Longer Brazilian tortoises can live to be 35 years old. Brazilian red-eared turtles generally reach maturity after 4-5 years. It is difficult to distinguish between males and females in the larval stage. After sexual maturity, the female individual's weight can reach 1000 ~ 2000g, the abdominal nail is flat, and the cloaca hole is at the rear edge of the dorsal nail. Male individuals are small, generally weighing less than 500 grams, with long claws and long tails.

May to August is the mating period of Brazilian colored turtles every year. A female turtle can lay eggs 3-4 times a year. Can lay eggs 1~ 18 at a time. The number of eggs laid is related to the individual size of the female turtle that lays eggs. Egg white, rectangular, generally weighing 5-7 grams, the newly hatched turtle is only 1-2 cm long. Brazilian colored turtles are prolific at home and abroad, and they are easy to hatch. Breeders can create conditions and try to breed.

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Brazilian tortoise is lively and active. But he is timid and sensitive to sound and vibration. The larvae are gentle and can be held in their hands at will. But once sexual maturity becomes an adult, it begins to become more aggressive. Those who disturb you will be attacked. Although not as fierce as snapping turtles, biting people can also cause flesh injuries.

In the wild, Brazilian colored turtles like to inhabit clear lakes, rivers and ponds. When the sun is fine, I will climb ashore to bask in my shells and swim in the water most of the time. A carnivorous omnivorous turtle, it eats almost anything.