No, they have to surface to breathe. They can go a long time between breaths though.
no
No. Turtles do not have gills so they have to come to the surface of the water to breathe.
No. They cannot breathe underwater. Turtles and tortoises are reptiles.
A turtle needs air to breathe. Some turtles can slow their metabolism, allowing them to sleep underwater, but it must come up to the surface of the water in order to breathe. It can hold it's breath and stay underwater awhile, but it must surface to breathe or it will drown. Turtles cannot breathe underwater because they do not have gills, like fish - they have lungs, much like human lungs. Some aquatic turtles such as the red-eared slider can hold their breath for 3-4 hours, which might make you think that they are breathing underwater, but they really are not.
Paint does not affect how long the turtle can stay underwater..
Turtles don't breathe under water. They've got lungs - not gills. They hold their breath when they dive.
Turtles have lungs, not gills. They don't breathe underwater. When they dive, they hold their breath.
No, of course not. If a turtle is upside-down underwater, it means that it is drowning. At those times, you must save them quickly before they drown.
They do not sleep underwater but when resting, it lies at the bottom, buried in sand or mud, lifting its head to breathe or snatch at prey.
you can't breathe underwater
no, stinpots are musk turtles not painted turtles
Well it would sure be hard to move on land with those fins of theirs, right?