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'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.

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.

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.