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Turtle Scute
Miscellaneous

Turtle Scute

Dropped when a baby turtle grows into an adult. Five are used to craft a turtle shell helmet.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Miscellaneous

Version Added

1.13

Item ID

turtle_scute

Turtle Scute at a glance

Turtle Scute comes from Baby turtle maturing, and Miscellaneous is where Turtle Scute sits as an item. A slot of Turtle Scute holds 64, nine slots of Turtle Scute hold 576, and 1728 Turtle Scute fill a chest of Turtle Scute.

Turtle Scute additionally serves as a crafting ingredient for Turtle Shell. Turtle Scute sits between Trial Key and Vex Armor Trim in Miscellaneous, number 132 of 147 there.

What Turtle Scute is used to craft

Turtle Shell is the one recipe that asks for Turtle Scute, and the link below opens that grid. Every name in the list has a page of its own, grid included, with Turtle Scute in it.

How to obtain Turtle Scute

  • Baby turtle maturing

Frequently asked questions about Turtle Scute

  1. Turtle Scute as it appears in the game, the item this answer is about

    How do you get Turtle Scute in Minecraft?

    Turtle Scute is obtained through Baby turtle maturing. You never craft Turtle Scute; 1 recipe spends it.

  2. Turtle Scute coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.13

    When was Turtle Scute added to Minecraft?

    Turtle Scute was added in version 1.13.

  3. 64 Turtle Scute drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Turtle Scute can you stack?

    Turtle Scute at 64 a slot, and Turtle Shell takes 5 Turtle Scute per craft, so 64 Turtle Scute is 12 Turtle Shell and nothing left over. A double chest of Turtle Scute is 3,456 Turtle Scute, over 54 slots of Turtle Scute.

  4. Turtle Scute turning into Turtle Shell, two of the recipes it feeds

    What is Turtle Scute used for?

    Turtle Scute is a crafting ingredient, and Turtle Scute goes into Turtle Shell.

Building with Turtle Scute

A turtle scute drops when a baby turtle becomes an adult, never from killing one, so the only way to farm them is to raise turtles properly. Five make the helmet that grants water breathing, which is what every underwater build eventually wants.