Skeletal Stego
CreatureVariant
Breeding calculator
Skeletal Stego
SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 440
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
- 8h 0m 0s
- Maturation
- 51h 26m 25s
- Food at birth
- 163.43/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 48:52:05
- Total Time:
- 51:26:25
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 8h 0m 0s
Elapsed Time- 2h 34m 20s
- Maturation Time Left
- 48h 52m 5s
Time to Juvenile- 2h 34m 19s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 5045items
- Food to Adult
- 3292items
- Food Per Hour
- 187
Food Capacity- 220items
Baby Hand Feed For- 1h 0m 36s7.0% maturation
Imprinting
- Cuddle interval
- 8h
- Imprint per cuddle
- 16.2%
- Maximum imprint
- 97.2% (6 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×1 · amount ×1
Raising food
Food per item- 30
Stack size- 100
- Eats at 5%
- 155.26 food/min
- Maturation
- 51h 26m 25s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Mejoberry | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 2h 34m 19s | 23,330 | 778 | 8 | 77.8 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 20h 34m 34s | 141,240 | 4,708 | 48 | 470.8 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 25h 43m 12s | 63,053 | 2,102 | 22 | 210.2 |
| Total | 48h 52m 5s | 7,588 | 78 | 758.8 |
Total: 7,588 Mejoberry
- Feeding Trough
- 6,000 items (60 slots)Need 2 full loads
Tek Trough- 10,000 items (100 slots)Fits in one load
- Maewing / Maeguana
- 300 slots50% weight reduction on meat & berries
- Baby - 4x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Juvenile - 31x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 39x 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 Skeletal Stego
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~2 days and 3 hours (1x rate), progressing over a lengthy period. 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.
Maturation has three phases: 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 Skeletal Stego gains 30% extra damage and damage resistance with its imprinter mounted. You'll be asked to cuddle, walk, or feed specific kibble at regular intervals during maturation.
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Skeletal Stego 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 Skeletal Stego 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 Skeletal Stego, a herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a notable presence across multiple maps. It falls within the Ignore classification.
Its base Stamina of 300 gives it moderate endurance. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Skeletal Stego brings decent hitting power to the table. Health-wise, the Skeletal Stego sits at 8,550 base, making it extraordinarily tanky. A base Weight of 440 means generous inventory space.
The Skeletal Stego is a wild creature that cannot be tamed through conventional methods. A wild Skeletal Stego is worth 5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.29 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.