Zhou's box turtle is suitable for shallow water breeding. Zhou's box turtle is a semi-aquatic turtle with poor swimming ability and poor water quality. It is also a semi-aquatic turtle that prefers land. In the wild, Zhou's box turtle mainly lives in relatively humid shrubs and grasses. Zhou's box turtles are able to find food to eat both in water and on land.

As a semi-water turtle, Zhou's trapezium The shell turtle's carapace is not high, the webs connected between the toes are small, the limbs are flat, and the water is not very good. During the breeding process, the requirements for water level are relatively high. Generally, the water can cover the back of the Zhou's box turtle. If the water level is too deep, it is easy to cause the Zhou's box turtle to drown. Therefore, under normal circumstances, Zhou's box turtle cannot be put into deep water for breeding.