The giant snake-necked turtle is a common aquatic turtle. It cannot be dry-raised when cultivating them, and needs to be raised in water. Giant snake-necked turtles have different requirements for water level in different growth stages. If the giant snake-necked turtles are relatively young, they do not like too high water levels, and it is more appropriate to use shallow water to raise them. Breeding in deep water is not conducive to the health of giant snake-necked turtles. Alternatively, the container can be sloped with gravel, which allows the giant snake-necked tortoise to choose freely.

The giant snake-necked turtle is also a deep-water turtle. Generally speaking, when the body length of the giant snake-necked turtle grows to more than ten centimeters, it can be raised in deep water. However, although the giant snake-necked turtle can be raised in deep water, the water level should not be too high, it is okay to be higher than part of the back shell of the giant snake-necked turtle, and it cannot exceed them 3 times the height of the back shell. Because the giant snake-necked turtle can't stay in the water all the time, it also needs to be properly let the giant snake-necked turtle come out of the water to bask in the sun, etc. Therefore, if the water is too deep, it will be more troublesome for the giant snake-necked turtle to float to the surface.