The leopard tortoise is suitable for shallow water and prefers to live in semi-dry, thorny grasslands, but can also be found in some highly steep places.

Leopard spotted tortoise will be raised in hot weather Aestivation, adopting a sluggish lifestyle during the cold season. It likes fruit, cactus, succulents and thistles. Owners need to be careful about feeding, leopard elephants need some rough, high-fiber food, and overfeeding fruit or soft foods can lead to recurring flagellates and other visceral problems, mostly due to increased visceral movement of colic.