Any imprinting done is permanent and will not decay if you neglect to imprint the creature afterwards. This will raise imprinting progress and set a timer for, currently, about 8 hours (~4 before v 275.4) until you can imprint further. If the little creature is sitting in the pouch of a Procoptodon then moving the Procoptodon also counts as walking it.

Wants to walk with the player - Whistle follow for about 0-20 foundations distance from starting location (walking in circles does not seem to fulfill this, walk directly away from the baby in a straight line).

Wants to cuddle - just press the use key ( E,, ).Carnivores may request berries, and herbivores may request meat. Food requested is not always respective to the type of creature. Request for a random Food item ( Full list of Food demanded) - put it in your 0 or right d-pad slot and press the use key ( E,, ).

Once the timer runs out it wants one of three types of care: Imprinting is prompted by the baby, juvenile, or adolescent dinosaur showing a text 'Wants Care In: HH:MM:SS' hovering over it.

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