X-Triceratops
CreatureVariant

Breeding calculator
X-Triceratops
SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 365
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.
- Incubation
- 2h 29m 59s
- Maturation
- 46h 17m 46s
- Incubation temperature
- 22 - 28 °C
- Food at birth
- 96.57/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 43:58:52
- Total Time:
- 46:17:46
Maturation
Incubation Time- 2h 29m 59s
Elapsed Time- 2h 18m 54s
Maturation Time Left- 43h 58m 53s
Time to Juvenile- 2h 18m 53s
Food
Total Food Items- 2683items
Food to Adult- 1751items
Food Per Hour- 111
Food Capacity- 183items
Baby Hand Feed For- 26m 26s6.0% maturation
Imprinting
Cuddle interval- 8h
Imprint per cuddle- 18.1%
Maximum imprint- 90.5% (5 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×1 · amount ×1
Raising food
Food per item- 30
Stack size- 100
Eats at 5%- 91.74 food/min
Maturation- 46h 17m 46s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Mejoberry | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2h 18m 53s | 12,407 | 414 | 5 | 41.4 | |
| 18h 31m 6s | 75,113 | 2,504 | 26 | 250.4 | |
| 23h 8m 53s | 33,532 | 1,118 | 12 | 111.8 | |
| Total | 43h 58m 53s | 4,036 | 43 | 403.6 |
Total: 4,036 Mejoberry
Feeding Trough- 6,000 items (60 slots)Fits in one load
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 - 28x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 35x 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 X-Triceratops
After a successful mate, the X-Triceratops lays a fertilized egg. 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 29 minutes.
After hatching or birth, the baby X-Triceratops matures slowly, reaching adulthood in about 1 day and 22 hours at 1x maturation. Hand-feeding is required until 10% maturation. After that, a Feeding Trough handles the rest.
Mutations can add +2 levels to any stat and change colors. Stacking mutations across generations is the key to min-maxed breeding lines. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
Maturation has three phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~278 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~19h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~23h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted X-Triceratops 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.
Planning a mass raise? The X-Triceratops raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~278 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.
Raising multiple X-Triceratops simultaneously? Set the dino count and the calculator scales food requirements automatically. Match your food choice to your play schedule - longer spoil timers mean less babysitting.
The X-Triceratops, a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a common sight across multiple maps. It falls within the Variant classification.
With 105% base Melee Damage, the X-Triceratops has decent hitting power. Health-wise, the X-Triceratops sits at 364 base, making it decently sturdy. Its base Stamina of 150 gives it moderate endurance. Weight capacity starts at 365, giving it good carrying capacity.
Taming the X-Triceratops requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. For best results, use Simple Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the X-Triceratops is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 22°C and 28°C. Killing a wild X-Triceratops yields 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.23 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.