1. The difference between the head: Many breeders will confuse the yellow-eared turtle with the yellow-headed side-necked turtle. They do have certain similarities, both in the pattern and the back. However, there are certain differences. The difference between the two head patterns is their most obvious difference. Yellow ear turtle's head pattern is streamlined, generally only two, distributed on both sides of the head, may be symmetrical, looks like its two ears, so called "yellow ear turtle". But the head pattern of the yellow-headed side-neck turtle is very different, their head pattern is blocky, and more than two, they are scattered in the head of the yellow-headed side-neck turtle, and in an irregular arrangement.
2. Neck difference: The necks of yellow-eared turtles and yellow-headed side-necked turtles are also different. Yellow-headed side-necked turtles have a very distinctive neck, which is the reason why they get their name when they shrink their neck into the shell, but not the yellow-eared turtle. In addition, yellow-headed side-necked turtles generally can not completely retract their necks into their shells.
The yellow-eared turtle and the yellow-headed side-necked turtle are two relatively similar turtles. They can be raised together. Generally speaking, they will not fight. However, in order to avoid accidents, it is better to let them live together at a relatively young age, so that they are less likely to conflict. Moreover, space is also more important, once the number of mixed culture is large, we must choose a larger container. In addition, when feeding, we should pay attention to fair distribution.
