Skeletal Stego
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~2 days and 3 hours (1x rate), progressing over a lengthy period. 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.
Maturation has three phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~309 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~21h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~26h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted Skeletal Stego 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.
Incubation Time
8h 0m 0s
Elapsed Time
2h 34m 20s
Maturation Time Left
48h 52m 5s
Time to Juvenile
2h 34m 19s
Total Food Items
5045
items
Food to Adult
3292
items
Food Per Hour
187
Food Capacity
220
items
Baby Hand Feed For
1h 0m 36s
7.0% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Skeletal Stego babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~309 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Skeletal Stego 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.
Food per item
30
Stack size
100
Eats at 5%
155.26 food/min
Maturation
51h 26m 25s
| Phase | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| 2h 34m 19s | 778 | |
| 20h 34m 34s | 4,708 | |
| 25h 43m 12s | 2,102 | |
| 48h 52m 5s | 7,588 |
Feeding Trough
6,000 items(60 slots)
Need 2 full loads
Tek Trough
10,000 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.
The Skeletal Stego, a herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a notable presence across multiple maps. It falls within the Ignore classification.
Its base Stamina of 300 gives it moderate endurance. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Skeletal Stego brings decent hitting power to the table. Health-wise, the Skeletal Stego sits at 8,550 base, making it extraordinarily tanky. A base Weight of 440 means generous inventory space.
The Skeletal Stego is a wild creature that cannot be tamed through conventional methods. A wild Skeletal Stego is worth 5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.29 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.