Turtle Egg
A block laid by turtles on sand. Hatches into baby turtles after several night cycles.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryUtility Blocks
Version Added
Version Added1.13
Item ID
Item IDturtle_egg
Overview
Turtle Egg is a block in the Utility Blocks category of Minecraft, obtained through mining (with Silk Touch) and Turtle breeding. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Turtle Egg.
Turtle Egg has a hardness of 0.5. A creeper does to Turtle Egg what a tool does, because both work against 0.5.
How to Obtain
- Mining (with Silk Touch)
- Turtle breeding
Notes
Trampled by most mobs if unprotected.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Turtle Egg in Minecraft?
Turtle Egg is obtained through mining (with Silk Touch) and Turtle breeding. No recipe exists for Turtle Egg: what you see above is how it enters the game.
What is Turtle Egg used for?
A block laid by turtles on sand. Hatches into baby turtles after several night cycles.
How many Turtle Egg can you stack?
Turtle Egg stacks up to 64 per inventory slot, so a full stack is 64 and a double chest holds 3,456 of them.
How long does Turtle Egg take to break?
Look up Turtle Egg and you get 0.5 hardness against 0.5 blast resistance. Since neither figure is raised, Turtle Egg behaves the same under a pickaxe and under a blast. The game lists no preferred tool for Turtle Egg, which means your hand is as good as any. Read out of Java 26.2 rather than timed in game.
When was Turtle Egg added to Minecraft?
Turtle Egg was added in version 1.13.