Minecraft:Turtle Egg: Difference between revisions

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Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox block A turtle egg is a block that can be placed up to four times within one block space that hatches Minecraft:turtles.

Obtaining

Breaking

A turtle egg drops as an item when mined using any Minecraft:tool<ref>Template:Bug</ref> with the Minecraft:Silk Touch enchantment. If broken without the enchantment, pushed by a Minecraft:piston, or broken by a player or mob falling onto it, the egg breaks without dropping anything.

When mining a cluster of more than one turtle egg, the eggs break one at a time, instead of all at once. This is different from other clustered blocks, such as sea pickles or Minecraft:candles.

Breaking a cracked turtle egg with a Silk Touch tool resets the growth stage when the egg is placed on a different block.

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Post-generation

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When two Minecraft:turtles are bred with Minecraft:seagrass, one of them returns to its home beach, and after several seconds it lays a cluster of 1–4 eggs on the Minecraft:sand.

Trampling

File:Zombie stomping on eggs.jpg

A zombie stomping on turtle eggs.

File:Husks Breaking Turtle Eggs.png

Two husks breaking turtle eggs by trampling on them.

Turtle eggs can be trampled by living entities (players, mobs, livestock, etc.), except bats, that fall onto or stand on top of them. Eggs in a cluster of eggs are trampled one at a time until no eggs remain.

Under no circumstance can Minecraft:turtles break turtle eggs. Crouch-walking (or "sneaking") on turtle eggs prevents them from breaking. Jumping of any kind still breaks the eggs.

Though eggs cannot be trampled by non-living entities like arrows, items or falling blocks, they can be trampled by armor stands.<ref>Template:Bug</ref> When a falling block such as an Minecraft:anvil or Minecraft:sand block is dropped onto an egg, the falling block is dropped and turned into an item, leaving the egg unharmed.

Minecraft:Zombies and their variants (Minecraft:husks, drowned, zombie villagers, and zombified piglins) seek out and trample turtle eggs that have 2 blocks of air above them unless Template:Cmd is false. The range of detection is a 47×7×47Template:Only or 11×5×11Template:Only box, centered on the block the mob is standing on. When a player in Survival or Adventure mode is nearby (also includes iron golems and Minecraft:villagers), the zombie (other than zombified piglins) prefers to attack the player rather than trampling the turtle egg.

Unlike zombies and their variants, other mobs do not seek out turtle eggs to trample them. However, they can still break turtle eggs by accident. Almost all entities, except for those mentioned above, when falling onto an egg, have a Template:Frac chance of trampling it. Standing on top of an egg has a Template:Frac chance each game tick of trampling the egg.

Usage

Placement

Up to 4 turtle eggs can be placed in a cluster on one block. Even though turtle eggs can be placed on any block, they only hatch on sand blocks. When adding more eggs to an existing cluster, they retain their hatching progress.

Turtle eggs do not require a supporting block below and unlike dragon eggs are not affected by gravity. Eggs are also capable of supporting lanterns hanging under them.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Hatching

Turtle eggs hatch on sand, red sand, or suspicious sand in any dimension. Eggs crack over time and hatch after cracking three times. Eggs hatch significantly faster at the end of the night.

Turtle eggs have a 1/500 chance of cracking if they are randomly ticked during the day. However, if the in-game time is between 21062 and 21904 ticks (3:03 am and 3:54 am), then turtle eggs always crack when random ticked. This is a roughly 48-second window for the player. About 95% of eggs crack or hatch during this night-time window. On average, an egg hatches in 4 to 5 nights. 90% of eggs hatch in 7 nights or less.<ref>https://github.com/jeremy-rifkin/MC-Turtle-Mechanics</ref>

When a cluster of eggs hatches, all eggs hatch simultaneously.

Baby turtles always hatch facing south.

Sounds

Generic

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Unique

Template:Edition Template:SoundTable

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Data values

ID

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Block states

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History

Issues

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Gallery

Renders

Screenshots

First image of turtle eggs.

First image of turtle eggs.
Second image of turtle eggs.

Second image of turtle eggs.
A Minecraft:zombie stomping on turtle eggs.

A Minecraft:zombie stomping on turtle eggs.
The 3 stages a turtle egg goes through before it hatches: plain, slightly cracked, and very cracked.

