Breeding Calculator

DMG

Megalodon

Spawn Command

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Taming Speed

Megalodon Egg & Breeding Calculator

Breeding produces live offspring - no egg management needed. Gestation takes approximately 6 hours and 9 minutes at default rates.

Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~2 days and 23 hours (1x rate), progressing over a lengthy period. 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.

Settings

Maturation Multiplier

Egg Hatch Multiplier

Food Consume Mult.

Creature Weight

Cuddle Interval Mult.

Imprinting Mult.

Pregnancy

Mating - 0%

3:04:36

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

Baby

0% - 10%

3:33:40

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%

14:14:42

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

Adolescent

50% - 100%

17:48:22

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

Raising a baby Megalodon involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~427 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~28h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~36h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Megalodon gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. You'll be asked to cuddle, walk, or feed specific kibble at regular intervals during maturation.

Maturation Progress

Select Food

BabyJuvenileAdolescent

Status:

Baby

Time Left:

33:49:54

Total Time:

35:36:45

Maturation

Incubation Time

3h 4m 36s

Elapsed Time

1h 46m 51s

Maturation Time Left

33h 49m 54s

Time to Juvenile

1h 46m 50s

Food

Total Food Items

1211

items

Food to Adult

791

items

Food Per Hour

Food Capacity

125

items

Baby Hand Feed For

N/A

4.9% maturation

Imprinting

Cuddle Interval

Imprint Per Cuddle

Max Imprint

0.0%

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Megalodon babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~427 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.

Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Megalodon 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.

Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjust

Babies

Food

Food per item

Stack size

Eats at 5%

53.84 food/min

Maturation

35h 36m 45s

Phase	Duration	Raw Meat	Stacks	Weight
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%	1h 46m 50s	113	3	11.3
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%	14h 14m 42s	679	17	67.9
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%	17h 48m 22s	303	8	30.3
Total	33h 49m 54s	1,095	28	109.5

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- 3x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 22x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 27x 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 Megalodon is a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the DMG group.

Stamina sits at 320 base, providing decent staying power. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. Health-wise, the Megalodon sits at 600 base, making it solidly tanky. It carries 250 base Weight - a solid weight pool.

The Megalodon is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Superior Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

After taming, the Megalodon is well-suited for deep-sea exploration, cave diving, and ocean resource runs. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Defeating one in the wild grants 12 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.37 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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