Many people have never fully understood whether tortoises need to hibernate. It turns out that tortoise hibernation varies by species, and not all turtles need to hibernate. Tortoise hibernation has many uses, not only to save various costs, but also to reduce pneumonia, enteritis and other diseases caused by heating in cold weather, and it is also useful for the gonad development of turtles.

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1. Not all turtles need to hibernate

To determine whether a certain turtle hibernates, you should first analyze the scope of its production area and the meteorological conditions of its origin. . A good knowledge of geography is still very useful. For example:

1. There is no doubt that 100% of turtle species scattered north of the Tropic of Return or south of the Tropic of Return can hibernate at 4 to 15 degrees Celsius.

2. The scattered area does not exceed 10 degrees north latitude in the north and does not exceed 10 degrees south latitude in the south. That is a pure thermal turtle. It is unlikely that it can hibernate. Warming is the most guaranteed. Naturally, some species Those with strong tolerance can hibernate at temperatures no lower than 15 degrees Celsius, but experiments are needed to verify this.

3. There are also more controversial species that are scattered in the gray areas from the Tropic of Return to 10 degrees north latitude and from the Tropic of Return to 10 degrees south latitude. Although it is a hot zone, there are still months with temperatures below 18 degrees or even 15 degrees throughout the year, such as in Hainan Island, China. Most of these ground turtles with scattered turtles can hibernate at 10 to 15 degrees. To be sure, you may wish to conduct an in-depth investigation of the annual average temperature changes in the production area.

Two. The test method of hibernating hot turtles requires a gradual process

1. Strong and healthy individuals are preferred, and the intestines must be completely cleansed! Many failure cases and controversies are due to incomplete bowel cleansing, rotten skin and enteritis during hibernation, and sudden death from hunger strikes after falling asleep.

2. The temperature should be controlled at 15 to 18 degrees Celsius in the first year, and it can be reduced to 5 months if there is no problem.

3. In the second year, the temperature control should not be lower than 10 degrees Celsius, and should be around 15 degrees Celsius for 3 months. If there is no problem, you might as well hibernate normally. It is recommended that the hibernating temperature of hot turtles should not be lower than 10 degrees Celsius.

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3. Rare water turtle that needs to hibernate

1. Diamond turtles. I have tested that the northern small turtles can hibernate normally. In fact, all diamond turtles should be able to hibernate.

2. Red-faced mud turtles (certain introduction), 1 year old. The red-faced egg turtle can hibernate at 10 to 15 degrees. Miaozi has not tried it yet. It seems that the closely related white-lipped turtle can also hibernate.

　3. The African side-necked turtle has a carapace on its back. 5cm larval East African or West African side necks can hibernate at 10 to 15 degrees. Natural seedlings have not been tried.

4. Long-necked turtles, Australian and flat-headed long-necked turtles are common. Available from December to January, healthy individuals can hibernate after being raised for a summer.

5. Hillary toad-headed turtle, the current seedlings can hibernate at 5 to 15 degrees after being raised for a summer. Cold-resistant. Other water turtles distributed in northern Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay can hibernate.

4. Rare semi-aquatic turtles that need to hibernate p>

1. Anbu box turtles can hibernate at 5 to 15 degrees in black, and it is known that they can survive the winter at 15 to 18 degrees. An in-depth test will be conducted next year.

2 , Wood grain turtles, (Honduras, black wood grain, oil paint wood grain) can hibernate at 5 to 15 degrees

3. Toothed turtles, hibernating at 10 to 15 degrees will have no problem

　4. There should not be much controversy about saw edges. Vietnamese saws are generally dormant and stress-free, provided they are well maintained and healthy.

　5. Maple leaves share saw edges

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Five , Tortoises that need to hibernate are rare

Burmese tortoises have tried to hibernate for three months, but there are no records of long-term hibernation.

Finally, the editor. I need to give some instructions to turtle friends. For the time being, netizens have summarized their plans.Tower turtles cannot hibernate. Tower turtles are mainly distributed in relatively hot areas between 10 degrees north latitude and 10 degrees south latitude. The minimum temperature can be 18 degrees, but it cannot be lower than 20 degrees for a long time, especially for young turtles. There are many things that need to be prepared before and after tortoise hibernation, so if you want your turtle lover to hibernate, you must know more about tortoise hibernation.

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