The mountain tortoise can know its owner, but it is only an instinctive conditioned reflex after it is used to the owner. When the owner is feeding the mountain tortoise, it sticks out its head, or when the owner approaches, it actively climbs to the owner's side, indicating that the mountain tortoise knows the owner. However, when stroking the mountain tortoise, you should take precautions to avoid being bitten by the mountain tortoise.

After getting to know the tortoise and the owner, let's learn what the tortoise eats. In order to meet the various nutrients required for the growth of mountain tortoises and avoid poor growth and anorexia due to a single feed, a variety of feeds should be used, such as fish, shrimp, snails, mussels, etc. in animal feeds and plant feeds. of rice, wheat, corn, etc.