The 3 stages a turtle egg goes through before it hatches: plain, slightly cracked, and very cracked.
The different numbers of turtle eggs that can fit in one Minecraft:block.

The different numbers of turtle eggs that can fit in one Minecraft:block.
Turtle eggs on a small island.

Turtle eggs on a small island.
The detection range of hostile mobs toward turtle eggs.

The detection range of hostile mobs toward turtle eggs.
Graph of simulation results showing how long it takes turtle eggs to hatch.

Graph of simulation results showing how long it takes turtle eggs to hatch.

In other media

Steve and Alex digging near turtle eggs

Steve and Alex digging near turtle eggs
A Template:MCE as it appeared in Template:MCE

A Template:MCE as it appeared in Template:MCE
Turtle eggs as they appear in Mojang Presents... An Update Aquatic

Turtle eggs as they appear in Mojang Presents... An Update Aquatic
A turtle egg factory inside of the shell

A turtle egg factory inside of the shell

References

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Navigation

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cs:Želví vajíčko de:Schildkrötenei es:Huevo de tortuga fr:Oeuf de tortue it:Uovo di tartaruga ja:カメの卵 ko:거북알 pl:Żółwie jajko pt:Ovo de Tartaruga ru:Черепашье яйцо zh:海龟蛋

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 A turtle egg drops as an [[Minecraft:item (entity)|item]] when mined using any [[Minecraft:tool]]<ref>{{bug|MC-176865||Turtle eggs do not have an assigned breaking tool}}</ref> with the [[Minecraft:Silk Touch]] enchantment. If broken without the enchantment, pushed by a [[Minecraft:piston]], or broken by a player or mob falling onto it, the egg breaks without dropping anything.
-When mining a cluster of more than one turtle egg, the eggs break one at a time, instead of all at once. This is different from other clustered blocks, such as [[Minecraft:sea pickle]]s or [[Minecraft:candle]]s.
+When mining a cluster of more than one turtle egg, the eggs break one at a time, instead of all at once. This is different from other clustered blocks, such as sea pickles or [[Minecraft:candle]]s.
 Breaking a cracked turtle egg with a Silk Touch tool resets the growth stage when the egg is placed on a different block.
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 [[File:Husks Breaking Turtle Eggs.png|thumb|upright|Two husks breaking turtle eggs by trampling on them.]]
-Turtle eggs can be trampled by living entities (players, mobs, livestock, etc.), except [[Minecraft:bats]], that fall onto or stand on top of them. Eggs in a cluster of eggs are trampled one at a time until no eggs remain.
+Turtle eggs can be trampled by living entities (players, mobs, livestock, etc.), except bats, that fall onto or stand on top of them. Eggs in a cluster of eggs are trampled one at a time until no eggs remain.
-Under no circumstance can [[Minecraft:turtle]]s break turtle eggs. Crouch-walking (or "[[Minecraft:sneaking]]") on turtle eggs prevents them from breaking. Jumping of any kind still breaks the eggs.
+Under no circumstance can [[Minecraft:turtle]]s break turtle eggs. Crouch-walking (or "sneaking") on turtle eggs prevents them from breaking. Jumping of any kind still breaks the eggs.
-Though eggs cannot be trampled by non-living entities like arrows, items or [[Minecraft:Falling Block|falling blocks]], they can be trampled by [[Minecraft:armor stand]]s.<ref>{{bug|MC-271259||Turtle Eggs can be destroyed by Armor Stands}}</ref> When a falling block such as an [[Minecraft:anvil]] or [[Minecraft:sand]] block is dropped onto an egg, the falling block is dropped and turned into an item, leaving the egg unharmed.
+Though eggs cannot be trampled by non-living entities like arrows, items or falling blocks, they can be trampled by armor stands.<ref>{{bug|MC-271259||Turtle Eggs can be destroyed by Armor Stands}}</ref> When a falling block such as an [[Minecraft:anvil]] or [[Minecraft:sand]] block is dropped onto an egg, the falling block is dropped and turned into an item, leaving the egg unharmed.
-[[Minecraft:Zombie]]s and their variants ([[Minecraft:husk]]s, [[Minecraft:drowned]], [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, and [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s) seek out and trample turtle eggs that have 2 blocks of air above them unless {{cmd|gamerule mobGriefing}} is false. The range of detection is a 47×7×47{{only|java|short=1}} or 11×5×11{{only|bedrock|short=1}} box, centered on the block the mob is standing on. When a player in [[Minecraft:Survival]] or [[Minecraft:Adventure]] mode is nearby (also includes [[Minecraft:iron golem]]s and [[Minecraft:villager]]s), the zombie (other than zombified piglins) prefers to attack the player rather than trampling the turtle egg.
