Do turtles sleep outside the water?

Answer 1

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Turtles can sleep on land or in water. They have lungs and can hold airfor a couple of hours. If your turtle starts to sleep underwater, don't worry. If your not sure if it's dead or not, give a light touch Your turtle SHOULD wake up immediatly. If not, give another touch. Hope this helps you!

P.S if your turtle doesn't move for at least 4 hours, it might be dead.

P.S.S Don't touch your turtle too much. Their body is fragile.

Answer 2

No. Once turtles hatch, they go out on their own. They might go under water for food but they make a tiny bed of water plants and mud on land. Turtles are reptiles, but they live both on land and in water, and they have lungs. They need air. They can swim under water for a short period of time and then must come up for air. Or the baby turtle may burrow underground to sleep if it is cold.

Answer 3

Turtles do NOT sleep in their shells as their head sticks out when they are asleep. I have a pet tortoise myself, They are lovely to have as pets!

Yes ,to protect their selves from predators and keep worm.

Answer 4

No, aquatic turtles sleep underwater.

Turtles breathe air. When they are awake, they need to come up to the surface for air every 20 minutes or so. But when they are asleep, they can stay asleep underwater all night long, without coming up for air. I have no idea how that's possible; all I know is that my red-eared slider turtle stays asleep underwater all night long (8 to 10 hours).

Well turtles slow their heart beat to make them stay underwater for a long time. All aquatic turtle can slow their heart rate and can stay underwater for a long time without even coming up out of the water for a breathe but rarely they might come out and sleep outside on their dock or any other outside area provided.

Answer 5

I have owned aquatic turtles for a while and from my observation turtles sleep under water (usually) and they stop breathing ( so it is almost like they die) and will occasionally come up for air every now and then.

Answer 6

No. If they are they are probalily dead. Unless their head is out of the water. Geckomaster

Answer 7

I'm not too sure but whenever i come into the room my turtle is in hes head is in his

shell and on his rock , so i think they do ?