Dire Bear
DMG · 20 maps
Dire Bear Egg & Breeding Calculator
The baby Dire Bear takes approximately 1 day and 22 hours to fully mature at default rates - slowly. 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.
Maturation has three phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~278 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~19h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~23h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the Dire Bear'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
4h 0m 0s
Elapsed Time
1h 9m 27s
Maturation Time Left
21h 59m 26s
Time to Juvenile
1h 9m 27s
Total Food Items
1342
items
Food to Adult
876
items
Food Per Hour
111
Food Capacity
325
items
Baby Hand Feed For
N/A
2.9% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Dire Bear babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~278 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.
The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Dire Bear 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
30
Stack size
100
Eats at 5%
91.74 food/min
Maturation
23h 8m 53s
| Phase | Duration |  Mejoberry |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 1h 9m 26s | 207 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 9h 15m 33s | 1,252 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 11h 34m 26s | 559 |
 Total | 21h 59m 26s | 2,018 |
WeightFeeding Trough
6,000 items(60 slots)
Fits in one load
Tek Trough
10,000 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- 14x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 18x 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.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Dire Bear as a tamable, omnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the DMG classification.
At 400 base HP, the Dire Bear is moderately tough. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it solid damage output. With 500 base Stamina, the Dire Bear has good endurance. A base Weight of 650 means excellent carrying capacity.
To tame the Dire Bear, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Feed it Giant Bee Honey for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
After taming, the Dire Bear pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal. Killing a wild Dire Bear yields 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.66 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.