? When the water temperature is below 10 C, the musk turtle will enter the state of hibernation. When they are in the wild, they hibernate in the mud at the bottom of the river. Although artificial breeding can not provide them with the same environment, breeders can prepare some suitable materials to pad under their bodies, if there is no suitable material, towels or soft cloth can be used instead. As long as the environment is moist.
Musk tortoises don't eat after they go into hibernation, and breeders need to feed them well before they go into hibernation. Although their excrement will decrease after hibernation, breeders also need to change their water regularly to avoid deterioration of water quality. The water level should not be too high when the musk tortoise is hibernating. It is easy for them to catch a cold when the water level is too high, so the water level should not be too deep after they enter hibernation.
the musk tortoise hibernates, the time of hibernation is not long, about 2-3 weeks, and the longest is not more than one month. However, they do not eat immediately after they wake up from hibernation, and they need to wait until the water temperature is around 15 C or 1-2 weeks after the end of hibernation. At the beginning of feeding, the breeder does not need to feed too much food, just give them half of the usual amount of food, and then gradually increase after they get used to it.
