Eggs

Eggs are in-development items found in Subnautica. They are the unhatched forms of certain types of Fauna. Until they hatch, the egg will be labeled as an unknown creature egg, changing to match the name of the creature the egg contains once it hatches. An egg can be identified by where it was found, its appearance, and its size (see table below).

All eggs, aside from Sea Emperor eggs, can be placed inside an Alien Containment. After placing an egg inside an Alien Containment, it will stay where it was placed. After one to three in-game days, the egg will hatch into a smaller version of its respective species. The hatched creature will slowly grow, until it is mildly full sized or can fit to the confines of the Alien Containment. They can die inside of the aquarium however, if the aquarium's population limit is surpassed, or if they are left unattended for too long.

Baby creatures can be picked up and placed outside in the water, where they will instantly become fully grown. An aggressive creature will not attack the player if it is hatched in the aquarium, allowing the player to scan it even after it is released in the wild.

Eggs are also capable of being destroyed before they hatch. Hits with a knife will slice open the egg, resulting in no creature being spawned.

Eggs can be found in their species' respective Biomes, however, an egg might fall into a Cave or another biome.

More information and animations can be found on Trello.

Eggs

Egg	Size	Description	Location	Incubation Period (Day/s)	Item ID
Ampeel Egg	4 (2x2)	Ampeels hatch from these.	Blood Kelp Zone Koosh Zone	1	shockeregg
Boneshark Egg	4 (2x2)	Bonesharks hatch from these.	Koosh Zone Mushroom Forest Underwater Islands	1	bonesharkegg
Crabsnake Egg	4 (2x2)	Crabsnakes hatch from these.	Jelly Shroom Caves, inside Jellyshroom	1	crabsnakeegg
Crabsquid Egg	4 (2x2)	Crabsquids hatch from these.	Deep Grand Reef	1	crabsquidegg
Crashfish Egg	1	Crashfish hatch from these.	Crashfish Plant Safe Shallows Safe Shallows Caves Kelp Forest Caves	1	crashegg
Cutefish Egg	4 (2x2)	Cutefish hatch from these.	-		cutefishegg
Gasopod Egg	4 (2x2)	Gasopods hatch from these.	Safe Shallows	1	gasopodegg
Jellyray Egg	4 (2x2)	Jellyrays hatch from these.	Mushroom Forest Deep Grand Reef	1	jellyrayegg
Lava Lizard Egg	4 (2x2)	Lava Lizards hatch from these.	Lava Castle	1	lavalizardegg
Mesmer Egg	1	Mesmers hatch from these.	Kelp Forest Caves	1	mesmeregg
Rabbit Ray Egg	1	Rabbit Rays hatch from these.	Safe Shallows	1	rabbitrayegg
Reefback Egg	9 (3x3)	Incredibly, Reefbacks hatch from these.	-	3	reefbackegg
Sand Shark Egg	4 (2x2)	Sand Sharks hatch from these.	Grassy Plateaus	1	sandsharkegg
File:Shuttlebug Egg-0.pngShuttlebug Egg	1	Shuttlebugs hatch from these.	-	1	jumperegg
Spadefish Egg	1	Spadefish hatch from these.	Breeding in Alien Containment	1	spadefishegg
Stalker Egg	4 (2x2)	Stalkers hatch from these.	Kelp Forest	1	stalkeregg
Sea Emperor Egg	N/A	N/A	Primary Containment Facility (unimplemented)	N/A	-

It is worth noting that many Eggs are affected by the in-game physics engine, and as such will roll into strange places. An example of this is finding a Stalker or Sand Shark egg in the Jelly Shroom Caves.

Gallery

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  Ampeel egg render

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  Boneshark egg render

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  Crabsnake egg render

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  Crabsquid egg render

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  Cutefish Egg render

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  Gasopod egg render

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  Jellyray egg render

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  Lava Lizard egg render

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  Mesmer egg render

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  Rabbit Ray egg render

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  Sand Shark egg render

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  Sea Emperor egg

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  Shuttlebug egg render

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  Spadefish or Reefback egg render

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  Stalker egg render

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  Creature Eggs from Trello, day time

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  Creature Eggs from Trello, night time

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  Concept Art

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  An early model of the Sea Emperor egg seen on Sketchfab.

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  A list of creature eggs, taken from the official Subnautica Twitter feed.

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  More eggs