Turtle Scute

Turtle Scutes are items that baby turtles drop when they grow into adults. They can be used to craft turtle shells which can be used to brew the potion of the Turtle Master.

Obtaining

Baby turtles drop a single turtle scute when they grow up into adults, which is the only way possible to obtain the item.

Turtle scutes can be crafted into turtle shells.

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Turtle Shell	Turtle Scute

Turtle scutes are the repair items for the turtle armor material, and thus can be used to repair turtle shells in an anvil.

Expert-level cleric villagers have a ²⁄₃ chance to buy 4 turtle scutes for an emerald as part of their trades.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

Expert-level cleric villagers have a 50% chance to buy 4 turtle scutes for an emerald as part of their seventh trades.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Expert-level leatherworker villagers buy 4 turtle scutes for an emerald as part of their trades.

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Turtle Scute	`turtle_scute`	Item	`item.minecraft.turtle_scute`

Name	Identifier	Alias ID	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Turtle Scute	`turtle_scute`	`scute, turtle_shell_piece`	`572`	Item	`item.turtle_shell_piece.name`

Java Edition
1.13	18w07a		Added turtle shell pieces.
1.13	18w07b		"Turtle Shell Piece" has been renamed to "Scute".
1.14	19w11a		Cleric and leatherworker villagers now buy 4 scutes for 1 emerald.
1.20.5	23w51a		"Scute" has been renamed to "Turtle Scute".
Bedrock Edition
1.5.0	beta 1.5.0.4		Added scutes.
1.11.0	beta 1.11.0.4		Scutes can be sold to cleric and leatherworker villagers.
1.20.60	Preview 1.20.60.24		"Scute" has been renamed to "Turtle Scute".
Legacy Console Edition
TU69	1.76	Patch 38	Added scutes.
	1.91		Scutes can be sold to cleric and leatherworker villagers.

Issues relating to "Turtle Scute" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Turtle scutes used to be called "Turtle Shell Pieces", they were renamed after it was pointed out that "Scute" was a more technical term.^[1]