The yellow-throated water turtle is a reptile of the turtle family Tortoidea, also known as the yellow-throated water turtle, stone turtle, yellow turtle, wood coffin turtle. It has been classified as a national second-class protected animal, individual feeding must be able to prove that it is not a wild yellow-throated water turtle, or can provide a legal source. If you can not provide a legal source, and can not prove that it is not wild, you need to bear legal responsibility, so it is not recommended to keep.

In addition, yellow-throated turtles may carry diseases such as salmonella and toxoplasma gondii, and these pathogens may pose health risks to humans and other pets.