Spotted pond turtles develop and mature in different environments. If they are raised in natural environment, they need more than 5 years to develop and mature, and it takes 6 years to lay eggs at the earliest. Because they are raised in the natural environment, spotted pond turtles will hibernate for a period of time every year. After hibernation, they will stop growing and developing, so their development speed will be slower. If they are raised indoors at constant temperature, they will mature faster, and it only takes about 3-4 years to mature. Because constant temperature feeding will remove their hibernation time, so that they can develop smoothly all year round, and the constant temperature environment is relatively stable, so their growth and development speed is relatively fast.

After laying eggs, the breeder needs to take out the eggs of the spotted pond turtle and put them in a special incubator. The temperature of the incubator should be controlled at 30 ℃ and the humidity should be kept between 60% and 80%. In this way, after about 2 months, turtle seedlings can be hatched. Spotted pond turtles are lively and easy to tame, and they can usually be fed soon after birth. Breeders can feed them fish and shrimp once a day, and also feed some turtle food regularly to ensure balanced nutrition.