Parrot
Shoulder Pet
Parrot Egg & Breeding Calculator
The Parrot reproduces by laying fertilized eggs after mating. Incubation temperature must stay between 24°C and 28°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 2 hours and 56 minutes.
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~1 day and 1 hour (1x rate), progressing slowly. 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 Parrot's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~150 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~10h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~13h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted Parrot gains 30% extra damage and damage resistance with its imprinter mounted. Imprint requests include cuddling, walks, and specific kibble - check the wiki for which kibble to stockpile.
Incubation Time
1h 28m 13s
Elapsed Time
37m 33s
Maturation Time Left
11h 53m 12s
Time to Juvenile
37m 32s
Total Food Items
300
items
Food to Adult
196
items
Food Per Hour
46
Food Capacity
33
items
Baby Hand Feed For
N/A
4.8% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Parrot babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~150 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Parrot 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 adjustFood per item
50
Stack size
40
Eats at 5%
37.85 food/min
Maturation
12h 30m 45s
| Phase | Duration |  Raw Meat |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 37m 32s | 28 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 5h 0m 18s | 168 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 6h 15m 22s | 75 |
 Total | 11h 53m 12s | 271 |
WeightFeeding 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
Juvenile- 8x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 10x 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 Parrot is a tamable, flying, omnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Shoulder Pet category.
Starting at 150 Health, it's relatively fragile. Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. Stamina sits at 150 base, providing average stamina. A base Weight of 65 means minimal inventory space.
This is a passive tame: no tranquilizers needed. Get close without startling it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. Its preferred food is Basic Kibble.
As a tame, the Parrot works well as a reconnaissance mount, offering fast travel and a bird's-eye view of the terrain. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 24°C–28°C temperature window. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.28 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.