The yellow-margined box turtle is a semi-aquatic turtle with poor swimming ability and poor water quality. Therefore, in the breeding process, the requirements for the water level are relatively high. Generally, the water can cover the turtle's back. If the water level is too deep, it can easily lead to a drowning accident. Therefore, under normal circumstances, yellow-margined sea turtles cannot be put into deep water for breeding.

Actually, the yellow-margin close-shell turtle Turtles are a type of semi-aquatic turtle, and are also a semi-prefer to live on land. Judging from its habit of surviving in the wild, it mainly lives in damp shrubs and grasses. It can find food to eat both in water and on land, whether it is vegetables, fruits or shrimps and small fish, all belong to its foraging range.