Breeding Calculator

WATER

Ichthyosaurus

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Ichthyosaurus Egg & Breeding Calculator

Breeding produces live offspring - no egg management needed. Gestation takes approximately 8 hours at default rates.

After hatching or birth, the baby Ichthyosaurus matures over a lengthy period, reaching adulthood in about 2 days and 9 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.

Pregnancy

Mating - 0%

8:00:00

The dinosaur is in its mother's womb, requiring time and care from the mother for successful gestation and birth.

Baby

0% - 10%

5:47:13

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%

23:08:53

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

Adolescent

50% - 100%

28:56:06

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

The Ichthyosaurus's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~347 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~23h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~29h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

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

Maturation Progress

Select Food

BabyJuvenileAdolescent

Status:

Baby

Time Left:

54:58:36

Total Time:

57:52:13

Maturation

Incubation Time

8h 0m 0s

Elapsed Time

2h 53m 37s

Maturation Time Left

54h 58m 36s

Time to Juvenile

2h 53m 37s

Food

Total Food Items

2050

items

Food to Adult

1338

items

Food Per Hour

Food Capacity

125

items

Baby Hand Feed For

42m 5s

6.2% maturation

Imprinting

Cuddle Interval

Imprint Per Cuddle

Max Imprint

0.0%

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Ichthyosaurus babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~347 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Ichthyosaurus 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

Babies

Food

Food per item

Stack size

Eats at 5%

56.08 food/min

Maturation

57h 52m 13s

Phase	Duration	Raw Meat	Stacks	Weight
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%	2h 53m 36s	190	5	19
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%	23h 8m 53s	1,148	29	114.8
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%	28h 56m 6s	513	13	51.3
Total	54h 58m 36s	1,851	47	185.1

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 slots

50% weight reduction on meat & berries

Baby- 5x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 35x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 44x 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 Ichthyosaurus is a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Water classification.

With 100% base Melee Damage, the Ichthyosaurus has solid damage output. With 275 base Health, the Ichthyosaurus is not particularly tanky. Its base Stamina of 300 gives it average stamina. Weight capacity starts at 250, giving it good carrying capacity.

Taming the Ichthyosaurus doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Simple Kibble.

After taming, the Ichthyosaurus provides safe and efficient underwater traversal with good utility. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. A wild Ichthyosaurus is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.66 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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