Breeding Calculator
Mosasaurus Dossier
LandCarnivoreTameableBreedable

Mosasaurus

Water · 19 maps

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Mosasaurus Egg & Breeding Calculator

After hatching or birth, the baby Mosasaurus matures at a glacially slow pace - plan for a multi-day commitment, reaching adulthood in about 7 days and 17 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
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%
9:15:33
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%
37:02:13
The dinosaur reaches the juvenile stage, where it can now eat from a feeding trough, reducing the need for direct feeding.
Adolescent
50% - 100%
46:17:46
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 ~1111 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~74h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~93h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted Mosasaurus 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
5%
BabyJuvenileAdolescent
Status:
Baby
Time Left:
87:57:46
Total Time:
92:35:33
Maturation
Incubation Time

Incubation Time

4h 0m 0s

Elapsed Time

Elapsed Time

4h 37m 47s

Maturation Time Left

Maturation Time Left

87h 57m 46s

Time to Juvenile

Time to Juvenile

4h 37m 47s

Food
Total Food Items

Total Food Items

8500

items

Food to Adult

Food to Adult

5547

items

Food Per Hour

Food Per Hour

175

Food Capacity

Food Capacity

650

items

Baby Hand Feed For

Baby Hand Feed For

37m 3s

5.7% maturation

Imprinting
Cuddle Interval

Cuddle Interval

0s

Imprint Per Cuddle

Imprint Per Cuddle

0%

Max Imprint

Max Imprint

0.0%

Planning a mass raise? The Mosasaurus raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~1111 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

Raising multiple Mosasaurus 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

Food per item

50

Stack size

40

Eats at 5%

145.35 food/min

Maturation

92h 35m 33s

PhaseDurationRaw Meat
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%
4h 37m 46s787
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%
37h 2m 13s4,760
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%
46h 17m 46s2,125
Total 87h 57m 46s7,672

Feeding Trough

2,400 items(60 slots)

Need 4 full loads

Tek Trough

4,000 items(100 slots)

Need 2 full loads

Maewing / Maeguana

300 slots

50% weight reduction on meat & berries

At birth, baby holds ~80 food - refill every ~1 min
Baby- 7x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 56x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 70x 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 Mosasaurus, a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is well-known across multiple maps. It belongs to the Water category.

Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Mosasaurus brings solid damage output to the table. At 3,600 base HP, the Mosasaurus is one of the toughest creatures in the game. With 400 base Stamina, the Mosasaurus has good endurance. A base Weight of 1300 means massive inventory space.

You'll need to knock the Mosasaurus unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. For best results, use Exceptional Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.

As a tame, the Mosasaurus pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal. Defeating one in the wild grants 15 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.88 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.