Summon Turtle

Spawn a passive sea turtle

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Summons a sea turtle, a passive mob that swims and basks on beaches. Breed two with seagrass to get eggs that hatch into babies which drop scutes, the ingredient for a turtle shell helmet. A slow but useful farm animal.

/summon turtle ~ ~ ~

20 characters

Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Paste the command and press Enter.
A turtle appears and begins wandering toward water.

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