The eastern painted turtles that have been raised will almost always come to beg for food when they see their owner or hear their name. They are able to distinguish who treats them better and show a tendency to follow those who treat them better. Therefore, most people think that turtles can indeed determine their owners by smell, vibration of sound waves, etc.

However, there are some different opinions about whether the Eastern Painted Turtle denies its owner. After all, in the wild, turtles are self-sufficient, and they will rely on a strong desire to survive to distinguish the safety of food and habitat; and so on, in captivity, the process is similar, and turtles also Just adapting to the environment and trying to survive.