+[[Minecraft:Zombie]]s and their variants ([[Minecraft:husk]]s, drowned, zombie villagers, and zombified piglins) seek out and trample turtle eggs that have 2 blocks of air above them unless {{cmd|gamerule mobGriefing}} is false. The range of detection is a 47×7×47{{only|java|short=1}} or 11×5×11{{only|bedrock|short=1}} box, centered on the block the mob is standing on. When a player in Survival or Adventure mode is nearby (also includes iron golems and [[Minecraft:villager]]s), the zombie (other than zombified piglins) prefers to attack the player rather than trampling the turtle egg.
 Unlike zombies and their variants, other mobs do not seek out turtle eggs to trample them. However, they can still break turtle eggs by accident. Almost all entities, except for those mentioned above, when falling onto an egg, have a {{frac|1|3}} chance of trampling it. Standing on top of an egg has a {{frac|1|100}} chance each game tick of trampling the egg.
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 Turtle eggs hatch on sand, red sand, or suspicious sand in any dimension. Eggs crack over time and hatch after cracking three times. Eggs hatch significantly faster at the end of the night.
-Turtle eggs have a 1/500 chance of cracking if they are [[Minecraft:random tick|randomly tick]]ed during the day. However, if the in-game time is between 21062 and 21904 ticks (3:03 am and 3:54 am), then turtle eggs always crack when random ticked. This is a roughly 48-second window for the player. About 95% of eggs crack or hatch during this night-time window. On average, an egg hatches in 4 to 5 nights. 90% of eggs hatch in 7 nights or less.<ref>https://github.com/jeremy-rifkin/MC-Turtle-Mechanics</ref>
+Turtle eggs have a 1/500 chance of cracking if they are randomly ticked during the day. However, if the in-game time is between 21062 and 21904 ticks (3:03 am and 3:54 am), then turtle eggs always crack when random ticked. This is a roughly 48-second window for the player. About 95% of eggs crack or hatch during this night-time window. On average, an egg hatches in 4 to 5 nights. 90% of eggs hatch in 7 nights or less.<ref>https://github.com/jeremy-rifkin/MC-Turtle-Mechanics</ref>
 When a cluster of eggs hatches, all eggs hatch simultaneously.
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 |{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w07a|[[File:Turtle Egg 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 4 JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Turtle Egg 1 (slightly cracked) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 2 (slightly cracked) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 3 (slightly cracked) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 4 (slightly cracked) JE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Turtle Egg 1 (very cracked) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 2 (very cracked) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 3 (very cracked) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 4 (very cracked) JE1.png|32px]]<br>Added turtle eggs.
 |[[File:Turtle Egg (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Turtle eggs currently render three-dimensional in the [[Minecraft:inventory]].}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w11a|Added [[Minecraft:drowned]], which like [[Minecraft:zombie]]s and their variants, seek out and trample turtle eggs.}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w11a|Added drowned, which like [[Minecraft:zombie]]s and their variants, seek out and trample turtle eggs.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w19a|[[File:Turtle Egg (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Turtle eggs now display as a 2D sprite in the [[Minecraft:inventory]].}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w22a|If the [[Minecraft:player]] is inside the hitbox of one turtle egg, and another is attempted to be placed, the placement fails.
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w22a|If the player is inside the hitbox of one turtle egg, and another is attempted to be placed, the placement fails.
-|Turtle eggs now make placement [[Minecraft:sound]]s when the amount in a stack is increased.
+|Turtle eggs now make placement sounds when the amount in a stack is increased.
 |More turtle eggs than normal can be placed in one stack by aiming at adjacent [[Minecraft:block]]s.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=19w03c|Turtle egg clusters now use correct cullface arguments, with the exception of four turtle eggs, which still renders a redundant face.}}
-|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w08a|[[File:Turtle Egg 1 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 2 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 3 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 4 JE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Turtle Egg 1 (slightly cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 2 (slightly cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 3 (slightly cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 4 (slightly cracked) JE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Turtle Egg 1 (very cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 2 (very cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 3 (very cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 4 (very cracked) JE2.png|32px]]<br>The [[Minecraft:model]] of turtle eggs has been changed, as to not have a stretched texture.<ref>{{bug|MC-129855}}</ref>}}
