R-Direwolf breeding calculator
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R-Direwolf
CreatureVariant
Breeding calculator
R-Direwolf
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SettingsHatch 2× · Mature 2× · Food 1× · Weight 170
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.
- Gestation
- 2h 6m 18s
- Maturation
- 24h 21m 59s
- Food at birth
- 47.22/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 23:08:53
- Total Time:
- 24:21:59
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 2h 6m 18s
Elapsed Time- 1h 13m 6s
- Maturation Time Left
- 23h 8m 53s
Time to Juvenile- 1h 13m 6s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 691items
- Food to Adult
- 451items
- Food Per Hour
- 54
Food Capacity- 85items
Baby Hand Feed For- N/A4.5% maturation
Imprinting
- Cuddle interval
- 4h 48m
- Imprint per cuddle
- 41.4%
- Maximum imprint
- 100.0% (5 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×0.6 · amount ×2
Raising food
- Food per item
- 50
Stack size- 40
- Eats at 5%
- 44.86 food/min
- Maturation
- 24h 21m 59s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Raw Meat | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 1h 13m 5s | 3,193 | 64 | 2 | 6.4 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 9h 44m 47s | 19,328 | 387 | 10 | 38.7 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 12h 10m 59s | 8,629 | 173 | 5 | 17.3 |
| Total | 23h 8m 53s | 624 | 17 | 62.4 |
Total: 624 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 - 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.
More about breeding the R-Direwolf
The R-Direwolf gives live birth after mating, skipping the egg-incubation step entirely. Gestation takes approximately 4 hours and 12 minutes at default rates.
The baby R-Direwolf takes approximately 2 days to fully mature at default rates - over a lengthy period. 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.
The R-Direwolf's growth progresses through three stages: 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.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the R-Direwolf 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.
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising R-Direwolf 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 R-Direwolf raises by totaling food across all babies. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.
Found throughout the ARKs, the R-Direwolf is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Variant group.
With 105% base Melee Damage, the R-Direwolf has solid damage output. Starting at 330 Health, it's decently sturdy. Stamina sits at 260 base, providing average stamina. It carries 170 base Weight - modest carrying capacity.
Taming the R-Direwolf requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. Feed it Superior Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
After taming, the R-Direwolf is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. Defeating one in the wild grants 6 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.58 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.