The life span of Brazilian tortoises is generally around 15-20 years, and a few can live for 35 years. This kind of turtle is easy to raise. Just provide a spacious feeding container, pour clean water into it, and change it regularly to ensure the water quality is clean and hygienic, so as to avoid it getting sick. Usually feed turtle food, or buy fish, cut it and feed it. In addition, let it dry its back every day, which is also helpful for its health.

Brazilian red-eared turtles have the habit of sunbathing, but they can't bask for a long time. The outdoor turtle box cannot be placed in a place with long-term direct sunlight, and there must be shade facilities. If you raise turtles indoors, you can install an ultraviolet lamp at a distance of 30 cm from the turtle box and irradiate it for 15-20 minutes every day. Pay attention to prevent the turtles in the box from escaping, and it is best to add a net cover. In winter, the water temperature drops to make it hibernate. If possible in summer, the turtle can be taken out to bask in the sun during the day and taken back at night.

Brazilian red-eared turtle is an omnivore, which is a wild turtle in nature and mostly eats meat. Under the condition of artificial feeding, they like to eat animal bait, such as fish, pork, animal viscera, mussels, snails and blood worms (chironomid larvae), filariasis (water worms), Tenebrio molitor (breadworms), fly maggots and so on. Also eat vegetables, rice, fruits and other plants. Feeding small fish, shrimp, pig liver, red worms, cockroaches, etc. Brazilian red-eared turtle has no selectivity in feeding time, and eats day and night. In the state of hunger, there is food grabbing behavior, and the phenomenon of eating and eating occurs.