Mainly inhabit rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds and other waters. In the water during the day, when it is hot in summer, they look for shade in groups. Gentle temperament, no fighting with each other. When the enemy is hurt or frightened, the head, limbs and tail are retracted into the shell. Strong hunger tolerance, not eating for months will not starve to death.

2. mauremys mutica

The nail is about15 ~ 20cm long, with a small head, smooth top, olive green, sunken upper beak, clear eardrum, two yellow lines on the head side passing through the eyes, and pale yellow throat. The carapace is flat, brown-yellow-green or brown-black, with three ridges, the central one is obvious, and the rear edge is slightly serrated. The abdominal armor is yellow, and there are large ink stains on the outside of each shield.

3. Brazilian red-eared turtle

Also known as Brazilian turtle, red-eared turtle, Brazilian colored turtle, beautiful golden turtle, mahjong turtle and colorful turtle, the largest armor is 27 cm long and is widely distributed. It is divided into 16 subspecies. Mississippi red-eared turtle, commonly known as Brazilian turtle, is also one of the subspecies of this species. Brazilian red-eared turtle is named because it has two thick red stripes on both sides of the back of its head.

4. Chinese tortoise

It is one of the larger freshwater turtles. Its carapace can be 20 cm long and 16 cm wide, with a small head, smooth and scaleless top and back, fine teeth on the upper beak and a depression in the center. The carapace is millet-colored and slightly arched, and the rear edge is not serrated. The ventral nail is brown, and each shield has a large ink-stained plaque, and the posterior edge of the ventral nail is notched. The nail bridge is obvious, and the dorsal nail and abdominal nail are connected by bone suture.

5. Western Scarabs

Distributed in Tennessee, Alabama, Taglio and Quebec. Adult carapace is15 ~ 25cm long, and it is the largest subspecies. The mesh pattern composed of dim markings is the characteristic of its carapace. The abdominal armor is yellow or reddish, with dark patterns along the seam of the shield armor, which seems complicated. In areas where their distribution overlaps, subspecies will mix with each other.

Precautions:

1, when buying a Brazilian turtle, put it on your hand to see if you can stretch your head and limbs. Active turtles are generally very bold. Bold turtles eat fast and have strong adaptability to the environment.

2, but also look at the state after launching. See if you can sink to the bottom, and if you can sink to the bottom, it is a healthy Brazil. See if there is lateral floating, floating. This phenomenon is a sick turtle, and there are diseases such as pneumonia.