Gigadesmodus
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Gigadesmodus
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SettingsHatch 2× · Mature 2× · Food 1× · Weight 600
Baby: 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.
- Incubation
- 2h 29m 59s
- Maturation
- 66h 8m 15s
- Incubation temperature
- 80 - 90 °C
- Food at birth
- 0.43/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 62:49:50
- Total Time:
- 66:08:15
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 2h 29m 59s
- Elapsed Time
- 3h 18m 25s
- Maturation Time Left
- 62h 49m 50s
Time to Juvenile- 3h 18m 25s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 18items
- Food to Adult
- 12items
- Food Per Hour
- 1
Food Capacity- 300items
Baby Hand Feed For- N/A0.1% maturation
Imprinting
- Cuddle interval
- 4h 48m
- Imprint per cuddle
- 14.8%
- Maximum imprint
- 100.0% (13 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×0.6 · amount ×2
Raising food
- Food per item
- 50
Stack size- 40
- Eats at 5%
- 0.41 food/min
- Maturation
- 66h 8m 15s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Raw Meat | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 3h 18m 24s | 79 | 2 | 1 | 0.2 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 26h 27m 18s | 481 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 33h 4m 7s | 215 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Total | 62h 49m 50s | 17 | 3 | 1.7 |
Total: 17 Raw Meat
- 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 slots50% weight reduction on meat & berries
- Baby - 5x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Juvenile - 40x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 50x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
Spoils in 10m | Trough / Maewing: 40m | Tek Trough: 16h 40m
At birth, baby holds ~15 food - refill every ~35 min
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.
More about breeding the Gigadesmodus
The Gigadesmodus reproduces by laying fertilized eggs after mating. Incubation temperature must stay between 80°C and 90°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.
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~5 days and 12 hours (1x rate), progressing over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game. 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.
The Gigadesmodus's growth progresses through three stages: 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 Gigadesmodus gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. Keep various kibble types on hand, as imprint requests are randomized between cuddles, walks, and kibble feeding.
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Gigadesmodus babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~794 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Gigadesmodus 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.
The Gigadesmodus is a tamable, flying, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Flyer classification.
Its base Stamina of 750 gives it massive stamina reserves. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. The Gigadesmodus has 1,450 base Health - extremely durable. Weight capacity starts at 600, giving it an enormous weight pool.
Once tamed, the Gigadesmodus excels at carrying heavy loads through the air, making base-to-base logistics much faster. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 80°C–90°C temperature window. A wild Gigadesmodus is worth 18 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.98 Element plus 0.1 Element per level.