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Brontosaurus

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Brontosaurus Egg & Breeding Calculator

After a successful mate, the Brontosaurus lays a fertilized egg. Incubation temperature must stay between 28°C and 31°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 4 hours and 59 minutes.

After hatching or birth, the baby Brontosaurus matures over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game, reaching adulthood in about 3 days and 20 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%
2:29:59
The dino is inside an egg, needing specific conditions to incubate and hatch. The ideal temperature range is 28 - 31 °C.
Baby
0% - 10%
4:37:46
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%
18:31:06
The dinosaur reaches the juvenile stage, where it can now eat from a feeding trough, reducing the need for direct feeding.
Adolescent
50% - 100%
23:08:53
The dinosaur reaches the adolescent stage, becoming more independent and able to follow you while continuing to grow toward full maturity.

Raising a baby Brontosaurus involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~556 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~37h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~46h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Brontosaurus gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. You'll be asked to cuddle, walk, or feed specific kibble at regular intervals during maturation.

Maturation Progress
5%
BabyJuvenileAdolescent
Status:
Baby
Time Left:
43:58:53
Total Time:
46:17:46
Maturation
Incubation Time

Incubation Time

2h 29m 59s

Elapsed Time

Elapsed Time

2h 18m 54s

Maturation Time Left

Maturation Time Left

43h 58m 53s

Time to Juvenile

Time to Juvenile

2h 18m 53s

Food
Total Food Items

Total Food Items

6559

items

Food to Adult

Food to Adult

4280

items

Food Per Hour

Food Per Hour

270

Food Capacity

Food Capacity

800

items

Baby Hand Feed For

Baby Hand Feed For

N/A

4.5% 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 Brontosaurus raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~556 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

Raising multiple Brontosaurus 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%

224.3 food/min

Maturation

46h 17m 46s

PhaseDurationMejoberry
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%
2h 18m 53s1,012
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%
18h 31m 6s6,122
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%
23h 8m 53s2,733
Total 43h 58m 53s9,867

Feeding Trough

6,000 items(60 slots)

Need 2 full loads

Tek Trough

10,000 items(100 slots)

Fits in one load

Maewing / Maeguana

300 slots

50% weight reduction on meat & berries

Baby- 4x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 28x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 35x 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 Brontosaurus is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Farmer group.

At 2,277 base HP, the Brontosaurus is a proper tank. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Brontosaurus brings respectable melee power to the table. Stamina sits at 240 base, providing decent staying power. A base Weight of 1600 means an enormous weight pool.

Taming the Brontosaurus requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. Feed it Exceptional Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

Once tamed, the Brontosaurus is a practical workhorse - it can both gather and haul resources efficiently. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 28°C and 31°C. Defeating one in the wild grants 22 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.79 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.