Does when it hibernates. Although the animal can exchange gases through its skin, it mainly uses its lungs to breathe, and if it hibernates in shallow water, it will raise its head every once in a while. Tortoise hibernation is a habit of tortoises. In order to cope with low temperature and lack of food, tortoises reduce their consumption through dormancy, so as to survive the winter better. However, tropical tortoises generally do not hibernate.
to prepare for hibernation 1. Food: If tortoises want to hibernate, they must start to supplement food from autumn and feed twice a day so as to accumulate enough energy. If the tortoise's body is too thin, there will be a certain risk of hibernation, and it may freeze to death before spring comes after exhaustion.
2. Sand: Usually tortoises can't hibernate in water, partly because it may affect their breathing, and partly because the deterioration of water quality is harmful to their health. So if you want to hibernate, you'd better prepare some sand, or you can use coconut soil, so that the turtle will get into it, which can also effectively prevent freezing.
3. Spray water: Because most of the turtles are terrapins, they have certain requirements for the humidity of the environment, and they will die if they are dehydrated for a long time. Therefore, during hibernation, it is necessary to spray water on its body every other time to keep the environment moist, so that it can better survive the winter.
