Wood-carved terrapins are not suitable for feeding in too deep water. Generally speaking, the water depth is 2-3 cm higher than the carapace. Wood-carved terrapins inhabit deciduous forests, woodland swamps, mud ponds and wetlands. It is generally active during the day, often foraging on land, and likes to bask in the morning.

When the summer is dry, the wood-carved terrapin is often in muddy water Take baths in pits and hibernate in the mud bottoms of riverbeds or in caverns in embankments in winter. It is an omnivorous turtle, its staple food is algae, moss, aquatic plants, willow leaves, strawberries, blackberries, insects, mollusks, earthworms and tadpoles. In artificial breeding, you can eat apples, canned dog food and hard-boiled eggs.