour

Food Per Hour

54

Food Capacity

Food Capacity

400

items

Baby Hand Feed For

Baby Hand Feed For

1h 14m 53s

5.7% maturation

Imprinting
Cuddle Interval

Cuddle Interval

0s

Imprint Per Cuddle

Imprint Per Cuddle

0%

Max Imprint

Max Imprint

0.0%

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Basilisk babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~1111 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Basilisk raises by totaling food across all babies. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.

Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjust

Food per item

50

Stack size

40

Eats at 5%

44.86 food/min

Maturation

185h 11m 6s

PhaseDurationRaw Meat
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%
9h 15m 33s486
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%
74h 4m 26s2,938
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%
92h 35m 33s1,312
Total 175h 55m 33s4,736

Feeding Trough

2,400 items(60 slots)

Need 2 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 ~25 food - refill every ~1 min
Baby- 14x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 112x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 139x 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 Basilisk is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the DMG group.

Starting at 2,750 Health, it's extremely durable. Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. Its base Stamina of 650 gives it exceptional endurance. Weight capacity starts at 800, giving it massive inventory space.

This is a passive tame: no tranquilizers needed. Get close without startling it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. Its preferred food is Fertilized Voidwyrm Egg.

As a tame, the Basilisk pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 32°C–38°C temperature window. Killing a wild Basilisk yields 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.78 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.