Is The money turtle is not a grass turtle. It is a different species from the grass turtle. It belongs to two kinds of turtles. The money turtle includes the three-line box turtle, the red-bellied turtle, the broken plate turtle and so on. It belongs to the freshwater turtle of the family Chelonidae, which belongs to the subfamily box turtle. Grass tortoises are also called golden thread tortoises, mud tortoises, ink tortoises, etc. It belongs to the freshwater turtle and belongs to the subfamily Terrapin. Grass turtles are mostly distributed in Taiwan, Japan and other countries.
does money tortoise and grass tortoise have 1, appearance distinction: The carapace of money tortoise is flat, have 3 longitudinal edge, plastron is brownish yellow, head and throat have dark yellow spot and chloasma. The body of the grass turtle is oval, the carapace is slightly raised, and the ridge is obvious. The top of the head is black olive, the front part of the skin is smooth, the back part has fine scales, and the shell is completely closed.
2. Habit difference: Money turtles like to perch in stone caves and mud caves near the waters. They like to stay in caves during the day, go out in the evening or at night, and wake up when the temperature is above 12 ℃. Grass tortoises are aquatic and reptilian animals, mainly inhabiting rivers, lakes and other waters, with mild temperament, and will emerge when the water temperature rises to 15 C.
