How to Hatch Eggs in Ark Survival Evolved

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How To Get An Egg

How To Incubate An Egg

Egg Hatching Conditions

Tips For Hatching Eggs

In addition to taming wild creatures in Ark: Survival Evolved, you'll also be able to hatch creatures from eggs. This can be a long process that requires a lot of care, but we are here to help you become an expert egg-hatcher.

To help you learn more about hatching eggs, we are going to go over everything you need to know about the process. In this guide, you will see the egg hatching process described as incubation. First, let's look at how to get an egg so you can begin incubation.

How To Get An Egg

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Before you attempt to get an egg, it's important to know where eggs come from. Not every creature will drop an egg - you can only get them from non-mammalian creatures. Additionally, you can only hatch fertilized eggs. Oftentimes, wild creatures will drop an egg on the ground, but these will not be fertilized.

To get a fertilized egg, you will need to breed two creatures. Breeding requires two creatures of the same species that are the opposite sex. Below, you can check out the requirements for breeding.

The two creatures need to be near each other
Enabled Wandering
- If you are worried about the creatures wandering too far, you can build a pen to contain them
Enabled Mating
The creature cannot currently be following anything (including you)
Their inventory shouldn't be too full
The creature cannot be mounted
The creature cannot be spayed or neutered
There is a mating 'cooldown', so the creatures should not have mated recently

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Once all these conditions are met, your creatures will be able to mate. This will cause red hearts to appear above both creatures' heads and they will begin the process. The mating process takes some time, but it will immediately end if the pair is separated. Once the mating process is complete, the female will drop an egg that you can pick up.

How To Incubate An Egg

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To incubate an egg, you will need to keep it in an area with a steady temperature. Maintaining a steady temperature can be done in several ways, which you can take a look at below.

Campfires And Torches

This is a very simple way to maintain temperature, but it can also be quite difficult. A campfire gives off a fair amount of heat, however, there are external factors that can change the overall temperature. If you choose to use a campfire and torches, be sure to monitor the egg closely.

Air Conditioners

Air Conditioners Incubating An Egg

This can be used to decrease the temperature in the room for eggs that require lower temperatures to incubate.

An air conditioner will become available for 21 engram points once you become level 61. You will need the following materials to craft this item.

80 Metal Ingot
15 Electronics
5 Polymer
15 Crystal
Egg Incubator

Egg Incubator

The egg incubator is available with the Genesis: Part 2 DLC. With an egg incubator, you can place up to 10 eggs inside and choose your desired temperature. This will become available for 55 engram points once you become level 89. Below, you can check out the materials needed to craft the egg incubator.

500 Metal ingot
350 Polymer
200 Crustal
100 Cementing Paste (or Achatina Paste)
250 Electronics

Egg Hatching Conditions

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As mentioned above, the time and temperature at which you incubate an egg will vary. We are going to take a look at the egg of every non-mammalian species, as well as information on how to incubate it below.

