The species favored habitats are shallow aquatic areas, often with abundant vegetation. Individuals, in particular males, will wander some distance from wetlands, especially during the spring.
 

Spotted turtles mostly eat other animals, including worms and frogs, but will also eat aquatic vegetation.  

During winter months, spotted turtles will dive down to muddy wetland bottoms and drastically slow their metabolism in a process called brumation, allowing them to survive without food and very little oxygen.  

Spotted turtles are small aquatic turtles with a flattened shell. Males have longer tails than females.

Measurements
Length: 3.4 to 4. 5 inches or (9 to 11.5 cm) 

Spotted turtles have a smooth, black shell with yellow spots. Hatchlings usually have one spot per large scute on the shell but adult spotting patterns are variable, with spots generally increasing with age.  There is orange or yellow coloration on the head, neck, and forelegs. 

Spotted turtles lay between two and eight eggs in early spring that hatch in 40 to 80 days. Females may lay a second clutch a few days after the first. The sex of the hatchlings is determined by the temperature of the surrounding environment, with higher temperatures producing females, and lower temperatures producing males. Spotted turtles reach maturity between seven and 14 years of age.  

Spotted turtles can live 65 to 110 years.  

Courtship and mating occur in early spring, with males pursuing females in an underwater courtship display. Nesting occurs in May and June in open, sunny locations with moist and well-drained soils. Females typically lay one clutch of eggs, that emerge in August or September.