Breeding Calculator

Misc

Ceratosaurus

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Ceratosaurus Egg & Breeding Calculator

Breeding the Ceratosaurus produces fertilized eggs that require careful temperature control. Incubation temperature must stay between 32°C and 34°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 Ceratosaurus matures over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game, reaching adulthood in about 5 days and 12 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.

Egg

Mating - 0%

4:59:58

The dino is inside an egg, needing specific conditions to incubate and hatch. The ideal temperature range is 32 - 34 °C.

Baby

0% - 10%

13:13:39

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%

52:54:36

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

Adolescent

50% - 100%

66:08:15

The dinosaur reaches the adolescent stage, becoming more independent and able to follow you while continuing to grow toward full maturity.

Raising a baby Ceratosaurus involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~794 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~53h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~66h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Ceratosaurus 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

Select Food

BabyJuvenileAdolescent

Status:

Baby

Time Left:

125:39:40

Total Time:

132:16:30

Maturation

Incubation Time

4h 59m 58s

Elapsed Time

6h 36m 50s

Maturation Time Left

125h 39m 40s

Time to Juvenile

6h 36m 50s

Food

Total Food Items

5620

items

Food to Adult

3667

items

Food Per Hour

Food Capacity

175

items

Baby Hand Feed For

3h 28m 22s

7.6% maturation

Imprinting

Cuddle Interval

Imprint Per Cuddle

Max Imprint

0.0%

Planning a mass raise? The Ceratosaurus raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~794 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

Raising multiple Ceratosaurus 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

Babies

Food

Food per item

Stack size

Eats at 5%

67.27 food/min

Maturation

132h 16m 30s

Phase	Duration	Raw Meat	Stacks	Weight
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%	6h 36m 49s	520	13	52
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%	52h 54m 36s	3,148	79	314.8
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%	66h 8m 15s	1,405	36	140.5
Total	125h 39m 40s	5,073	128	507.3

Feeding Trough

2,400 items(60 slots)

Need 3 full loads

Tek Trough

4,000 items(100 slots)

Need 2 full loads

Maewing / Maeguana

300 slots

50% weight reduction on meat & berries

Baby- 10x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 80x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 100x 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 Ceratosaurus, a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is well-known across multiple maps.

Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Ceratosaurus brings respectable melee power to the table. With 550 base Health, the Ceratosaurus is reasonably durable. Its base Stamina of 400 gives it respectable staying power. Weight capacity starts at 350, giving it a solid weight pool.

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 Extraordinary Kibble.

As a tame, the Ceratosaurus earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 32°C and 34°C. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.74 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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