How to Hatch Turtle Eggs in Minecraft

Updated · May 06, 2022

It's no secret that turtles are one of the most popular mobs in Minecraft. These adorable, friendly creatures can make a wonderful addition to your domesticated animals.

If you want to make a turtle farm or simply hatch the eggs you've come across, keep reading.

We'll go over everything you need to know about the process and some unexpected uses of the eggs.

What to Do With Turtle Eggs in Minecraft?

A turtle egg hatches into a baby turtle, and when they mature, they drop scutes. That is the only way to obtain this material and craft turtle shells that come in handy for breathing underwater.

A turtle shell is also required for the Potion of the Turtle Master that gives you Slowness IV and Resistance III status effects.

When killed, turtles drop seagrass, but that's not an efficient method to farm the plant.

In Minecraft, baby turtles and eggs attract undead mobs, like zombies and skeletons, and ocelots and wolves, so they can be used as a lure.

Where to Find Turtles in Minecraft?

Turtles are native to warm beach biomes, so you won't find them next to snowy water bodies.

They usually spawn in groups of up to five, and about 10% of all are babies.

Turtles are passive and slowly-moving or swimming mobs. If you hold seagrass in your hand, they'll follow you.

How to Breed Sea Turtles in Minecraft?

If you want to hatch your own turtle eggs, you'll have to feed seagrass to two mature turtles standing close to each other to make them breed.

Hearts will appear above their heads, and in a bit, one of them will start digging in the sand to lay the eggs.

Turtles only lay eggs on the beach they first spawned, so they’ll travel back to that spot if they're elsewhere.

How to Hatch Turtle Eggs in Minecraft?

Turtles only lay one to four very fragile eggs, and hostile mobs can trample them on purpose or by accident.

That's why it’s best to make some kind of enclosure to protect them.

If you want to move them, you'll need to use a tool with the Silk Touch enchantment, otherwise, they'll break. Eggs can be placed anywhere but will hatch only on sand.

The Minecraft turtle egg has three stages of cracking. In most cases, baby turtles come out of the egg at night.

Additionally, if you have more than one egg on the same block, they’ll all hatch simultaneously.

How Long Does It Take for Turtle Eggs to Hatch in Minecraft?

The eggs need between four and five Minecraft days to hatch. On rare occasions, they take seven days.

Almost all baby turtles come out on a random tick between 21,600 and 22,550 ticks in-game time (3:36 am and 4:33 am).

However, you'll have to be in the range of 128 blocks of the Minecraft turtle eggs for them to crack. Also, if you're sleeping, they won't hatch.

You can use one of the best hosting providers to set up your own server and have a friend stand watch over the eggs.

Baby turtles are the smallest mobs in Minecraft.

They require a day to mature, but you can give them seagrass to make them grow faster. Every seagrass reduces the remaining time by 10%.

How to Make Turtle Eggs Hatch Faster in Minecraft?

The only way to do that is with the help of commands.

  • Open your chatbox.
  • Type in "/gamerule randomTickSpeed 50000" to increase the speed of the random ticks.
  • Wait for the Minecraft turtle eggs to crack three times and hatch.
  • Use the "/gamerule randomTickSpeed 3" command to reset your random tick speed to default.

To Wrap Up

If you know how to hatch turtle eggs in Minecraft, you can easily create your own farm and get an abundance of scutes.

Just remember to protect the eggs from hostile mobs and make sure they're close enough to you so they can hatch.

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Marina Stanisheva
Marina Stanisheva

With charmingly infectious enthusiasm, Marina is always thrilled by forthcoming challenges. Thanks to her knack for gathering useful (and not so much) information, she is here to get you any answer you need.