There are several ways to hibernate, which can be placed in the water or not in the water. You can refer to the following methods:

Three ways for turtles to hibernate naturally

( 1) Aquaculture method: Aquaculture method means placing the hibernating turtle in a water basin. Put a little water in the basin, generally not covering the skirt of the turtle. This method is suitable for aquatic turtles but not for semi-aquatic turtles, and Ensure that the ambient temperature of the water basin is within the range of 5 to 10 degrees, and avoid temperatures that are too low to prevent the water from freezing. 5 to 10 degrees is more suitable for hibernating aquatic turtles. If it is too low, there is a risk of death, and if it is too high, the quality of hibernation will be poor. high. Place the water basin in a quiet and dark corner, and check and change the water once a month.

When the temperature drops in winter, some turtles will hibernate to survive the cold winter and the shortage of food resources. This is their natural characteristic. As a pet turtle under artificial breeding conditions, it has lost the right to develop freely. If the turtle itself meets the hibernation standards and the owner is able to provide hibernation conditions for the turtle, allowing it to hibernate is to protect its natural characteristics.

(2) Moisture method: Moisture method refers to covering the turtle with sand, wet towels, moss, straw leaves, etc., and regularly sprinkling water to keep it moist. The wet method is suitable for aquatic and semi-aquatic turtles. Several methods can be used

Wet towel method: Friends who like cleanliness can also use some old clothes or wet towels at home to make the turtle hibernate (preferably cotton). Wash before use, and ensure the humidity of the environment during hibernation, preferably around 70%. Then put the turtle in a corner indoors where it is not easily disturbed so as not to affect the quality of hibernation. During hibernation, the condition of the turtle and the humidity of the environment should also be checked, and any lesions should be dealt with promptly.

Sand and soil moist method: What needs to be prepared is a container of suitable size, such as a plastic storage box, an appropriate amount of fine sand, and water. The setting steps are as follows: Spread fine sand on the first layer of the plastic storage box, and design the thickness according to the size of the turtle. Then sprinkle water to wet the sand. The water should not be too much but not too little. It is appropriate to hold the fine sand in your hand and form a ball without spreading out. . Spread a thin layer of dry fine sand on the second layer. Then put the turtle on top, and put a shield (a carton cover, etc.) on the top layer to block light. Check the water once a month. When adding water, you need to sprinkle the water on the bottom layer of fine sand instead of directly on the turtle.

3 Moisture method of leaves, straw, moss and other materials: Things that need to be prepared include appropriately sized containers such as plastic storage boxes, soil or fine sand, moss, leaves or straw. Of course, the first layer is to put soil or fine sand. If you want to decorate the hibernation box with flowers and plants, then the first layer is soil. Sprinkle dry fine sand on the second layer to isolate the dirt from the soil, then put the turtle, and then Cover with moss, straw, leaves, etc.

Using natural substances instead of towels is to create a hibernating environment closer to the turtle's natural environment, but it is dirtier than using towels.

(3) Refrigerator method: The suitable hibernation temperature for turtles is 5 to 10 degrees. If the winter in your area is relatively warm or the room temperature is warm and you want to hibernate the turtle, you can use the refrigerator hibernation method. . The refrigerator hibernation method refers to the practice of adjusting the temperature of the refrigerator to a temperature suitable for turtle hibernation and placing the turtle in the refrigerator to help it hibernate. There was a popular news story in the past that an old British woman said that the ambient temperature of her home was too high for turtles, which meant that it could not reach a high metabolic rate (we know that eating at low temperatures is harmful to turtles). Such damage) could not reach the hibernation temperature level, so she had no choice but to let the turtles live in the refrigerator. Her refrigerator was full of 75 turtles of various sizes. The specific steps of the refrigerator hibernation method are to stick two foam spacers on the inner wall of the refrigerator door to prevent the refrigerator door from being completely closed and let out the ventilation gap. Wrap the turtle with a towel, put it in the refrigerator food grid, put the thermometer, and set it. The temperature of the refrigerator is 8 degrees, so the turtle begins its hibernation process.

The above natural hibernation methods *** need to pay attention to the disinfection of hibernation equipment, the hibernation cooling process should not be too fast, the temperature monitoring of the hibernation process, the moisturizing of the hibernation process, and the frequency of checking the turtle during the hibernation process. It can't be too high-class.