How can you tell if a turtle is hibernate or dead?

1. Pull the limbs.

Although the turtle is in a state of hibernation, its head, limbs, and tail are constricted, when the limbs are gently pulled with your hands, you can clearly feel the resistance of the turtle retracting inward. The limbs and head and tail of the dead turtle cannot be retracted, and after a day or two, the head is stretched out, and the head droops when the turtle is picked up.

2. Observe your eyes.

We can also observe the eyes of the tortoise, if the eyes are dry and the eye sockets are sunken, then it may also be dead, while the eyes of the hibernating tortoise are slightly bulging outward.

3. Observation**.

Hibernating turtles are only in a state of "sleep" that does not eat or move, so they are elastic, have tight scales, and have a certain luster; The dead turtle** loses its elasticity, so the scale gap is large, dull and dull.

4. Put it in water.

It is also possible to put a turtle in the water and observe if it breathes. Although the turtle hibernates, it can still breathe in the water, but it is impossible for a dead turtle to breathe.

5. Raise the temperature appropriately.

Turtles stop hibernation and wake up when they are above 18 degrees Celsius. By slowly warming the turtle by placing it at 18 to 20 degrees Celsius in a sunny location, the living turtle will wake up and crawl, while the dead turtle will not move again. However, the turtle is artificially broken from hibernation, which is very bad for health, so it is not recommended to use this method unless absolutely necessary.

To determine whether a turtle is hibernating or dead, touch its limbs, observe its eyelids, breathing, and shell. Hibernation tortoises respond to touching their limbs, while dead tortoises do not. At the same time, the eyelids of the hibernating turtle will move, bulge, and breathe, and the shell will also be shiny.

The dead turtle's eyelids are inverted and not breathing, and the shell is not shiny.

If you want to know if the turtle is hibernating or dead, you can gently touch the tortoise's limbs, if the tortoise's limbs react, then it is hibernating. If the turtle doesn't react, and its ** is not elastic, then the turtle is likely to die.

At the same time, the owner can also observe the turtle's eyes or eyelids, if the turtle's eyelids are inverted, and there will be signs of whitishness, it means that the turtle is dead. If the eyelids bulge outwards and the eyeballs move slightly, it is hibernating.

Although the hibernating turtle will not move, its breathing is still there, but if the turtle does not show the slightest sign of breathing, then the turtle is dead. And the shell of a dead tortoise is dull, while the shell of a hibernating tortoise is shiny.

Hello, here's how to tell if a turtle is dead or hibernating. 1.Observe the turtle's eyes, if the eyes are swollen, it is hibernating, if the eyes are dry, it is death; 2.

Pull down the limbs, if they can be retracted, it is hibernation, if they cannot be retracted, it is death; 3.Pressing on the limbs, if elastic it is hibernating, if stiffness occurs, it is death; 4.Increase the temperature above 20 degrees and the turtle that hibernates normally will wake up, otherwise it will die.