Breeding Calculator

BOSS

Squid (Alpha)

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Squid (Alpha) Egg & Breeding Calculator

After hatching or birth, the baby Squid (Alpha) matures over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game, reaching adulthood in about 7 days and 17 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.

Settings

Maturation Multiplier

Egg Hatch Multiplier

Food Consume Mult.

Creature Weight

Cuddle Interval Mult.

Imprinting Mult.

Pregnancy

Mating - 0%

8:00:00

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

Baby

0% - 10%

18:31:06

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%

74:04:26

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

Adolescent

50% - 100%

92:35:33

The dinosaur reaches the adolescent stage, becoming more independent and able to follow you while continuing to grow toward full maturity.

The Squid (Alpha)'s growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~1111 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~74h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~93h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Squid (Alpha) gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. 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:

175:55:32

Total Time:

185:11:06

Maturation

Incubation Time

8h 0m 0s

Elapsed Time

9h 15m 34s

Maturation Time Left

175h 55m 33s

Time to Juvenile

9h 15m 33s

Food

Total Food Items

17000

items

Food to Adult

11093

items

Food Per Hour

175

Food Capacity

400

items

Baby Hand Feed For

5h 43m 55s

8.1% maturation

Imprinting

Cuddle Interval

Imprint Per Cuddle

Max Imprint

0.0%

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Squid (Alpha) babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~1111 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Squid (Alpha) raises by totaling food across all babies. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.

Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjust

Babies

Food

Food per item

Stack size

Eats at 5%

145.35 food/min

Maturation

185h 11m 6s

Phase	Duration	Raw Meat	Stacks	Weight
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%	9h 15m 33s	1,573	40	157.3
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%	74h 4m 26s	9,520	238	952
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%	92h 35m 33s	4,250	107	425
Total	175h 55m 33s	15,343	385	1,534.3

Feeding Trough

2,400 items(60 slots)

Need 7 full loads

Tek Trough

4,000 items(100 slots)

Need 4 full loads

Maewing / Maeguana

300 slots

50% weight reduction on meat & berries

Baby- 14x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 112x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 139x 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.

In ARK: Survival Ascended, the Squid (Alpha) is a boss-tier enemy encountered during an arena battle. Classified under the Boss group.

Stamina sits at 300 base, providing average stamina. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Squid (Alpha) has decent hitting power. With 2,880 base Health, the Squid (Alpha) is extremely durable. A base Weight of 800 means massive inventory space.

Once tamed, the Squid (Alpha) is a fearsome boss that requires serious preparation and a strong army of tames to defeat. Defeating one in the wild grants 70 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.87 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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