What are the precautions for domestic tortoises to hibernate and how to hibernate safely

If a domestic tortoise wants to hibernate, it needs to be fed enough food in advance, then it needs to stop water and cool down to wait for hibernation, and after hibernation, it needs to spray water to moisturize. If you want it to survive the winter safely, you'd better supplement food after autumn and feed it twice a day. Two weeks before hibernation, it needs to stop eating and soak in water to promote its excretion of feces and wait for it to hibernate on its own. Usually it will wake up after spring, do not wake up immediately feeding and soaking water.

1. feed

the tortoise in advance. If you want to hibernate, you should pay attention to feeding first. Because the tortoise hibernates for several months, it will not eat during this period, so in order to ensure that the tortoise can survive, it must have enough nutrients to accumulate in advance. After autumn, we need to increase feeding, feed it twice a day, and use more good feed such as fish and shrimp, so that we can grow healthier and spend the winter safer. Two weeks before

the tortoise hibernates, it is necessary to prepare to stop eating, so that it can gradually enter the state of hibernation, the temperature can also slowly drop, but not too much a day. In order to avoid something in its intestines and stomach, it is better to soak it in warm water in advance, which can promote defecation so as not to affect its health.

3. Spray water to control temperature

because domestic turtles may not be able to control the humidity of the environment, so in order to prevent dehydration, it is best to spray water regularly to keep it moist. In addition, attention should be paid to temperature control, high temperature will wake up ahead of time, repeated hibernation will consume life. At the same time, the temperature should not be too low, which may threaten its survival.

4. Waiting to wake up

tortoises usually hibernate until March, when the temperature rises, they will slowly wake up. Because after a winter, its muscles will be stiff, so do not feed it immediately, do not put it into the water, you can wait for 3-4 days, then feed it a little shrimp meat, until the recovery can be in the water.