The cause of death in hibernation of turtles

Tortoise is a variable temperature animal, the winter temperature is low, its metabolic level is reduced, in order to protect itself, it will enter the lowest physical mechanism of sleep consumption, smooth winter, this is hibernation. But a slight error in tortoise hibernation can lead to its death. Let's take a look at the cause of tortoise hibernation death with Xiaobian.

1. Unstable temperature

The tortoise usually begins to overwinter in November and wakes up around February, during which time if the temperature remains low, it will end its hibernation in a sleep condition. However, if there is an unstable temperature during this period, the temperature will rise and fall, which will lead to the constant awakening of the turtle, making it on the edge of sleep and wakefulness, and it is very easy to like the physical strength of the tortoise. The longer time in winter can lead to physical exhaustion and death of turtles, which is relatively less risky for large turtles, but a test for underage turtles.

2. Physical weakness

At that time, the tail seedlings or the old, weak, sick and disabled turtles, due to their weak physique and hibernating time for too long, their bodies can not survive such a long time without nutritional supplement. Although the tortoise has a low metabolism during hibernation, it still consumes a lot of nutrition, and hibernation has no nutritional supplement, so it is very easy to die. For this kind of weak tortoise, it is better to overwinter by heating, and if the tail seedlings are strong, they can also hibernate.

3. Improper feeding

There is no nutritional supply when the tortoise hibernates, so many farmers will feed the turtle a lot of food and supplement nutrition before hibernation, but if it is not fed properly, it will cause hidden diseases in the digestive system of the tortoise, which may cause the tortoise to sleep forever. For this situation, it is necessary to feed reasonably, when the temperature is below 20 degrees Celsius, it is necessary to feed less or stop feeding. At this time, the tortoise is ready to encounter. If you encounter a sharp drop in temperature, it is not suitable to feed on the first day, so as to avoid indigestion and cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

4. Death from dehydration

Many people will seal the hibernating turtles, but ignore them, which will cause the turtles to dehydrate and endanger their lives. At this time, because the winter is already dry, the low temperature and dry environment will make the water of the object volatilize faster, which will cause the turtle to become dehydrated and die during hibernation. Therefore, in the process of tortoise hibernation, it is necessary to properly spray water to maintain a certain humidity to make it survive the winter smoothly.

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