Yellow-headed side-necked turtles do not require high pH value in water, but they like to live in clean water. Wild yellow-headed side-necked turtles all choose lakes, rivers or swamps with clean water to survive. When raising yellow-headed side-necked turtles at home, it is necessary to ensure that the water quality is clean and refreshing, so that they can live a better life.

When raising yellow-headed side-necked turtles, the water can be changed twice a week, if the temperature is high, it can be changed once every three days, and if the temperature is low, it can be decided according to the water pollution. Before changing water, it is best to clean up the feces and food residues in the container, so as to delay the deterioration of water quality. When changing water, you can change half of the water at a time. The water for raising them can't be tap water just received, but can only be used by them after drying for several days.

Different growth stages of yellow-headed side-necked turtle have different requirements for water level. Generally speaking, the water level in childhood is lower, and the height of the water level is consistent with the height of the carapace or 2-3 cm higher than the carapace. When their body length reaches 10 cm, the height of water level can be raised. When they are adults, the height of water level can be 2-3 times that of carapace. If a balcony or gentle slope is built in the container, the water level can be deeper. However, it is troublesome to change water at too deep water level, so breeders should pay attention.