The shell of the red-faced egg turtle is flat and its color is gray or nearly black. The skin of red-faced egg turtle is very similar to the color of turtle shell, with red markings on neck and lower body. Male turtles have yellow markings on both sides of their heads, while female turtles do not. Male turtles have thick and long tails.

The red pigment accumulates all the time, and so does the melanin, but the red pigment is more than the melanin. The red pigment of male turtles accumulates until they reach their prime, but after adulthood, the red will fade slowly, and black will dominate. Adults of female turtles are generally redder than adults of male turtles. The reason for this situation may be that the male is too old and has passed the prime of life. Secondly, the red-faced egg turtles are generally imported, and the imported turtles are basically selected by others or eliminated, and they are not very good-looking after being sent to China.

Raise them in white opaque boxes and keep the sun shining. Land can be set in the boxes for their backs to bask in. The water quality should be clean and keep its color distribution more vivid. The variety of food eaten by red-faced egg turtles should not be too single, and more shrimps should be fed. Shrimp contains astaxanthin, which accumulates slowly in the body of red-faced egg turtles, and finally appears on the patterns and skin of turtles.