Tidepup
CreatureShoulder Pet
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Tidepup
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SettingsHatch 2× · Mature 2× · Food 1× · Weight 150
Baby: 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.
- Incubation
- 2h 29m 59s
- Maturation
- 18h 31m 6s
- Incubation temperature
- -75 - 75 °C
- Food at birth
- 45.9/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 17:35:33
- Total Time:
- 18:31:06
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 2h 29m 59s
- Elapsed Time
- 55m 34s
- Maturation Time Left
- 17h 35m 33s
Time to Juvenile- 55m 33s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 510items
- Food to Adult
- 333items
- Food Per Hour
- 53
Food Capacity- 75items
Baby Hand Feed For- N/A4.0% maturation
Imprinting
- Cuddle interval
- 4h 48m
- Imprint per cuddle
- 55.4%
- Maximum imprint
- 100.0% (3 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×0.6 · amount ×2
Raising food
- Food per item
- 50
Stack size- 40
- Eats at 5%
- 43.61 food/min
- Maturation
- 18h 31m 6s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Raw Meat | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 55m 33s | 2,359 | 48 | 2 | 4.8 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 7h 24m 26s | 14,280 | 286 | 8 | 28.6 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 9h 15m 33s | 6,375 | 128 | 4 | 12.8 |
| Total | 17h 35m 33s | 462 | 14 | 46.2 |
Total: 462 Raw Meat
- 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 slots50% weight reduction on meat & berries
- Baby - 2x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Juvenile - 12x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 14x 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.
More about breeding the Tidepup
After a successful mate, the Tidepup lays a fertilized egg. Incubation temperature must stay between -75°C and 75°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 4 hours and 59 minutes.
After hatching or birth, the baby Tidepup matures slowly, reaching adulthood in about 1 day and 13 hours at 1x maturation. Hand-feeding is required until 10% maturation. After that, a Feeding Trough handles the rest.
Mutations can add +2 levels to any stat and change colors. Stacking mutations across generations is the key to min-maxed breeding lines. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
The Tidepup's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~222 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~15h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~19h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Tidepup 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.
Planning a mass raise? The Tidepup raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~222 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.
Raising multiple Tidepup simultaneously? Set the dino count and the calculator scales food requirements automatically. Match your food choice to your play schedule - longer spoil timers mean less babysitting.
The Tidepup, a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a common sight across multiple maps. It belongs to the Shoulder Pet category.
With 100 base Stamina, the Tidepup has low stamina reserves. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Tidepup has decent hitting power. Starting at 100 Health, it's extremely fragile. Weight capacity starts at 150, giving it a reasonable inventory size.
Once tamed, the Tidepup is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between -75°C and 75°C. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.5 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.