X-Ichthyosaurus
X-Ichthyosaurus Egg & Breeding Calculator
The X-Ichthyosaurus gives live birth after mating, skipping the egg-incubation step entirely. Gestation takes approximately 8 hours at default rates.
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~2 days and 9 hours (1x rate), progressing over a lengthy period. Hand-feeding is required until 10% maturation. After that, a Feeding Trough handles the rest.
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.
The X-Ichthyosaurus's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~347 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~23h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~29h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted X-Ichthyosaurus 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
8h 0m 0s
Elapsed Time
2h 53m 37s
Maturation Time Left
54h 58m 36s
Time to Juvenile
2h 53m 37s
Total Food Items
2050
items
Food to Adult
1338
items
Food Per Hour
68
Food Capacity
125
items
Baby Hand Feed For
42m 5s
6.2% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
The raising calculator above shows exactly how much food you need for each maturation phase of the X-Ichthyosaurus. Budget ~347 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Raising multiple X-Ichthyosaurus simultaneously? Set the dino count and the calculator scales food requirements automatically. Different food types have different spoil timers - factor that into which food you stockpile.
Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjustFood per item
50
Stack size
40
Eats at 5%
56.08 food/min
Maturation
57h 52m 13s
| Phase | Duration |  Raw Meat |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 2h 53m 36s | 190 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 23h 8m 53s | 1,148 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 28h 56m 6s | 513 |
 Total | 54h 58m 36s | 1,851 |
WeightFeeding 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- 5x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 35x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 44x 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.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the X-Ichthyosaurus as a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Variant classification.
Its base Stamina of 300 gives it average stamina. Its base Melee Damage sits at 105%, giving it solid damage output. Starting at 267 Health, it's not particularly tanky. Weight capacity starts at 250, giving it good carrying capacity.
Taming the X-Ichthyosaurus doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Simple Kibble.
After taming, the X-Ichthyosaurus provides safe and efficient underwater traversal with good utility. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. A wild X-Ichthyosaurus is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.66 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.