How to separate male and female tiger musk turtles, male turtles have very long tails, female turtles have very short and thin tails. Generally, small turtles can try to identify the gender if they are more than 60 grams. Like the thickness of the tail, the distance between the cloaca and the rear end of the plastron will gradually become obvious. Common mating is generally in March, April or September in autumn each year, and mating is generally carried out in the early morning or at night. Female turtles will choose to lay their eggs in soft soil, laying about 2-6 eggs at a time.

Tiger musk turtles are carnivores and occasionally eat crops Plants, foods include: snails, crustaceans, aquatic insects, terrestrial insects, aquatic plants, and algae. As they grow, they also fully develop their expandable throats and powerful jaw musculature, and apparently have adapted to eating shellfish like snails.