Turtle in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains all about turtles with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let's learn about turtles in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

Turtles are available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.13)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (1.5.0)
Xbox 360	Yes (TU69)
Xbox One	Yes (1.5.0)
PS3	Yes (1.76)
PS4	Yes (1.76)
Wii U	Yes (Patch 38)
Nintendo Switch	Yes (1.5.0)
Windows 10 Edition	Yes (1.5.0)
Education Edition	Yes (1.7.0)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

The following is a picture of what a turtle looks like in Minecraft:

Hostility Level (Passive)

A turtle is a passive mob. The term mob is short for mobile and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and turtles. Because a turtle is a passive mob, it will never attack you in the game (Creative or Survival mode).

Health Points

In Minecraft, a turtle has 15 hearts for health. This gives a turtle 30 health points (because 1 heart = 2 health points). To kill a turtle, you need to inflict 30 points of damage to the turtle.

Where to Find Turtles

In Minecraft, turtles can be found in the Beach biome.

While turtles are generally found swimming in the water, if you do find a turtle on land it will be moving very slowly and will probably be headed in the direction of the nearest body of water. Turtles can be persuaded to follow you if you hold seagrass.

If you are having trouble finding a turtle, you can summon a turtle using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.

Weapon

A turtle does not carry a weapon.

Attack Method

You are safe to walk near a turtle and it will not attack or cause you any damage. And if you attack a turtle, it will just turn itself around and slowly move away. It will not attack you back.

Drops

When you kill a turtle in Minecraft, it will drop seagrass.

Make sure you pick up any dropped items before they disappear. They are useful and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Experience Points

As you play the game, you will gain experience. The most common way to gain experience is by killing mobs. When a mob is killed you will see tiny green and yellow balls appear and move towards you.

These orbs represent experience points. When you kill a turtle, you will gain 1-3 experience points.

Spawn Egg for Turtle

You can spawn a turtle using the following spawn egg:

Things to Do with Turtles

Here are some activities that you can do with turtles in Minecraft:

Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for a turtle in Minecraft:

NBT Tags for Turtle (Java Edition)

Here are the NBT tags that you can use in game commands for a turtle in Java Edition:

Spawn Events for Turtle (Bedrock/Education)

Here are the spawn events that you can use in game commands for a turtle in Bedrock Edition and Education Edition:

Turtle Seeds

You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a biome with turtles: