How do turtle seedlings survive the winter?

The tortoise has a very strong carapace. When attacked, the turtle can retract its head, tail and limbs back into the shell. It is a temperature-changing animal, and its life is greatly affected by the ambient temperature. So, how do tortoise seedlings survive the winter?

First, how do turtle seedlings survive the winter?

1. Environment: stainless steel turtle seedling box can be used, in which some moss and other plants can be put to increase sense of security, reduce uneasiness and stress.

2. Disinfection: in order to prevent the turtle from getting sick during hibernation, you can disinfect it once. You can use potassium permanganate solution with a ratio of 1 kilogram of water. After matching, put the turtle in the solution for 15 minutes.

3. Temperature: the suitable temperature for hibernation is 1-10 ℃. Higher than 10 ℃ is easy to cause awakening, which will have an impact on the growth and reproduction of the coming year.

Second, how to help turtles hibernate?

1. Reduce the number and frequency of feeding

Turtles preparing for hibernation should reduce the frequency and amount of feeding. In October, they can basically stop feeding, but in areas with high temperatures, such as Hainan, they can stop feeding for a while. If the tortoise still has the desire to hunt, it cannot be fed at this time. When the water temperature drops to about 20 degrees, begin to clear the intestines for the turtles, the method is to change the water for the turtles, increase the frequency of changing water, stimulate the intestines and stomach, and promote excretion, basically once every 3 to 4 days, there will be feces at the beginning, and slowly will decrease until there is no excretion, so it is basically done.

two。 Ensure the quality of aquaculture water

If you find dirty water and feces during hibernation, it means that the intestinal cleaning work has not been completed, so you need to change the water in time, and pay attention to the water temperature difference not to exceed 5 degrees when changing water. During the hibernation of the tortoise, if the water evaporation is found to be replenished in time, the hibernating water level of the tortoise is usually lower than the back of the tortoise or a little deeper.

3. Pay attention to whether the intestines are clean.

During hibernation, the tortoise is maintained by consuming the fat stored in the body, during which the tortoise is basically motionless to reduce physical exertion. If there is undigested food in the intestines and stomach and cannot be digested after hibernation, the remaining food in the body will become harmful substances, which may seriously endanger their lives, so clearing the intestines is a very important step.

Turtle seedlings in hibernation, do not disturb them, otherwise wake up easy to physical exertion.