How do little turtle seedlings survive the winter?

Turtles are animals that need hibernation, but the mortality rate of young turtles hibernating is so high that it is difficult to survive the long winter. So how does the little turtle seedling survive the winter? Let's take a look at it next.

First of all, the problem of water level is very important. It is generally recommended that the water level between 10 and 15cm is more suitable for turtles. It will also like it very much. It is extremely wrong to swim happily in deep water. If it has been raised in shallow water or even kept completely dry, it is extremely wrong and will directly feed it alive. The lowest water level should be completely immersed in its whole body, which is less than the tortoise shell or even several times higher than the tortoise shell, which is lower than the low water level like 5cm, which will affect the tortoise's daily growth and health. Long-term shallow water feeding will cause the tortoise to climb the tank all day. He thinks it is very noisy but does not know the cause of the problem. He sleeps on his stomach and closes his eyes all day long, has no appetite without opening his mouth to eat, and his body is weak day by day. The whole looks very lethargic and in a bad state, and he is finally raised alive. Feeding at a low water level can also cause diseases, such as no water in the eyes for a long time, dry conjunctiva, eyes in a closed and sleepy state, easy to suffer from eye disease after a long time, or bought for a long time without entering the water, which is very disadvantageous to the tortoise and will cause the tortoise to dry to death.

When raising young turtles, don't worry about the water level being too deep. On the contrary, there is too little water, which will cause them to feel impatient and have no appetite to eat. Their physical condition has been in a state of depletion. Slowly, they become weaker and weaker, and their metabolism in all aspects of the body is abnormal. It's easy to cause disease. The correct daily feeding environment and the depth of the water level depend on whether it can eat normally and grow healthily. So there is no problem with raising deep water at ordinary times. If the most basic conditions such as the daily feeding environment and water level are not ready, the tortoise will not eat. Turtles must enter the water before they are willing to eat. they need the help of water to swallow food, otherwise the water level is too low, and it will not eat even if you put food near its mouth to tempt it. Only a few half-marsh turtles and tortoises, like these turtles, can eat on land and in water, while water turtles must enter the water before they are willing to eat.

It is not recommended to let the little turtle hibernate, the survival rate will be very low, to use a heating rod to warm up, replenish the physical strength to make it through the winter smoothly, so that it can eat as normally as in spring and summer. Otherwise, he will be unable to hold up until hibernation due to physical exhaustion and will die. General heating breeding, the water temperature should be between 22-25 degrees is more suitable for turtles, the water temperature is too low, its appetite, activities will also decline, the tortoise's daily eating and activities are based on the change of water temperature, it will enter consumption because of low temperature, fall into a state of drowsiness with eyes closed, and go into deep hibernation below 10 degrees, while water temperatures like 22-25 degrees will be very active and can eat very well. The water temperature can not reach the standard of the temperature it eats, and even if it is starved to death, it will not eat, so if you want it to eat as soon as possible in winter, you must heat it up, ensure the water temperature, feed it every day, buy it and heat it in deep water, let the water temperature be heated evenly, set a constant temperature between 22 and 25 degrees will be more suitable for the tortoise, and keep it on all the time, and it will heat up automatically when the temperature is low.

Young turtles need to be taken good care of in the winter, otherwise it may lead to the death of the little turtles.