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Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata · Worldwide tropical and temperate oceans
Requirements at a glance
- Scientific name
- Eretmochelys imbricata
- Status
- Critically Endangered
- Biomes
- Open Sea, Estuarine, Mangrove, Reef
- Temperature
- 22–30 °C
- Deep water
- 100 m²
- Barrier
- Grade 2 · 1 m
- Group size
- 1–4 (4♂ / 4♀)
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Food / period
- $548
Building the tank
This is an aquatic species, so the habitat is measured in water rather than land.
Deep water needs at least 100 m². Deep water is the volume animals actually swim through — decorative shallow water does not count toward it.
Habitat temperature
Terrain mix
Species it can share a habitat with
The Zoopedia lists 11 neutral companions. Neutral means no welfare penalty, but no shared enrichment bonus either — build to the largest space requirement of the group.
AquaticDolphinfish
AquaticGiant Grouper
AquaticRed Lionfish
AquaticBlackspotted Puffer
AquaticJavanese Cownose Ray
AquaticOcellated Eagle Ray
AquaticBlacktip Reef Shark
AquaticSand Tiger Shark
Budgeting this habitat
Food runs about $548 per period. See how that compares across the roster in our food cost ranking, or start from the best starter animals if this is a first zoo.
Similar species
AquaticIndo Pacific Leopard Shark
AquaticBlacktip Reef Shark
AquaticGiant Grouper
AquaticJavanese Cownose Ray
Biome: Open SeaEstuarineMangroveReef
Figures from the official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia, checked 2026-10-21; patches can change them — trust your in-game build menu if they differ. Official entry. Artwork © Frontier Developments; used here for identification.