Breeding Calculator

VARIANT

VR Shadowmane

Spawn Command

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VR Shadowmane Egg & Breeding Calculator

The VR Shadowmane gives live birth after mating, skipping the egg-incubation step entirely. Gestation takes approximately 2 hours and 23 minutes at default rates.

The baby VR Shadowmane takes approximately 2 days to fully mature at default rates - requiring significant patience. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.

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.

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Maturation Multiplier

Egg Hatch Multiplier

Food Consume Mult.

Creature Weight

Cuddle Interval Mult.

Imprinting Mult.

Pregnancy

Mating - 0%

1:11:54

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

Baby

0% - 10%

2:26:11

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%

9:44:47

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

Adolescent

50% - 100%

12:10:59

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 ~292 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~19h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~24h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted VR Shadowmane 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.

Maturation Progress

Select Food

BabyJuvenileAdolescent

Status:

Baby

Time Left:

23:08:53

Total Time:

24:21:59

Maturation

Incubation Time

1h 11m 54s

Elapsed Time

1h 13m 6s

Maturation Time Left

23h 8m 53s

Time to Juvenile

1h 13m 6s

Food

Total Food Items

518

items

Food to Adult

338

items

Food Per Hour

Food Capacity

213

items

Baby Hand Feed For

N/A

2.0% maturation

Imprinting

Cuddle Interval

Imprint Per Cuddle

Max Imprint

0.0%

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising VR Shadowmane babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~292 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale VR Shadowmane 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%

33.63 food/min

Maturation

24h 21m 59s

Phase	Duration	Raw Meat	Stacks	Weight
BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10%	1h 13m 5s	48	2	4.8
JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50%	9h 44m 47s	290	8	29
AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100%	12h 10m 59s	130	4	13
Total	23h 8m 53s	468	14	46.8

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- 2x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 15x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 19x 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 VR Shadowmane is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Variant category.

With 100% base Melee Damage, the VR Shadowmane has respectable melee power. The VR Shadowmane has 825 base Health - quite durable. With 450 base Stamina, the VR Shadowmane has good endurance. Weight capacity starts at 425, giving it generous inventory space.

The VR Shadowmane is passively tamed - approach it carefully and feed it by hand without knocking it out. Its preferred food is Extraordinary Kibble.

Once tamed, the VR Shadowmane is a versatile tame with a balanced stat spread, useful in a variety of roles. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. A wild VR Shadowmane is worth 5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.95 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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