Stegosaurus
Soaker · 22 maps
Stegosaurus Egg & Breeding Calculator
Breeding the Stegosaurus produces fertilized eggs that require careful temperature control. Incubation temperature must stay between 22°C and 28°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 2 hours and 46 minutes.
After hatching or birth, the baby Stegosaurus matures slowly, reaching adulthood in about 2 days and 3 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.
The Stegosaurus's growth progresses through three stages: 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.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Stegosaurus 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.
Incubation Time
1h 23m 19s
Elapsed Time
1h 17m 10s
Maturation Time Left
24h 26m 2s
Time to Juvenile
1h 17m 10s
Total Food Items
2523
items
Food to Adult
1646
items
Food Per Hour
187
Food Capacity
250
items
Baby Hand Feed For
21s
5.0% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Stegosaurus babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~309 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.
The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Stegosaurus 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
Food per item
30
Stack size
100
Eats at 5%
155.26 food/min
Maturation
25h 43m 12s
| Phase | Duration |  Mejoberry |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 1h 17m 9s | 389 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 10h 17m 17s | 2,354 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 12h 51m 36s | 1,051 |
 Total | 24h 26m 2s | 3,794 |
WeightFeeding Trough
6,000 items(60 slots)
Fits in one load
Tek Trough
10,000 items(100 slots)
Fits in one load
Maewing / Maeguana
300 slots
50% weight reduction on meat & berries
Baby- 2x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 16x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 20x 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.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Stegosaurus is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Soaker category.
Starting at 650 Health, it's impressively tough. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Stegosaurus brings decent hitting power to the table. With 300 base Stamina, the Stegosaurus has average stamina. A base Weight of 500 means massive inventory space.
Taming the Stegosaurus requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. For best results, use Regular Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the Stegosaurus is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 22°C and 28°C. Defeating one in the wild grants 5 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.29 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.