When raising musk turtles, whether they need to be heated depends on their cold tolerance. From the distribution latitude of musk turtles, they are mainly distributed in the higher latitude areas of North America, indicating that their cold tolerance is relatively good. The same is true of artificial breeding varieties, they have a certain degree of cold resistance, when breeding can not be heated. In spring to autumn, the temperature itself is more appropriate, in most parts of our country to breed them, are not artificial heating.
Winter is a special period. If the water temperature is below 10 degrees at this time, the musk turtle will directly enter the state of hibernation, and there is no need to heat up. However, if the container is outdoors, the temperature may be below 0 degrees in winter, which is not possible, musk turtles may be frozen to death, so it can be heated artificially, or directly put the container indoors.
As mentioned above, the cold tolerance of musk turtles is very good. If they are raised artificially, they can be raised in cold water. Generally, there is no need for artificial adjustment. Specifically, the water temperature is between 15 and 29 degrees, which is relatively suitable. Of course, water temperature conditions will affect the development of musk turtles to a certain extent. The water temperature is very low, will affect their appetite, they may not eat actively, eat less; Moreover, they may not like to swim in containers and often stay in one place. Therefore, if you want them to grow faster, you still need to pay attention to adjusting the water temperature, above 20 degrees is better.
