
Variant
Breeding the R-Velonasaur produces fertilized eggs that require careful temperature control. Incubation temperature must stay between 28°C and 32°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 1 hour and 8 minutes.
The baby R-Velonasaur takes approximately 1 day and 22 hours to fully mature at default rates - requiring significant patience. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.
Each baby inherits stats from both parents with a chance of mutation - +2 wild levels to a random stat plus a color change. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
Maturation has three phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~278 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~19h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~23h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the R-Velonasaur's stats, and hitting 100% grants a 30% combat bonus when the imprinter rides it. Keep various kibble types on hand, as imprint requests are randomized between cuddles, walks, and kibble feeding.
Incubation Time
1h 8m 10s
Elapsed Time
2h 18m 54s
Maturation Time Left
43h 58m 53s
Time to Juvenile
2h 18m 53s
Total Food Items
1312
items
Food to Adult
856
items
Food Per Hour
54
Food Capacity
163
items
Baby Hand Feed For
N/A
4.5% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising R-Velonasaur babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~278 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.
The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale R-Velonasaur raises by totaling food across all babies. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.
Food per item
50
Stack size
40
Eats at 5%
44.86 food/min
Maturation
46h 17m 46s
| Phase | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| 2h 18m 53s | 122 | |
| 18h 31m 6s | 735 | |
| 23h 8m 53s | 328 | |
| 43h 58m 53s | 1,185 |
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
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 R-Velonasaur is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Variant category.
Health-wise, the R-Velonasaur sits at 427 base, making it moderately tough. With 105% base Melee Damage, the R-Velonasaur has decent hitting power. With 325 base Stamina, the R-Velonasaur has moderate endurance. Weight capacity starts at 325, giving it a solid weight pool.
Taming the R-Velonasaur requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. Regular Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
After taming, the R-Velonasaur is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 28°C and 32°C. A wild R-Velonasaur is worth 1 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.32 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.