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They don't. Turtles breathe at the surface, then they just hold their breath when they're diving. How long depends on species, and on what it's doing. If it's swimming along nicely it'll need air more often than if it's resting.
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∙ 7y agoThey breath through their mouth.
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∙ 7y agoNo they can't, because box turtles don't have gills. Box turtles are reptiles, not amphibians or fish. They lay eggs on land and are cold-blooded.
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∙ 7y agoTurtles do not breath underwater, They hold their breath and come to the surface to breathe.
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∙ 14y agothey do breath from their booty
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∙ 7y agoNo this is an old joke
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Can turtles breath underwater?
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.
Can a manatee breathe underwater?
No, it can not.
How do fish breathe underwater?
Fish have gills, that's what helps them breath underwater.
Does a crocodile have a bigger snout than an alligator because it can't breathe underwater as long as an alligator can underwater?
Crocs as well as alligators CAN'T breathe underwater. When they dive, they hold their breath.
What animal can breathe through its butt?
Turtle.
How turtle can breath under water?
Turtles have lungs, not gills. They don't breathe underwater. When they dive, they hold their breath.
Can turtles breathe upside dwn underwater?
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.
How to breathe underwater in Minecraft?
you can't breathe underwater
Can the Arctic fox breathe underwater?
No, the arctic fox cannot breathe underwater.
Can you breathe underwater in Utah?
Without proper equipment no human can breathe underwater anywhere.
Can turtles breath underwater?
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.
Is it safe to keep a box turtle you find outside?
i found a box turtle in VA and i kept mine and she is thriving just give the turtle a large habitat but not a aquarium turtles will try to break the glass and injure their snout and wont be able to breathe.
Can somebody be made to breathe underwater?
Of course not. Humans are only able to breathe underwater for a few seconds.
What enchantment will help you breathe underwater in minecraft?
The enchantment, Respiration, will help you breathe underwater. Not only that, but it makes your vision clearer while swimming underwater.
Can a manatee breathe underwater?
No, it can not.
What has lungs to breathe and gills to breathe underwater?
A salamander has both lungs and gills to breathe underwater. I found a good site if you want to read more about them.
What reptile is similar to a sea turtle?
Land Turtle because a sea turtle can breathe under water and a land turtle can not breathe under water. So similar to the sea turtle is a land turtle.
