1. Before winter: Maple turtles generally reduce their food intake when the temperature is lower than 18 ℃, and stop eating directly when the temperature is lower than 15 ℃. Breeders need to start feeding a large amount of high-nutrition food one month before they enter hibernation, so as to ensure that they have enough energy during hibernation. Before they hibernate, they should not only feed a lot of food, but also digest it completely before they can enter hibernation, otherwise the residual food will cause diseases in the intestinal tract. Therefore, it is best for breeders to start feeding food 3-4 weeks before hibernation, and then stop feeding 1-2 weeks before hibernation.

In addition, breeders need to prepare sand for winter, and they usually drill into sand for winter.

2. Wintering: When maple leaf turtle winters, breeders need to spray water on the sand frequently to keep it moist. Keep the temperature at 6-15 ℃.

3. After winter: After the maple leaf turtles wake up, the breeder cannot feed them immediately. Because their stomach and digestive system have not fully recovered at this time, they need to wait for them to adapt for a period of time before feeding food.

The hibernation time of Maple Leaf Turtle is different in different areas. Generally speaking, it hibernates for about 4 months in southern China. Because the temperature in the south is higher, the hibernation time will be shorter. If it is in the north, it usually hibernates for about 5 months. Because the winter in the north is longer and the temperature is low.