Turtles, like all other animals (except for axolotls), exhibit an escape behavior where they run around aimlessly for a short time after taking damage. However, they move so slowly that this behavior is not really noticeable on the one hand and on the other hand it does not help them to escape.
Turtles cannot jump. Just like Iron Golems, they simply walk up one block high elevation gain. Even the juveniles can do this, despite being only a fraction of a block tall.
Turtles swim aimlessly in the sea or slowly move on land. Turtles that are on land usually seek out the nearest ocean to swim away.
A turtle remembers where it was born. This affects their behavior in different ways. Birthplace is determined in different ways depending on how a turtle was born:
If the turtle spawned naturally, the spawn point will be its birthplace.
If the turtle hatched from a turtle egg, its birthplace is where the egg was last.
If a turtle was created by a spawn egg or command, the birthplace is at the point it was created, i.e. where you clicked the spawn egg or whatever coordinates were given in the command.
Turtles can be lured with seaweed and then fed with it. As a result, a young animal does not develop directly, as is the case with other animals, but one of the two mated animals becomes pregnant. It now carries turtle eggs around with it. This can be seen from the fact that the turtle’s abdomen is thicker by a layer a few pixels high towards the bottom.
The pregnant turtle is now on its way to its place of birth. Nothing can deter her, not even a player holding seaweed can hold her back.
Arriving at the place of birth, the turtle starts looking for blocks of sand to lay its egg. She keeps moving around her place of birth. She only looks for normal sand blocks, she has no interest in red sand. Since turtles naturally only spawn on beaches and turtle eggs only hatch on blocks of sand, there is usually sand around a turtle’s birthplace. However, if all the sand has been removed in the meantime, the search will be unsuccessful and the pregnant turtle will not lay her egg, not even on blocks of sand that are further away.
However, once the pregnant tortoise has made it and actually found sand, it begins to dig. Sand particles are then whirled up all around them, but they don’t change the sand blocks in the process. After a short while the time has come and the turtle leaves an egg block on one of the sand blocks. This can now contain one to four eggs, which is left to chance. For the hatching of the young, see turtle egg. After hatching, the juveniles head towards the water.
The growth of a young animal can be accelerated somewhat by feeding it seaweed: each feeding reduces the remaining growth time by 10%.
When killed by lightning, a turtle will rarely drop a bowl (a nod to its bowl-shaped shell). This drop is unusual because it isn’t in the turtle’s loot table, but this is by design and means that you can’t even use a data pack to remove this drop.
It doesn’t matter if the lightning comes naturally or from an enchanted trident, the bowl will drop in either case. However, if the turtle is struck directly by lightning, a fire will also ensue and the drop will burn. However, since lightning always deals damage within a few meters, it must strike next to the turtle so that it dies without causing fire in that position.
How to get turtle scales in Minecraft?
Turtle shells cannot be obtained directly from turtles. You have to craft it from horn shields instead.
How long does it take for turtles to hatch in Minecraft?
At night between 21060 and 21903 (approx. between 3:03 a.m. and 3:54 a.m.) this happens with a 100% probability, but at all other times there is only a 0.5% probability. Therefore, turtle eggs hatch much faster at night than during the day.
Why won’t my turtles breed in Minecraft?
No, Sea Turtles in Minecraft only breed if fed Seagrass. They won’t look for and eat Seagrass on their own, neither. For breeding, turtles need to be fed Seagrass and be in proximity to one another.
How do you get turtles to breed?
How do you make a baby sea turtle in Minecraft?
Sea turtles can be bred with seagrass. After two sea turtles are fed seagrass, one of them will burrow into nearby sand and lay 1-4 eggs. After a few minutes, the eggs will emit a cracking sound and hatch into baby sea turtles. If a player breaks a turtle egg before it hatches, no sea turtle will emerge.
Can you tame Sea Turtles in Minecraft?
To tame a turtle, drop sugar canes or melon slices next to the turtle. The item has to be dropped on the block the turtle is hiding on, or else it won’t eat it. You have to then back a few blocks away from the turtle so it can eat it. After it has done so, the naming screen will appear.
What happens when a turtle is struck by lightning in Minecraft?
Currently in minecraft many mobs become something else when struck by lightning. Pigs become zombie piglins, villagers become witches, and creepers become charged creepers.
Can you leash turtles in Minecraft?
Turtles cannot be attached to leads, but they can be led by a player holding seagrass within 10 blocks of the turtle.