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When does winter tortoise begin to hibernate? Do tortoises eat in hibernation

The turtles began to hibernate around the national day. Many people like to keep turtles as pets, so what are the precautions in turtle hibernation? What are the things to prepare for turtle hibernation?

1. Insist on tortoise's body to see if it is suitable for hibernation

According to the personal experience of raising three turtles, not every turtle is suitable for hibernation. There are quite a few small turtles and sick Turtles who can't wake up after hibernation. The first step of tortoise scientific hibernation is to check their bodies. Too small tortoises (less than 5cm of back armor) and sick tortoises will not hibernate (using heating device).

2 & ZWJ;, autumn comes, stick autumn fat

Autumn is the season of putting on fat, which is very suitable for tortoises. The tortoise that is going to hibernate must be fed fat. Especially those skinny turtles need to feed more lean meat, so that they can grow fat, so that they can spend a long winter safely.

3. Empty stomach and intestines one week before hibernation

In the week before the tortoise is about to hibernate, he should stop 'sticking autumn fat'. If the tortoise is full of hibernation in his stomach, he will suffer from gastroenteropathy. Not only that, but also we have to find a way to empty the tortoise's stomach. It can increase the water temperature, stimulate the turtle to digest food and empty the stomach.

4. Prepare the sand and soil for tortoise's hibernation

Pour sand and hibernation soil into the tortoise's winter container. Make sure that the sand gets the tortoise in. Put the tortoise on the sand. If it feels that it can hibernate, it will dig its own hole and drill in. We can't disturb the tortoise in hibernation. Don't dig the sand frequently to find the tortoise.

5. The environment of tortoise hibernation should not be too dry

Some children's shoes don't know if the tortoise wants to release water during hibernation? Xiaobian has another article about this kind of experience. Click the website below to link to that experience. One thing is for sure. The environment should not be too dry. To keep it moist, you can add some water to the sand.

6. Tortoise hibernates in the sun

It is important to say that three times, the tortoise hibernates in the sun, the tortoise hibernates in the sun, and the tortoise hibernates in the sun.

If the tortoise in hibernation is exposed to the sun, it will wake up early because of the temperature of the sun and consume a lot of fat. Once the tortoise is not exposed to the sun, it will hibernate again and again, and will starve to death in the process of hibernation.

7. The temperature of tortoise's winter environment should not change too much

Some people like to keep the tortoise in the room, and his room often turns on the heating. This is not true. Once the tortoise felt the temperature change, he thought that spring would come and he would wake up. The Hibernating Tortoise should be kept in a quiet place. In addition to keeping the container wet, the tortoiser should 'timely' forget his pet until spring.