R-Quetzal
Variant
R-Quetzal Egg & Breeding Calculator
Breeding the R-Quetzal produces fertilized eggs that require careful temperature control. Incubation temperature must stay between 5°C and 6°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 16 hours and 39 minutes.
After hatching or birth, the baby R-Quetzal matures over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game, reaching adulthood in about 5 days and 12 hours at 1x maturation. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.
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.
Raising a baby R-Quetzal involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~794 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~53h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~66h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the R-Quetzal's stats, and hitting 100% grants a 30% combat bonus when the imprinter rides it. Imprint requests include cuddling, walks, and specific kibble - check the wiki for which kibble to stockpile.
Incubation Time
16h 39m 55s
Elapsed Time
6h 36m 50s
Maturation Time Left
125h 39m 40s
Time to Juvenile
6h 36m 50s
Total Food Items
8501
items
Food to Adult
5547
items
Food Per Hour
123
Food Capacity
400
items
Baby Hand Feed For
2h 22m 52s
6.8% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Planning a mass raise? The R-Quetzal raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~794 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.
Raising multiple R-Quetzal 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
30
Stack size
100
Eats at 5%
101.75 food/min
Maturation
132h 16m 30s
| Phase | Duration |  Mejoberry |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 6h 36m 49s | 1,311 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 52h 54m 36s | 7,934 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 66h 8m 15s | 3,542 |
 Total | 125h 39m 40s | 12,787 |
WeightFeeding Trough
6,000 items(60 slots)
Need 3 full loads
Tek Trough
10,000 items(100 slots)
Need 2 full loads
Maewing / Maeguana
300 slots
50% weight reduction on meat & berries
Baby- 10x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 80x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 100x 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 R-Quetzal, a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a common sight across multiple maps. It falls within the Variant classification.
With 1,164 base Health, the R-Quetzal is impressively tough. With 105% base Melee Damage, the R-Quetzal has decent hitting power. Stamina sits at 800 base, providing outstanding staying power. Weight capacity starts at 800, giving it massive inventory space.
You'll need to knock the R-Quetzal unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. For best results, use Exceptional Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the R-Quetzal is a practical workhorse - it can both gather and haul resources efficiently. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 5°C and 6°C. A wild R-Quetzal is worth 18 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.98 Element plus 0.1 Element per level.