Turtles in Minecraft can be found in sandy beach biomes, particularly when the light level is above 8 and the elevation is below four blocks in Java Edition, or between Y=60 and Y=67 in Bedrock Edition. They typically appear in groups of two to five. To breed turtles, players must collect seagrass using shears and feed it to two adult turtles to trigger love mode. The pregnant female will return to her home beach to lay 1 to 4 eggs within a nine-block radius. Players should protect the eggs by surrounding the nesting site with fences and lighting. The eggs hatch over 4 to 5 game days, and baby turtles take about 20 Minecraft minutes to reach adulthood. Feeding baby turtles extra seagrass can reduce their maturation time by 10%. Adult turtles drop scutes, which are used for crafting turtle shell helmets and the Potion of Turtle Master.