The concave tortoise is valuable, usually between 500 and 1500. Concave tortoises are extremely rare in the wild in China. Due to the massive deforestation of virgin forests, the homeland that the tortoise depends on for survival has been destroyed; and because the tortoise shell is a medicinal material and people are gluttonous for its fresh meat and excessive hunting, the rare tortoise is facing severe challenges. of existential crisis. The concave tortoise is listed as a second-level key protected animal by the state.

The concave tortoise is dented inward because each scutell on the carapace , hence the name concave tortoise. The concave tortoises sold in the market are all from the wild, which are difficult to domesticate and have low slaughter. And because of artificial rearing, concave tortoises are very susceptible to enteritis, and severe cases die of failure.