The Sabertooth Salmon's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~556 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~37h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~46h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted Sabertooth Salmon 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.

After hatching or birth, the baby Sabertooth Salmon matures over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game, reaching adulthood in about 3 days and 20 hours at 1x maturation. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.

Offspring inherit parental stats and have a small chance to mutate, gaining +2 levels in a random stat. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.

The Sabertooth Salmon, an aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a notable presence across multiple maps.

With 65 base Health, the Sabertooth Salmon is glass-cannon fragile. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Sabertooth Salmon brings solid damage output to the table. Stamina sits at 100 base, providing low stamina reserves. It carries 18 base Weight - minimal inventory space.

The Sabertooth Salmon roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. Defeating one in the wild grants 0.5 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0 Element plus 0 Element per level.

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Sabertooth Salmon babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~556 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Sabertooth Salmon raises by totaling food across all babies. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.