Zhou's box turtle is an omnivorous and partial carnivorous turtle. The diet of wild Zhou's box turtle has not been recorded in detail. Try to provide fresh and high-quality meat food. The food eaten by Zhou's box turtles includes lean pork, fish, poultry offal, and small insects. No plant food was seen. There are not many people who use turtle food to feed the Zhou's box turtle, but it can also be tried. If the Zhou's box turtle eats it, it can also be provided.

Zhou's box turtle lives in mountainous areas, mountain streams and small rivers. Under artificial feeding conditions, Zhou's box turtle likes to live in water, and can eat normally when the ambient temperature is above 20 ℃. At 15-19°C, move less, sometimes eat and sometimes stop eating. Stop eating below 14°C and hibernate at around 10°C. When the ambient temperature is above 5°C, Zhou's box turtle can hibernate normally.