money turtle likes both water and land, because they are amphibious turtles. They normally move in water, but breathe and rest on land. Moreover, when they hibernate, they also choose a wet land. In the wild, most of them live in streams and lakes between mountains or hills. Although they live in water, they all live in shallow water level on the shore. Sometimes they climb into mountain streams, rice fields or grass. On sunny days, they climb to the land to bask in the sun. In summer, when the weather is hot, they like to hide in dark corners. Therefore, they like both land life and water life.

The golden turtle is an amphibious turtle. They can't adapt to the deep water level, especially the young golden turtle, which has poor physical strength and poor swimming ability. Breeders need to control the water level below the carapace, so that they can breathe fresh air when they look up or stand on tiptoe. When they are adults, the height of water level can be controlled to be consistent with the height of carapace. Because they have strong physical strength and swimming ability in adulthood, the height of water level can be higher.