Before the terrapin hibernates, the first thing it needs to do is to supplement its nutrition so that it can survive the winter. Therefore, in late autumn, it is necessary to increase feeding, let it eat more, but do not hold up, in order to avoid gastroenteritis and other symptoms.
Two weeks before preparing for hibernation, you can stop eating for the terrapin, so that it is hungry and easier to enter hibernation. In addition, in order to prevent the adverse effects of things in the intestinal tract during hibernation, it is necessary to stimulate its discharge. Usually a week before hibernation, the tortoise can be placed in warm water so that it will excrete.
Terrapin hibernation is a certain temperature requirements, usually to reduce the temperature to about 10 ℃, do not exceed this temperature, otherwise the turtle will have the possibility of awakening. Do not disturb it during hibernation, change water once a week, in order to prevent the deterioration of water quality and affect its health.
Generally, in spring, you can wake up the hibernating tortoise. The way to wake up is to slowly raise the temperature. When the temperature exceeds 15 ℃, it will wake up, and when the temperature exceeds 20 ℃, it will start feeding. It should be noted that because hibernation consumes a lot of energy, the weight will decrease after awakening, and it needs to be supplemented with food.
