The Malfunctioned Tek 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 Malfunctioned Tek 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.

The Malfunctioned Tek 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.

Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~2 days and 3 hours (1x rate), progressing requiring significant patience. During the baby phase (0–10%), hand-feed it directly. From 10% onward (juvenile), it can eat from a Feeding Trough.

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.

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~309 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.

Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.

The Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus is a herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended.

Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. Starting at 650 Health, it's quite durable. Stamina sits at 300 base, providing average stamina. It carries 500 base Weight - an enormous weight pool.

The Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 22°C–28°C temperature window. Killing a wild Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus yields 5 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.29 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.