How To Breed Turtles In Minecraft

In this tutorial, we will show you step by step how to breed turtles in Minecraft.

Baby turtles in Minecraft cause the pregnant turtle to lay eggs and then go through three stages before hatching into baby turtles.

Available Platforms

Edition Platform Available
Java Edition Windows, Mac & Linux PC’s Yes
Bedrock Edition Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Fire OS, Windows 10 PC’s Yes
Education Edition Mac, iOs 12, Windows 10 PC’s Yes
PlayStation Edition PlayStation 3 & 4 Yes

Required To Breed Turtles

  • 2 Seagrass
  • 2 Turtles

Steps To Breed Turtles

1. Find Two Turtles To Breed

We first need to find two turtles to start the breeding process. You can usually find turtles on or near beaches. If you’re still having trouble finding one, you can summon a turtle with a trick or use a spawn egg.

How To Breed Turtles In Minecraft

2. Feed The Turtles Seagrass

We first need to find two turtles to begin the breeding process. You can usually find turtles on or near beaches. Then, with the turtles close to each other, we simply need to feed each turtle seagrass. Select the seagrass in your quick access bar and feed each turtle separately using the following in-game controls:

  • Java Edition (PC/Mac), Windows 10 Edition, Education Edition – Right click on the turtle.
  • Pocket Edition (PE): Tap the turtle.
  • Xbox 360, Xbox One: Press the LT button.
  • PS3, PS4: Press the L2 button.
  • Wii U, Nintendo Switch: Press the ZL Button

After feeding seagrass to the turtles, you will see red hearts appear. This means that the turtles enter love model.

How To Breed Turtles In Minecraft

Once the red hearts disappear, the pregnant turtle (which looks a bit fatter than the others) goes to its home beach and lays eggs. Keep this in mind as the turtle may need to swim to its home beach before laying eggs

Once at its home beach, the turtle burrows into a block of sand for a few seconds before laying up to 4 eggs. The eggs go through three stages, each of which takes a random amount of time before hatching and developing into baby turtles.

How To Breed Turtles In Minecraft

And that’s how you breed sea turtles in Minecraft!

FAQ’s

1. Why can’t I breed turtles in Minecraft?

Your farm needs to be on the “home beach” (the beach on which they spawned/hatched) of the turtles you breed. So you either have to base your farm around the turtles or find a couple turtle eggs, pick them up with silk touch and bring the to your farm, and wait for them to hatch.

2. What is the fastest way to breed turtles in Minecraft?

To breed turtles in Minecraft, you need two adult Sea Turtles. They spawn in groups on warm beaches. Once you find two, dig a small pit and put them inside so they can’t escape. Make sure there’s sand under them, so the eggs will hatch at night.

3. What do turtles need to lay eggs Minecraft?

After two turtles are bred with seagrass, one of them travels back to its home beach, digs in the sand, and lays an egg block with 1–4 eggs after several seconds.

4. How do you use turtles in Minecraft?

Turtle shells are a wearable item that let players breathe a little longer underwater. Wearing a turtle shell in a helmet slot, while out of water or in a column of bubbles, will give the player a “water breathing” status effect, which only starts counting down when the player submerges.

5. Can you have a pet turtle in Minecraft?

Unlike some other mobs in Minecraft, you can’t actually tame Turtles. However that doesn’t mean there isn’t a way to have them live in your home. … Placing the Turtle Eggs will then set that area as the home beach for the eventual Turtles which hatch, essentially making these Turtles yours.

6. How do you make baby turtles in Minecraft?

To breed turtles in Minecraft, find two turtles in close vicinity of each other. Feed each of the turtle’s seagrass till hearts start to appear above them signaling their ability to mate. Then one of the turtles lays the eggs which will hatch to produce baby turtles.

7. How do you make a turtle helmet in Minecraft?

To get a turtle shell, you need to obtain five scutes. Once you get the scute, you will need to put them in an “n” shape using a crafting table. This is similar to how you would craft a helmet. Once you craft the turtle shell using the scute, you can equip it on your character as a helmet.

8. What does a turtle helmet do?

Turtle shells are a wearable item that let players breathe a little longer underwater. Wearing a turtle shell in a helmet slot, while out of water or in a column of bubbles, will give the player a “water breathing” status effect, which only starts counting down when the player submerges.


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