Breeding Calculator

SHOULDER PET

Cat

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

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Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Cat Egg & Breeding Calculator

Breeding produces live offspring - no egg management needed. Gestation takes approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes at default rates.

After hatching or birth, the baby Cat matures requiring significant patience, reaching adulthood in about 1 day and 6 hours at 1x maturation. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.

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.

Settings

Maturation Multiplier

Egg Hatch Multiplier

Food Consume Mult.

Creature Weight

Cuddle Interval Mult.

Imprinting Mult.

Pregnancy

Mating - 0%

1:20:00

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

Baby

0% - 10%

1:32:35

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%

6:10:22

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

Adolescent

50% - 100%

7:42:57

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 ~185 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~12h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~15h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted Cat 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.

Maturation Progress

Select Food

BabyJuvenileAdolescent

Status:

Baby

Time Left:

14:39:37

Total Time:

15:25:55

Maturation

Incubation Time

1h 20m 0s

Elapsed Time

46m 18s

Maturation Time Left

14h 39m 37s

Time to Juvenile

46m 18s

Food

Total Food Items

227

items

Food to Adult

148

items

Food Per Hour

Food Capacity

items

Baby Hand Feed For

N/A

4.3% maturation

Imprinting

Cuddle Interval

Imprint Per Cuddle

Max Imprint

0.0%

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Cat babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~185 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Cat 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

Babies

Food

Food per item

Stack size

Eats at 5%

23.26 food/min

Maturation

15h 25m 55s

Phase	Duration	Raw Meat	Stacks	Weight
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%	46m 17s	21	1	2.1
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%	6h 10m 22s	127	4	12.7
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%	7h 42m 57s	57	2	5.7
Total	14h 39m 37s	205	7	20.5

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 slots

50% weight reduction on meat & berries

Baby- 2x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 10x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 12x 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 Cat is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Shoulder Pet group.

With 100 base Stamina, the Cat has limited endurance. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. At 125 base HP, the Cat is very frail. A base Weight of 60 means not built for hauling.

Taming the Cat doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Raw Mutton.

After taming, the Cat is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.23 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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