VR Stegosaurus
VR Stegosaurus Egg & Breeding Calculator
The VR Stegosaurus reproduces by laying fertilized eggs after mating. 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.
The baby VR Stegosaurus takes approximately 2 days and 3 hours to fully mature at default rates - slowly. During the baby phase (0–10%), hand-feed it directly. From 10% onward (juvenile), it can eat from a Feeding Trough.
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 VR 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.
Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted VR Stegosaurus gains 30% extra damage and damage resistance with its imprinter mounted. Imprint requests include cuddling, walks, and specific kibble - check the wiki for which kibble to stockpile.
Incubation Time
2h 46m 39s
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
250
items
Baby Hand Feed For
52m 3s
6.7% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Planning a mass raise? The VR Stegosaurus raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. Expect ~309 minutes of active care during the Baby phase before it graduates to trough-feeding as a Juvenile.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple VR Stegosaurus babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Match your food choice to your play schedule - longer spoil timers mean less babysitting.
Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjust
Food per item
30
Stack size
100
Eats at 5%
155.26 food/min
Maturation
51h 26m 25s
| Phase | Duration |  Mejoberry |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 2h 34m 19s | 778 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 20h 34m 34s | 4,708 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 25h 43m 12s | 2,102 |
 Total | 48h 52m 5s | 7,588 |
WeightFeeding 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
Baby- 4x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 31x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 39x 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 Stegosaurus is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Variant classification.
The VR Stegosaurus has 650 base Health - quite durable. With 100% base Melee Damage, the VR Stegosaurus has decent hitting power. Stamina sits at 300 base, providing average stamina. A base Weight of 500 means massive inventory space.
Taming the VR 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 VR Stegosaurus fills a general-purpose role, adaptable to whatever your tribe currently needs. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 22°C and 28°C. Killing a wild VR Stegosaurus yields 5 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.29 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.