How to raise turtles in winter, how to raise turtles in winter

1. Pay attention to the temperature.

Turtles are raised in winter, and the first thing to pay attention to is the temperature. Some turtles are raised in greenhouses, and they should be kept above 20 in winter, and if they are overwintered or hibernate at room temperature, they may freeze to death. Even if the turtle grows at room temperature, it is too small to survive the low temperature in winter, so it is important to take measures to keep warm so as not to freeze to death.

Second, the feeding is reduced.

In winter, turtles do not have a very strong appetite, so they eat relatively little, and they usually feed them once a week. Food is generally selected according to its eating habits, those who love meat are fed some fish, shrimp or animal offal, those who love vegetarian food are fed vegetable leaves or melons and fruits, and artificial turtle food can also be chosen.

3. Keep changing the water.

In winter, turtles also need to change the water, but because the temperature is not high, the water quality decays much slower, so there is no need to change so often, and the feeding is less, the excretion is less, and it can be cleaned once a week. Of course, the water must be dried before it can be used, otherwise the residual chlorine will still have an impact on the health of the turtle.

4. Prepare for hibernation.

For turtles that can hibernate, it is not impossible to spend the winter in this way. Before preparing for hibernation, you need to feed a little more food, and then you need to stop feeding to cool down, so that it can hibernate in a state of hibernation, and when it is excreted cleanly, you can hibernate it, at this time it will burrow into the sand, and usually sprinkle water to moisturize.

Generally, turtles can be fed after waking up from hibernation.

The tortoise hibernation period is about November to April of the following year, when the temperature is below 15, and it gradually stops eating and begins to enter the hibernation period. You can't leave the water when hibernating, otherwise you will lose water and get sick and die. Feeding can be started immediately after waking up from hibernation.

In the hibernation period, the pond temperature should not be too high, 0-5, so that the turtle is not very active and reduces the consumption of physical energy. If the temperature is too high, the turtle is constantly active, which consumes a lot of physical energy. During this time, the turtle also needs to bask in the sun, the temperature of the pond should not be too low, and the water can be deepened when it is frozen.

Water changes can be done with as little or no change as possible.

Feeding points for turtles:

Turtles can be fed nutritious foods such as small fish, small shrimp, screws, and raw lean meat. The baby turtle should cut the raw fish and shrimp and feed them well. Do not feed cooked lean meat, fatty meat and indigestible food, otherwise it will disappear and cause poor rotation and illness.

The turtle growth period, the temperature is above 15, about 5-10 months, from the turtle to stop eating, this period is called the turtle growth time. During this time, it needs to bask in the sun, so as mentioned earlier, the ** of the pond should be littered with stones, mounds, and green spaces. During this time, you should change the water frequently, once a week.

Just feed it normally.

Winter method, winter turtles can generally overwinter through hibernation or warming, if the physical fitness is poor, need to take warming for wintering; Reasonable temperature control, the room temperature needs to be stabilized below 15 during hibernation, and the temperature needs to be controlled at about 20 for heating and wintering; Reduce feeding, and in the cold environment of winter, it is necessary to feed at noon when the temperature is highest.

Turtles generally need to overwinter by hibernation in winter, and they can also be warmed for winter. Turtles hibernate to improve the overall physical fitness, faster into the reproductive stage, but there is also a certain risk, if the turtle is too small or too thin, it may die before the hibernation period, so it is necessary to choose the way to spend the winter according to the physical fitness of the turtle.

In order to avoid turtles being frozen to death, it is necessary to control the temperature reasonably when raising them in winter, and the temperature control varies according to the way of wintering. If hibernation, the temperature needs to be controlled below 15, otherwise it will cause the turtle to wake up early, it is recommended to stabilize at about 10, the minimum should not be lower than 5, and the temperature overwintering needs to be stable at about 20.

Due to the low temperature in winter, the turtle is a ectothermic animal, so the appetite will be affected by the temperature, and the feeding amount needs to be appropriately reduced, in order to make the turtle eat better, it needs to eat when the temperature is high at noon, and if it enters the hibernation period, it does not need to be fed.