Carno Egg

What a Carno Egg is good for

Carnos in ARK: Survival Ascended and ARK: Survival Evolved drop this egg at random, and our records name the Carnotaurus as its source. A survivor can eat it or cook with it: "Tremendously nourishing by itself, this egg provides regular nutritional value in many cooking recipes." The ARK Wiki ties it to Regular Kibble, a taming food for a long list of creatures, among them the Pteranodon, Sabertooth, Stegosaurus, Ankylosaurus and Terror Bird, and any creature that eats Basic Kibble or Simple Kibble.

Collecting one safely

Taking an egg while wild Carnos are around turns them hostile. The wiki warns that a survivor on foot will struggle to outrun a Carno, that it is strong enough to overpower most players, and that its headbutt can throw a player a few meters back, possibly off a cliff or ledge. Its advice:

• Fly: an aerial mount gets out of its reach quickly.
• Swim: Carnos are poor swimmers, so an aquatic mount works too, though Carnos tend to stay further inland.
• Run: a land mount has to be faster than a Carno; a Raptor sprints quickly and can jump, and Sabertooths are similar.
• Fight: on flat ground, armor and an excellent melee weapon or plenty of firepower give a decent chance against low and moderate level Carnos, which do not have much health. Backup such as a pair of high level Raptors is very helpful, and a Rex or Spino can kill a Carno outright.

Incubation

An egg laid after two Carnos mate hatches into a baby Carno in 1h 39m 59.521s, provided it is kept between 26 and 32 °C (79 to 90 °F); otherwise it loses health. At the ideal temperature, an Egg Incubator shortens incubation by up to 20%. A female Carno can lay again after a wait of 18h to 2d. Fertilized versions on the wiki include the Fertilized Carno Egg, Fertilized Aberrant Carno Egg and Fertilized R-Carno Egg, and an R-Carno Egg variant exists as well.

Weight and spoilage

Each egg weighs 12, so a full stack of 100 weighs 1200. It spoils after 192 hours, or 8 days. Our records list it on 9 maps, including The Island, Scorched Earth and Aberration.