Is the northern stone turtle raised in deep water or shallow water?

Northern tortoises are raised in shallow water. Northern tortoises can't raise too deep water, which is about two to three times more than their backs. It needs to be prepared to dry the platform. If the water is too deep, it will not be conducive to its growth. Because it eats and defecates in the water, it should be changed every three days or so, and every time it is changed, it should be careful not to exceed its turtle shell position. At the same time, you need to supplement enough light regularly, and you can't directly expose yourself to the sun. It is best to choose a semi-shading state, and the water temperature should not exceed 37 degrees when feeding.

Will northern stone turtles drown in deep water?

Deep water can really drown turtles, and so can shallow water. Although the tortoise lives in water, it is not a fish after all. Turtles breathe with their lungs and need to surface to breathe air every once in a while. If for various reasons, the tortoise can't float up in time, then it will drown. It's just that this kind of drowning is not a patent in deep water. Shallow water can also drown turtles, just for different reasons.

The main causes of turtle drowning are overturning and suffocation. Turtles are clumsy, because they are easy to overturn when they escape from prison, climb, stack arhats, get on and off platforms, etc. Normally, the tortoise will stick out its neck, touch the bottom with its head, and then turn over. If the tortoise is in poor physical strength at this time and its neck is unable to support and turn over, it is easy to drown.

In another case, if the water is shallow enough, the turtle's head can't touch the bottom, and it is easy to drown if it is semi-suspended in the water. Most domestic turtles are drowned because of rollover, which is basically the case for turtles drowned in shallow water. Because of the buoyancy in deep water, it is generally not drowned because of rollover.