The average temperature in the natural habitat area of the flat-tailed tortoise is about 14 degrees to 32 degrees between day and night, and the average humidity is about 70%. In the cold season, there may even be low temperatures below 10 degrees at night, but the flat-tailed tortoise does not hibernate. On the contrary, the flat-tailed tortoise likes to be active in the lower temperature season. Generally speaking, the flat-tailed tortoise likes to forage in the morning, but it does not like strong light, but prefers the coolness of the morning with a little moisture, and the activity range is shady. of woods.

The habitat of flat-tailed tortoises is dry deciduous forest, which is similar in appearance The cobweb tortoise, the flat-tailed tortoise habitat seems to be drier, but the rearing environment is almost the same as the cobweb tortoise.