does the tortoise usually hibernate? The tortoise usually hibernates for 3-4 months. Hibernation is the habit of tortoises, but not all tortoises can hibernate, some tortoises living in the tropics will not hibernate, so we must understand clearly before hibernation. It is worth mentioning that although this is a habit, it is also possible not to hibernate, as long as the temperature is kept high, feeding and changing water normally, it can also survive the winter safely.
should we pay attention to in hibernation? 1. Pay attention to selection: Not all tortoises can hibernate. If they are young tortoises that have not been born for a long time, they will usually freeze to death in hibernation. Thin tortoises also have certain risks in hibernation. Usually, they should choose strong tortoises and supplement them with some food in autumn. Make sure you have enough nutrition to survive the winter.
2. Pay attention to temperature control: During hibernation, the temperature must be well controlled, neither higher than 15 ℃ nor lower than 5 ℃. Higher than 15 ℃ will make it wake up ahead of time. Repeated hibernation will easily affect its life. Lower than 5 ℃ will cause the tortoise to be frozen to death. Generally, it should be maintained at about 10 ℃.
3, pay attention to moisturizing: because the current legal breeding of turtles are terrapins, so during hibernation should also pay attention to moisturizing. Don't worry about the humidity if it's shallow water hibernation, but change the water every 7 days. If you are hibernating with sand or coconut soil, you need to check the water spray regularly.
