Lost Megatherium
Variant
Lost Megatherium Egg & Breeding Calculator
Breeding produces live offspring - no egg management needed. Gestation takes approximately 8 hours at default rates.
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~3 days and 20 hours (1x rate), progressing over many real-world days, demanding serious time investment. 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 Lost Megatherium's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~556 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~37h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~46h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Lost Megatherium 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.
Incubation Time
4h 0m 0s
Elapsed Time
2h 18m 54s
Maturation Time Left
43h 58m 53s
Time to Juvenile
2h 18m 53s
Total Food Items
2683
items
Food to Adult
1751
items
Food Per Hour
111
Food Capacity
363
items
Baby Hand Feed For
N/A
4.3% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
The raising calculator above shows exactly how much food you need for each maturation phase of the Lost Megatherium. Budget ~556 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Raising multiple Lost Megatherium simultaneously? Set the dino count and the calculator scales food requirements automatically. Different food types have different spoil timers - factor that into which food you stockpile.
Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjust
Food per item
30
Stack size
100
Eats at 5%
91.74 food/min
Maturation
46h 17m 46s
| Phase | Duration |  Mejoberry |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 2h 18m 53s | 414 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 18h 31m 6s | 2,504 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 23h 8m 53s | 1,118 |
 Total | 43h 58m 53s | 4,036 |
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- 4x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 28x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 35x 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.
The Lost Megatherium is an omnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Variant category.
Health-wise, the Lost Megatherium sits at 740 base, making it quite durable. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. Stamina sits at 400 base, providing solid stamina reserves. It carries 725 base Weight - an enormous weight pool.
The Lost Megatherium roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. A wild Lost Megatherium is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.67 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.