Instead of laying eggs, the Megaloceros carries its young through a gestation period. Gestation takes approximately 6 hours and 9 minutes at default rates.

After hatching or birth, the baby Megaloceros matures requiring significant patience, reaching adulthood in about 2 days and 23 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.

Raising a baby Megaloceros involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~427 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~28h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~36h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Megaloceros gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. You'll be asked to cuddle, walk, or feed specific kibble at regular intervals during maturation.

Planning a mass raise? The Megaloceros raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. Expect ~427 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 Megaloceros 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 Megaloceros is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended.

Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Megaloceros brings respectable melee power to the table. Health-wise, the Megaloceros sits at 300 base, making it reasonably durable. With 280 base Stamina, the Megaloceros has decent staying power. It carries 220 base Weight - a reasonable inventory size.

Taming the Megaloceros requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. Feed it Simple Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

Once tamed, the Megaloceros can serve multiple roles depending on how you level its stats after taming. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. A wild Megaloceros is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.36 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.