Breeding Calculator

DMG

Mek

Spawn Command

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Preset

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Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Mek Egg & Breeding Calculator

After hatching or birth, the baby Mek matures over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game, reaching adulthood in about 3 days and 20 hours 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.

Settings

Maturation Multiplier

Egg Hatch Multiplier

Food Consume Mult.

Creature Weight

Cuddle Interval Mult.

Imprinting Mult.

Pregnancy

Mating - 0%

4:00:00

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

Baby

0% - 10%

4:37:46

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%

18:31:06

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

Adolescent

50% - 100%

23:08:53

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

Maturation has three phases: 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.

Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted Mek gains 30% extra damage and damage resistance with its imprinter mounted. 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:

43:58:53

Total Time:

46:17:46

Maturation

Incubation Time

4h 0m 0s

Elapsed Time

2h 18m 54s

Maturation Time Left

43h 58m 53s

Time to Juvenile

2h 18m 53s

Food

Total Food Items

items

Food to Adult

N/A

Food Per Hour

Food Capacity

625

items

Baby Hand Feed For

N/A

0.0% maturation

Imprinting

Cuddle Interval

Imprint Per Cuddle

Max Imprint

0.0%

Planning a mass raise? The Mek raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~556 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

Raising multiple Mek 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.

Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjust

Babies

Food

Food per item

Stack size

100

Eats at 5%

0 food/min

Maturation

46h 17m 46s

Phase	Duration	Mejoberry	Stacks	Weight
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%	2h 18m 53s	0	0	0
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%	18h 31m 6s	0	0	0
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%	23h 8m 53s	0	0	0
Total	43h 58m 53s	0	0	0

Feeding Trough

6,000 items(60 slots)

Tek Trough

10,000 items(100 slots)

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.

Found throughout the ARKs, the Mek is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the DMG group.

Stamina sits at 1000 base, providing exceptional endurance. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Mek has respectable melee power. At 5,500 base HP, the Mek is one of the toughest creatures in the game. Weight capacity starts at 1250, giving it massive inventory space.

As a tame, the Mek pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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