The money turtle, scientifically known as the three-line closed-shell turtle, also known as the red-edged turtle, the golden-headed turtle and the red-bellied turtle, is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, belonging to Reptilia, Tortoise and Tortoise in animal taxonomy. The money beetle likes to live in shady places and has the habit of living in groups; It is omnivorous. In nature, it mainly preys on aquatic animals such as snails, fish, shrimps, tadpoles, etc. It also eats young rats, young frogs, scarabs, snails and maggots, and sometimes it also eats pumpkins, bananas and tender stems and leaves of plants.
The scarab turtle is one of the most precious species in China at present. Generally, the price of young seedlings is several thousand yuan, the price of adult scarab turtles is tens of thousands of yuan, and the price of male turtles with good appearance can reach tens to millions of yuan.