Yeti
CreatureMisc

Breeding calculator
Yeti
SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 220
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
- 6h 39m 59s
- Maturation
- 77h 9m 37s
- Food at birth
- 127.17/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 73:18:08
- Total Time:
- 77:09:37
Maturation
Incubation Time- 6h 39m 59s
Elapsed Time- 3h 51m 29s
Maturation Time Left- 73h 18m 8s
Time to Juvenile- 3h 51m 29s
Food
Total Food Items- 5888items
Food to Adult- 3842items
Food Per Hour- 146
Food Capacity- 110items
Baby Hand Feed For- 2h 38m 37s8.4% maturation
Imprinting
Cuddle interval- 8h
Imprint per cuddle- 10.6%
Maximum imprint- 95.4% (9 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×1 · amount ×1
Raising food
Food per item- 30
Stack size- 100
Eats at 5%- 120.81 food/min
Maturation- 77h 9m 37s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Mejoberry | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3h 51m 28s | 27,230 | 908 | 10 | 90.8 | |
| 30h 51m 51s | 164,855 | 5,496 | 55 | 549.6 | |
| 38h 34m 48s | 73,596 | 2,454 | 25 | 245.4 | |
| Total | 73h 18m 8s | 8,858 | 90 | 885.8 |
Total: 8,858 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 - 6x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Juvenile - 47x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 58x 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 Yeti
Instead of laying eggs, the Yeti carries its young through a gestation period. Gestation takes approximately 6 hours and 39 minutes at default rates.
The baby Yeti takes approximately 3 days and 5 hours to fully mature at default rates - over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game. During the baby phase (0–10%), hand-feed it directly. From 10% onward (juvenile), it can eat from a Feeding Trough.
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.
Raising a baby Yeti involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~463 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~31h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~39h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the Yeti's stats, and hitting 100% grants a 30% combat bonus when the imprinter rides it. Imprint requests include cuddling, walks, and specific kibble - check the wiki for which kibble to stockpile.
Planning a mass raise? The Yeti raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. Expect ~463 minutes of active care during the Baby phase before it graduates to trough-feeding as a Juvenile.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Yeti babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Match your food choice to your play schedule - longer spoil timers mean less babysitting.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Yeti is a herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Misc classification.
At 2,000 base HP, the Yeti is a proper tank. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Yeti has respectable melee power. Its base Stamina of 300 gives it decent staying power. Weight capacity starts at 220, giving it modest carrying capacity.
The Yeti cannot be tamed and must be dealt with through combat or avoidance. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. A wild Yeti is worth 20 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.35 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.