The red-legged tortoise is raised in shallow water. Habitat in ground habitats, forests, tree holes, and fever caves. Red-footed tortoises are also found on several Caribbean islands, but the species is thought to have been introduced as a convenient food source in the seventeenth century.

Red-legged tortoises under 10 cm can be raised in 2 Soaking every day, if the environment is more than 10 cm, there is no problem if the environment is humid for 3 to 4 days. When the tortoise is soaking in water, it is drinking water to promote excretion. It is possible to infer whether a tortoise is healthy based on acid and feces. If the stool is strip-shaped, with a certain green or dark green color, it is generally healthy, and the stool is not formed, indicating that there is too much water in the ingested food.