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yes they can because they live under water
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Can turtles stay under water for long periods of time?
Turtles have to go to the surface of water to breathe so if they get caught in underwater fishing nets they will drown.
Can musk turtles go out of water?
No
How do turtles breath underwater?
Answer=========================================================Most aquatic turtles can pull oxygen out of the water, greatly increasing the amount of time they can stay under water. Big sea turtles can stay under for up to 2 hours, even sleeping while submerged.
Do painted turtles only go to the bathroom when they are in the water?
painted turtles only like to pee in evion
How fast is a turtle?
turtles on land are slow but in water they are faster than you can swim!
Do baby turtles get in the figure of a fully grown turtle to go to the water?
Turtles grow up, they are born (hatched) in the shape of a turtle.
Do Sea Turtles breathe oxygen?
turtles do not breathe under water,they have to keep going up so that they can breath. But once turtles get all the oxygen they need, they can hold it for a long time under water but i don't know why.But when they need to breath they continue to go up and the cycle continues
Can a turtles blood heal a human wound?
No, turtle blood won't heal a wound any faster than human blood, which under normal conditions should already be in the wound. Just let your body do what it does and heal on its own, and don't go hurting any turtles for folk magic.
Do turtles live underwater all the time?
The answer to that question is they search for food and shelter .They search for their mother and father.
What are some adaptations that the animals have to make in the ocean?
Hermit crabs have a shell that covers their body so when in danger from another under water predator like turtles they quickly enter their shell. This is a form of adaptation because it shows how this animal adapts itself to the the under water environment by having a shell to go under.
Do painted turtles try to eat little painted turtles?
No, not regularly. Painted turtles eat aquatic vegetation, algae, water insects, crustaceans, and fish. Most species of turtles don't go after other turtles unless they are a aggressive turtle. Exceptions for this are Snappers and Musk turtles which are more carnivorous.
Why is the small turtle blowing bubbles out of his mouth?
the turtles breath from there mouth cause when the turtles go to the top of the water to get air the air they get from there nose goes to there mouth
