Can ? Brazilian tortoises can swim, because they are terrapins, they live in shallow water, and most tortoises can swim. Although Brazilian tortoises are terrapins, they can't live in the water all the time like fish, because they breathe with their lungs, so they need to come up to the surface regularly to breathe. Brazilian tortoises can swim, but breeders can't let them swim all the time, because they swim the same as human swimming, all for exercise, if they keep swimming, it will lead to physical exhaustion.
shallow water. Although they are terrapins, they generally live in lakes, rivers or streams in the wild, so it is best to raise them in shallow water. The water level of young Brazilian tortoises can be controlled below the plastron, because the physical strength of young tortoises is weak, if the water level is too deep, there may be physical exhaustion, so a lower water level can facilitate their breathing. The water level of
adult Brazilian tortoises can be above the carapace or show a little carapace, because their physical strength and size will increase as adults, and the deeper water level will not have a great impact on them, and the higher water level can not only exercise their bodies, but also prevent the deterioration of water quality.
