Deinonychus
Wall Runner · 3 maps
Deinonychus Egg & Breeding Calculator
The Deinonychus reproduces by laying fertilized eggs after mating. Incubation temperature must stay between 40°C and 45°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 1 hour and 59 minutes.
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~1 day and 13 hours (1x rate), progressing over a lengthy period. 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 ~222 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~15h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~19h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the Deinonychus'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.
Incubation Time
1h 59m 59s
Elapsed Time
1h 51m 7s
Maturation Time Left
35h 11m 6s
Time to Juvenile
1h 51m 7s
Total Food Items
1050
items
Food to Adult
685
items
Food Per Hour
54
Food Capacity
70
items
Baby Hand Feed For
22m 12s
6.0% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Deinonychus babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~222 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Deinonychus 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.
Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjustFood per item
50
Stack size
40
Eats at 5%
44.86 food/min
Maturation
37h 2m 13s
| Phase | Duration |  Raw Meat |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 1h 51m 6s | 98 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 14h 48m 53s | 588 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 18h 31m 6s | 263 |
 Total | 35h 11m 6s | 949 |
WeightFeeding 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- 3x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 23x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 28x 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 Deinonychus is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Wall Runner classification.
With 150 base Stamina, the Deinonychus has moderate endurance. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Deinonychus has respectable melee power. The Deinonychus has 200 base Health - relatively fragile. It carries 140 base Weight - average weight tolerance.
As a tame, the Deinonychus is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 40°C and 45°C. A wild Deinonychus is worth 3 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.23 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.