According to different habits, turtles can be divided into full water, semi-water and land amphibians and reptiles. Mainly inhabit rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds and other waters. Many people are trapped in the water during the day and look for shade in droves when it is hot in summer. Gentle temperament, fighting with each other when fighting for food. When the enemy is injured or frightened, the head, limbs and tail are retracted into the shell.

Turtles are omnivorous animals, feeding on animals, insects, worms, small fish, shrimps, snails, mussels, tender leaves of plants, duckweed, melon skin, wheat grains, rice and weed seeds. Hunger tolerance is strong, and you will not starve to death if you don't eat for several months. Generally, turtles change turtles every two years or so.

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Turtles are warm animals. When the water temperature drops below 10℃, it will hibernate in mud or covered loose soil at the bottom of the water. The hibernation period generally lasts from 1 1 to the beginning of April of the following year. When the water temperature rises to 15℃, move out of the cave and start feeding when the water temperature is 18 ~ 20℃.

Mating begins in late April and takes place at night; May-August is the spawning period, and spawning is completed three or four times a year, with 5-7 eggs per hole; Before laying eggs, the female turtle digs a hole in the loose soil on the sunny and cool shore with her hind legs, lays her eggs in the hole, and covers the loose soil on the eggs after laying them.

Oval, hard and grayish white, with a diameter of 27 ~ 38 mm×13 ~ 20 mm. After 50 ~ 80 days in natural conditions, young turtles can swim and live independently after hatching. The sex of turtles is controlled by temperature. When the temperature is 25℃, the young turtle is male, and when the temperature is higher than 28℃, the young turtle is female.

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