Painted turtles recognize their owners, but their IQs are not high and they cannot recognize their owners like kittens and puppies. They can only produce conditioned reflex behaviors by becoming familiar with their owner's smell and voice. Although turtles are cold-blooded animals, as long as they are fed by their owners for a long time and interact with them more, they will achieve the conditioned reflex of knowing their owners.

How to make a turtle recognize its owner

1. Get familiar slowly: If you want to develop a relationship with a turtle, the first step is to get familiar with it slowly, because The purchased turtles will generally recognize the turtles, and it will take a certain amount of time for them to accept their owners. At this time, do not interact too much, and do not take them to the water to play, as this will make them even more frightened. You can appear next to it at ordinary times, but don't walk back and forth.

2. Keep interacting: After you become familiar with the turtle, you can start the second step and prepare to interact. The method of interaction is also relatively simple. Just hold it in the palm of your hand and look at it quietly. If it doesn't shrink its head, you can try touching its head. If it resists, don't touch it forcefully.

3. Pay attention to feeding: When you first feed the turtle, don’t tease it, because it is afraid, so you will not eat even if you lure it to eat. Just put the food there quietly. Let it feed on its own without observing it. After that, you can try to actively feed it and use food to entice it to move, which can also enhance feelings.