the grass tortoise look like? The morphological characteristics of the grass tortoise from different places of origin are different. It can be roughly divided into two kinds. One is the Chinese grass tortoise, which is oblong, with three prominent ridges. The tortoise shell is brown, the head is black and green, with small scales, the plastron is smooth and flat, and the limbs are short and thick, showing black gray or black green. Yellow stripes on the head and neck. Males are smaller than females and have longer tails. The shell of the female turtle is light brown or dark brown, with yellow fine lines on the abdomen.
The other is the Formosan grass tortoise, also known as the Chinese flower tortoise. It has a smaller glans, more patterns on the head, and obvious green or black patterns on the neck and limbs. The oval carapace also has three prominent ridges. There are light dark red spots on the ridges of the shell of the juvenile Formosan grass tortoise. Males are smaller, with longer black shells and thick tails, while females are larger.
tortoises are docile, do not fight, have weak adaptability but strong vitality, are not easy to get sick, are easy to breed, can live in groups, and will not kill each other. Grass tortoise is kind, has no temper, does not bite, likes quiet and lively, has a lively personality, and is curious. Grass tortoises like to bask in the sun, when raising grass tortoises, we should pay attention to the illumination time should not be too short or too long. Grass tortoises usually live in water, and when the ambient temperature is too high, they will look for shelter. When in danger, it is customary to curl up in the tortoise shell.
