Breeding the R-Quetzal produces fertilized eggs that require careful temperature control.Incubation temperature must stay between 5°C and 6°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range.At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 16 hours and 39 minutes.

After hatching or birth, the baby R-Quetzal matures over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game, reaching adulthood in about 5 days and 12 hours at 1x maturation.The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.

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.

Raising a baby R-Quetzal involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~794 min and requires constant hand-feeding.Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~53h - it can eat from a Trough now.Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~66h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the R-Quetzal'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 R-Quetzal raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste.The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~794 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

Raising multiple R-Quetzal 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 R-Quetzal, a tamable, flying, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a common sight across multiple maps.It falls within the Variant classification.

With 1,200 base Health, the R-Quetzal is among the tougher creatures.With 100% base Melee Damage, the R-Quetzal has decent hitting power.Stamina sits at 800 base, providing outstanding staying power.Weight capacity starts at 800, giving it massive inventory space.

You'll need to knock the R-Quetzal unconscious before taming it.Tranquilizers are the standard approach.For best results, use Exceptional Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.

Once tamed, the R-Quetzal is prized as a flying transport, capable of hauling large inventories over long distances.It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 5°C and 6°C.A wild R-Quetzal is worth 18 base experience when killed.It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.98 Element plus 0.1 Element per level.