Giganotosaurus Egg

An egg from the Giganotosaurus

The Giganotosaurus Egg turns up in ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended, and the ARK Wiki says Giganotosaurus drop it at random. The in-game text: "Tremendously nourishing by itself, this egg provides exceptional nutritional value in many cooking recipes." Survivors can eat it or turn it into Exceptional Kibble.

Exceptional Kibble and taming

Exceptional Kibble made with this egg is used to tame creatures such as the Rex, Spino, Quetzal, Therizinosaur, Mosasaurus and Managarmr. It also works for any creature that eats Superior, Regular, Simple or Basic Kibble. The wiki notes that before ARK: Homestead these eggs could not be made into kibble.

Hatching a Giganotosaurus

When two Giganotosaurus mate, the egg they produce can hatch into a baby; the wiki lists Fertilized Giganotosaurus Egg as a separate variant. The wiki gives a hatch time of 2d 1h 59m 45.609s. The egg needs between 43 and 44 °C (109 to 111 °F), and outside that range it starts losing health. An Egg Incubator set to the best temperature can cut the incubation time by up to 20%. A female takes between 18h and 2d before she can lay again.

Grabbing an egg from the wild

Picking up an egg near wild Giganotosaurus turns them hostile, though this does not apply to tamed ones. The wiki calls this extremely dangerous and says a very fast flying mount and a quick climb are essential; on a beach, an amphibious mount is another option. Angry Giganotosaurus that are not shaken off can follow a survivor all the way back to base, and flying out over water before heading home is one way to lose them.

Weight and spoiling

Each egg weighs 40 and up to 100 share a stack, so a full stack weighs 4000. An egg spoils in 691200 seconds, which is 192 hours or 8 days. Our records list it on 6 maps: The Island, Extinction, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok and Valguero.