Egg Species	Time To Incubate	Min. Temperature (Fahrenheit)	Max. Temperature (Fahrenheit)
Allosaurus	1 hr 39 min	79	90
Anglerfish	4 hr 59 min	-103	167
Ankylosaurus	2 hr 37 min	61	68
Araneo	1 hr 25 min	39	54
Archaeopteryx	2 hr 37min	61	68
Argentavis	2 hr 56 min	54	56
Arthropluera	2 hr 29 min	64	72
Baryonyx	1 hr 59 min	84	95
Beelzebufo	4 hr 59 min	32	122
Bloodstalker	2 hr 56 min	81	86
Carbonemys	1 hr 14 min	86	93
Carnotaurus	1 hr 39 min	79	90
Compy	49 min	75	90
Crystal Wyvern	4 hr 59 min	167	185
Deinonychus	4 hr 59 min	176	194
Dilophosaur	1 hr 8 min	82	90
Dimetrodon	2 hr 29 min	86	93
Dimorphodon	1 hr 21 min	95	100
Diplocaulus	4 hr 59 min	32	122
Diplodocus	4 hr 59 min	79	84
Dodo	49 min	72	86
Electrophorus	4 hr 59 min	32	122
Featherlight	1 hr 39 min	84	90
Gallimimus	1 hr 25 min	75	82
Giganotosaurus	2 days, 1 hr 59 min	109	111
Glowtail	2 hr 29 min	86	93
Hesperornis	1 hr 30 min	72	86
Ichthyornis	1 hr 39 min	84	90
Iguanodon	1 hr 25 min	75	82
Kairuku	1 hr 30 min	72	86
Kaprosuchus	1 hr 59 min	84	95
Kentrosuarus	2 hr 46 min	75	86
Lymantria	1 hr 30 min	95	100
Lystrosaurus	49 min	75	82
Maewing	1 hr 25 min	72	79
Magmasaur	4 hr 59 min	194	230
Mantis	2 hr 46 min	95	100
Megachelon	4 hr 59 min	-103	167
Megalosaurus	1 hr 39 min	79	90
Microraptor	1 hr 25 min	75	82
Morellatops	2 hr 29 min	72	82
Moschops	2 hr 37 min	61	68
Oviraptor	1 hr 8 min	79	86
Pachy	1 hr 25 min	75	82
Pachyrhinosaurus	2 hr 29 min	72	82
Parasaur	1 hr 25 min	75	82
Pegomastax	1 hr 8 min	82	90
Pelagornis	1 hr 39 min	84	90
Pteranodon	1 hr 39 min	84	90
Pulmonoscorpius	1 hr 59 min	54	61
Quetzal	16 hr 39 min	41	43
Raptor	1 hr 59 min	68	82
T-Rex	4 hr 59 min	90	93
Rock Drake	6 hr 14 min	-130	-112
Sarco	2 hr 29 min	86	93
Snow Owl	2 hr 56 min	54	56
Spino	2 hr 50 min	86	90
Stegosaurus	2 hr 46 min	72	82
Tapejara	1 hr 39 min	84	90
Terror Bird	1 hr 59 min	68	82
Therizinosaur	1 hr 39 min	79	90
Thorny Dragon	2 hr 29 min	72	82
Triceratops	2 hr 29 min	72	82
Troodon	1 hr 8 min	82	90
Tropeognathus	1 hr 39 min	84	90
Tusoteuthis	4 hr 59 min	32	122
Velonasaur	1 hr 8 min	82	90
Voidwyrm	4 hr 59 min	176	194
Vulture	1 hr 21 min	95	100
Wyvern	4 hr 59 min	176	194
Yutryannus	4 hr 59 min	90	93

Tips For Hatching Eggs

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As you can see, incubation temperatures can range from near frozen to boiling hot. Additionally, many egg types have a very narrow temperature window that should be taken into consideration. For example, a Yutryannus egg has a three-degree range for an acceptable incubation temperature. This means that using a campfire to incubate this egg may not be the best idea; if it becomes cold outside, the egg temperature could drop and the egg won't hatch.

You can check the current air temperature from your inventory, where your character stats are displayed. On the righthand side of this panel, you will see the current temperature, displayed in either Celsius or Fahrenheit (the temperature measurement can be changed from the settings menu).

Temperature can change between regions of the map, but for the most part, a temperature will remain at an average for the region. For example, the south end of the base game island will generally be hotter than any other area. Keep this in mind if you choose to incubate your eggs outdoors.

Overall, you should prioritize having either an incubator or air conditioner for eggs that require extreme and precise temperatures. If you don't have access to these items, you can create an enclosed area with torches to place the egg inside. This will only incubate eggs that require higher temperatures.

That's all there is to know about hatching eggs. Don't forget to go exploring and tame new creatures so you can breed and get more eggs!

Next: Top Creatures To Tame First In Ark: Survival Evolved

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