Glowtail
CreatureShoulder Pet
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Glowtail
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SettingsHatch 2× · Mature 2× · Food 1× · Weight 70
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
- 1h 14m 59s
- Maturation
- 24h 21m 59s
- Incubation temperature
- 30 - 34 °C
- Food at birth
- 26.56/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 23:08:53
- Total Time:
- 24:21:59
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 1h 14m 59s
- Elapsed Time
- 1h 13m 6s
- Maturation Time Left
- 23h 8m 53s
Time to Juvenile- 1h 13m 6s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 389items
- Food to Adult
- 254items
- Food Per Hour
- 31
Food Capacity- 35items
Baby Hand Feed For- 3m 48s5.3% maturation
Imprinting
- Cuddle interval
- 4h 48m
- Imprint per cuddle
- 41.4%
- Maximum imprint
- 100.0% (5 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×0.6 · amount ×2
Raising food
- Food per item
- 50
Stack size- 40
- Eats at 5%
- 25.23 food/min
- Maturation
- 24h 21m 59s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Raw Meat | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 1h 13m 5s | 1,796 | 36 | 1 | 3.6 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 9h 44m 47s | 10,873 | 218 | 6 | 21.8 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 12h 10m 59s | 4,854 | 98 | 3 | 9.8 |
| Total | 23h 8m 53s | 352 | 10 | 35.2 |
Total: 352 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 - 2x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Juvenile - 15x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 19x 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.
More about breeding the Glowtail
After a successful mate, the Glowtail lays a fertilized egg. Incubation temperature must stay between 30°C and 34°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 2 hours and 29 minutes.
After hatching or birth, the baby Glowtail matures over a lengthy period, reaching adulthood in about 2 days at 1x maturation. Hand-feeding is required until 10% maturation. After that, a Feeding Trough handles the rest.
Mutations can add +2 levels to any stat and change colors. Stacking mutations across generations is the key to min-maxed breeding lines. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
The Glowtail's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~292 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~19h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~24h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Glowtail 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.
Planning a mass raise? The Glowtail raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~292 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.
Raising multiple Glowtail 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.
The Glowtail, a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a common sight across multiple maps. Classified under the Shoulder Pet group.
Stamina sits at 100 base, providing low stamina reserves. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Glowtail has respectable melee power. With 115 base Health, the Glowtail is extremely fragile. It carries 70 base Weight - not built for hauling.
The Glowtail is passively tamed - approach it carefully and feed it by hand without knocking it out. Its preferred food is Plant Species Z Seed.
Once tamed, the Glowtail is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 30°C and 34°C. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.05 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.