Breeding Calculator

BOSS

Shark

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

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Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Shark Egg & Breeding Calculator

The Shark gives live birth after mating, skipping the egg-incubation step entirely. Gestation takes approximately 6 hours and 9 minutes at default rates.

Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~2 days and 23 hours (1x rate), progressing over a lengthy period. Hand-feeding is required until 10% maturation. After that, a Feeding Trough handles the rest.

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.

Settings

Maturation Multiplier

Egg Hatch Multiplier

Food Consume Mult.

Creature Weight

Cuddle Interval Mult.

Imprinting Mult.

Pregnancy

Mating - 0%

3:04:36

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

Baby

0% - 10%

3:33:40

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%

14:14:42

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

Adolescent

50% - 100%

17:48:22

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 ~427 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~28h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~36h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the Shark'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.

Maturation Progress

Select Food

BabyJuvenileAdolescent

Status:

Baby

Time Left:

33:49:54

Total Time:

35:36:45

Maturation

Incubation Time

3h 4m 36s

Elapsed Time

1h 46m 51s

Maturation Time Left

33h 49m 54s

Time to Juvenile

1h 46m 50s

Food

Total Food Items

1211

items

Food to Adult

791

items

Food Per Hour

Food Capacity

125

items

Baby Hand Feed For

N/A

4.9% maturation

Imprinting

Cuddle Interval

Imprint Per Cuddle

Max Imprint

0.0%

The raising calculator above shows exactly how much food you need for each maturation phase of the Shark. Budget ~427 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.

Raising multiple Shark simultaneously? Set the dino count and the calculator scales food requirements automatically. Different food types have different spoil timers - factor that into which food you stockpile.

Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjust

Babies

Food

Food per item

Stack size

Eats at 5%

53.84 food/min

Maturation

35h 36m 45s

Phase	Duration	Raw Meat	Stacks	Weight
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%	1h 46m 50s	113	3	11.3
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%	14h 14m 42s	679	17	67.9
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%	17h 48m 22s	303	8	30.3
Total	33h 49m 54s	1,095	28	109.5

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

Baby- 3x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 22x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 27x 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 Shark is a boss creature in ARK: Survival Ascended that must be fought in a dedicated arena. Classified under the Boss group.

Stamina sits at 320 base, providing moderate endurance. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Shark has decent hitting power. The Shark has 320 base Health - decently sturdy. Weight capacity starts at 250, giving it generous inventory space.

After taming, the Shark is a powerful boss creature encountered in a dedicated arena fight. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. Defeating one in the wild grants 12 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.37 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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