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brushable_turtles

Brushing turtles with a brush can drop turtle scutes!

Fabric
Loaders
Fabric
Downloads on Modrinth
645
Followers on Modrinth
3
versions
2
Updated
August 14, 2026Aug 14
Published
in 2026

At a glance

Runs on Fabric
For Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1, 1.21.11
Server only — players don't need to install it
Latest version — 1.1.3 from August 14, 2026
License GPL-3.0-or-later — free
Where it's needed
In gamenot neededOn serverrequired

Install on the server only; players don't need it

Game versions1.21–1.21.1, 1.21.11

rushable Turtles is a small quality-of-life mod for Minecraft 1.21.11 (Fabric) that extends the brush tool's functionality to turtles. What it does: When you right-click a turtle while holding a brush, the turtle drops a turtle scute — similar to how brushing an armadillo drops an armadillo scute. Each brush action consumes 8 durability points (half of what brushing an armadillo costs), making the brush last twice as long when grooming turtles. The brushing animation and sound effect play just like the vanilla brushing experience. How it works: The mod uses two Mixins injected into the vanilla game. One intercepts the Item.useOnEntity method to detect when a player uses a brush on a turtle, triggering the drop logic and damage. The other provides access to the entity's world instance. No new items, blocks, or entities are added. No configuration is needed — it works out of the box. What it doesn't do: It does not affect suspicious blocks, armadillos, or any other vanilla brushing behavior. It does not change turtle AI, spawning, or breeding. It does not modify any existing loot tables. It is purely additive — simply brushing a turtle now yields scutes, just like brushing an armadillo yields armadillo scutes. Compatibility: Requires Fabric API. Safe to add to existing worlds. Works on both client and server .

FAQ

How to install brushable_turtles?

Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download brushable_turtles for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.

Which Minecraft versions does brushable_turtles support?

brushable_turtles has builds for Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1, 1.21.11.

Is brushable_turtles needed on the server?

Server only — players don't need to install it

License and source
GNU General Public License v3.0 or laterfree to use and share; changes to the mod itself must be published under the same license
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