Malaysian Box turtles are a local subspecies of the Southeast Asian box turtle, also known as the Amboina box turtle. This particular subspecies lives in areas of Indochina including Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam.
The Malaysian Box Turtle prefers warm, humid climates with tropical habitats.
Care as a Pet
Temperament and Temperature
Every subspecies has a preferred environment. Unique to the Malayan box turtle is this habit. They reside in humid tropical rainforests with year-round temperatures between 75 and 95 degrees.
Feed
The feeding habits of Malayan box turtles are similar to those of other box turtles. This box turtle consumes crustaceans, aquatic insects, mollusks, and aquatic plants while submerged in water. They consume worms, insects, terrestrial plants, and mushrooms on land.
The Malayan box turtle may get by on two weekly feedings rather than daily meals. But feeding them every two to three days is better. The infants require daily feeding. They must be fed in water since they are aquatic turtles. You can feed them in a separate container to stop their aquariums from getting soiled while feeding.
Housing
These turtles inhabit areas of the rainforest where the temperature is above 75 degrees. They can be found in shallow ponds, marshes, and rice fields and like to survive in warm waters.
They only come out of the water to lay eggs and sunbathe in the sun. Even in the water, they mate. You should take into account the Malayan box turtle’s aquatic nature when designing its habitat. Aquatic box turtles are frequently kept in unsuitable terrestrial environments, which is not uncommon.
These turtles require sizable aquariums or enclosures with a 75-gallon water capacity. These turtles are clumsy swimmers; thus the water must not be deep.
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