+|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w08a|[[File:Turtle Egg 1 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 2 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 3 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 4 JE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Turtle Egg 1 (slightly cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 2 (slightly cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 3 (slightly cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 4 (slightly cracked) JE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Turtle Egg 1 (very cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 2 (very cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 3 (very cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 4 (very cracked) JE2.png|32px]]<br>The model of turtle eggs has been changed, as to not have a stretched texture.<ref>{{bug|MC-129855}}</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=pre3|Turtle eggs now hatch on red sand.<ref>{{bug|MC-185616}}</ref>}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w07a|Turtle eggs now hatch on suspicious sand.}}
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 |{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.5.0|dev=beta 1.5.0.4|[[File:Turtle Egg 1 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 2 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 3 JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 4 JE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Turtle Egg 1 (slightly cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 2 (slightly cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 3 (slightly cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 4 (slightly cracked) JE2.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Turtle Egg 1 (very cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 2 (very cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 3 (very cracked) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Turtle Egg 4 (very cracked) JE2.png|32px]]{{verify|These models are from Java Edition, are they the same in Bedrock Edition or will different renders be needed?}}<br>[[File:Turtle Egg (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added sea turtle eggs.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|[[Minecraft:Ravager]]s can now destroy turtle eggs in their path.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Ravagers can now destroy turtle eggs in their path.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.9|[[File:Turtle Egg (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] Turtle eggs now display as a 2D sprite in the [[Minecraft:inventory]].}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.20.21|Increased the hardness and blast resistance of turtle eggs from 0.4 to 0.5.}}
 |{{HistoryLine||1.21.30|dev=Preview 1.21.30.22|Changed name from "Sea Turtle Egg" to "Turtle Egg" to match {{JE}}.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
-|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|Turtle eggs can no longer be destroyed by [[Minecraft:ravager]]s.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-169375}}</ref>}}
+|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|Turtle eggs can no longer be destroyed by ravagers.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-169375}}</ref>}}
 }}
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 === In other media ===
 <gallery>
-File:At the Beach.jpg|[[Minecraft:Steve]] and [[Minecraft:Alex]] digging near turtle eggs
+File:At the Beach.jpg|Steve and Alex digging near turtle eggs
 File:Turtle Egg (inventory) MCE.png|A {{MCE|turtle egg}} as it appeared in {{MCE}}
-File:Turtle egg flash.png|Turtle eggs as they appear in [[Minecraft:Mojang Presents... An Update Aquatic]]
+File:Turtle egg flash.png|Turtle eggs as they appear in Mojang Presents... An Update Aquatic
 File:Inside of turtle shell.jpg|A turtle egg factory inside of the shell
 </gallery>
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 {{Navbox blocks|vegetation}}
-[[Minecraft:category:Animal blocks]]
+category:Animal blocks
 [[Category:Createable blocks]]
 [[Category:Utility blocks]]
-[[Minecraft:cs:Želví vajíčko]]
+cs:Želví vajíčko
-[[Minecraft:de:Schildkrötenei]]
+de:Schildkrötenei
-[[Minecraft:es:Huevo de tortuga]]
+es:Huevo de tortuga
-[[Minecraft:fr:Oeuf de tortue]]
+fr:Oeuf de tortue
-[[Minecraft:it:Uovo di tartaruga]]
+it:Uovo di tartaruga
-[[Minecraft:ja:カメの卵]]
+ja:カメの卵
-[[Minecraft:ko:거북알]]
+ko:거북알
-[[Minecraft:pl:Żółwie jajko]]
+pl:Żółwie jajko
-[[Minecraft:pt:Ovo de Tartaruga]]
+pt:Ovo de Tartaruga
-[[Minecraft:ru:Черепашье яйцо]]
+ru:Черепашье яйцо
-[[Minecraft:zh:海龟蛋]]
+zh:海龟蛋