If tortoises do not hibernate, they need to continue feeding. Hibernation is a habit of tortoises. There are two main reasons for hibernation. The first is that when the temperature drops, the vitality of tortoises is affected and the level of metabolism will decrease. The second is the lack of food in the wild in winter, and there is no food to eat. Artificial breeding does not need to worry about such problems, so it can raise the temperature and let it spend the winter in a warm environment.
should be prepared before hibernation? 1. Feeding: In order for the tortoise to survive the winter safely, it must have enough nutrients to accumulate, so it is necessary to increase feeding in autumn. But when the tortoise is ready to hibernate, it takes two weeks to stop eating in order to get it into hibernation, so that it has time to empty its stomach, so as not to be harmful to its health.
2. Cooling: The tortoise needs to hibernate in a low temperature environment. If the indoor temperature is too high, it needs to be properly cooled. The daily temperature drop should not be too large, because the large temperature difference is harmful to the health of the tortoise, which will lead to its illness. Usually, it can be reduced by 2 degrees Celsius a day, and the lowest is about 10 degrees Celsius.
3. Prepare sand: Usually, tortoises need to get into the sand to hibernate, which has many advantages, first of all, it can avoid freezing, secondly, it has a certain moisturizing function, and it is not easy to be found in the wild. In addition to sand, coconut soil has a similar effect, as long as it is sprayed regularly.
