The tortoise needs a heating rod, which can better maintain a constant temperature, so as to avoid all kinds of diseases caused by excessive temperature difference. However, turtles have a wide range of temperature adaptation, so as long as the temperature difference between day and night is not too large, the significance of heating is not very great. Unless the tortoise is not going to hibernate in winter, but continues to be heated, the heating rod is needed to ensure that the tortoise will not be frozen.
of low temperature? 1. Easy to get sick: Once the temperature drops, turtles are prone to colds, pneumonia and other diseases, which is very harmful to their health. In low temperature environment, the metabolism of tortoises will also decrease, thus affecting the speed of recovery, so to avoid cooling as much as possible, the temperature difference between day and night should not exceed 2 degrees Celsius.
2. Affect appetite: Besides getting sick easily, low temperature can also cause tortoise's appetite to decrease. At this time, it will not like to eat, although turtles have strong hunger tolerance and will not starve to death if they do not eat feed for a period of time, but it will still affect the nutritional supplement, and even increase the difficulty of its hibernation.
3. Hibernation: Low temperatures can put tortoises into hibernation. Hibernation is one of the habits of turtles, which has a certain role in promoting its sexual maturity, can enter the reproductive state faster, but also can enhance physical fitness. However, we should avoid letting it hibernate at the wrong time, if repeated hibernation wakes up, it will also have a certain impact on its life span.
