How to raise turtles in cold weather?

Turtle is a pet that many friends will choose to keep, but in winter, your turtle can't spend the winter safely. Why? Turtles belong to amphibians and need to hibernate like snakes in winter. During this period, there is a certain focus on raising turtles. If you want turtles to survive the winter safely, you must pay attention to these when raising them.

water temperature

The tortoise didn't survive the winter and died without warning. How did this happen? Because many turtle friends bought heating rods online, they really heated the water temperature to a state where turtles normally eat and don't hibernate, but the indoor temperature didn't heat up. As soon as people got into the warm bed, it would be fine. When turtles want to catch their breath, they will inhale air with a temperature difference of more than ten degrees, which will lead to colds and pneumonia. Therefore, if you want to warm winter, you must pay attention to the fact that warm water and air should be added to the heating equipment at the same time. It is recommended to use an incubator or a heating lamp. Also remember to change the water. If the water body is small, it is suggested to add a filter to filter and increase oxygen. Change the water at the same temperature, or the tortoise will still catch a cold.

food

People who keep turtles should know that temperature is closely related to breeding. If the temperature is high, they can eat more properly and turtles can digest it in time. If the temperature is low, they can feed less and feed more easily digestible ingredients, so it is not easy to cause gastroenteritis due to indigestion. It is recommended not to feed below 20 degrees, start feeding above 23 degrees for several days, and start feeding feed and fruit around 25 degrees.

Change water

During hibernation, the turtle pond water should be replaced regularly, preferably by disinfection, that is, the turtle pond water should be replaced every 10- 15 days, and the whole pond should be disinfected 1 time to prevent turtles from getting sick after drinking deteriorated or polluted water. As long as the water is gently changed to avoid washing the turtle, it will generally not wake the turtle.

Visceral cleaning

Turtles must clear their intestines if they want to spend the winter safely. If they don't clean their intestines, turtle feces will cause intestinal obstruction, which will directly lead to hibernation death. The method of clearing intestines is simple. Stop feeding early 1 week, let it go and leave the hospital naturally in the sun. You can choose constant temperature blisters to increase the blood circulation of turtles, and then gradually cool down and hibernate after excretion.

Dear friends who keep turtles, we should take good care of them and pay attention to their changes so that turtles can grow, develop and reproduce well.