Personally believe that the method takes to make the turtle spend autumn safely depends on how you want the turtle to spend winter. In other words, do you want to make the turtle hibernate or not, because this is closely related to how you deal with it in autumn. First, let’s talk about what we should do now if we want to prevent the turtle from hibernating.
Before the official introduction, there is a major premise that turtle friends must ensure that turtles that are preparing to spend the winter can hibernate. generally, tropical turtles cannot hibernate. The familiar Yuan'ao, Spot Pond, West Africa , etc. cannot hibernate. Generally, how do we determine whether turtles need to be heated from autumn until May next year depends on the native environment of the turtle species. For example, the environment where your turtle lives in the wild is in tropical or subtropical areas, then this turtle can basically bid farewell to the word "hibernation". , let's get back to the point.
Whether you want the turtle to hibernate or not, the first thing you need to do is to remove the water drying platform first. Pay attention to crawling here is " remove the water drying platform ", which means that the drying platform is below the water surface, so that even if the turtle lies on the drying platform, its armor can be guaranteed to be in the water. This mainly relies on a major characteristic of water: " specific heat capacity ". We all know that in theory, among common liquid and solid substances in , the specific heat capacity of water is the largest, that is, the temperature rise and fall of water are relatively slow, so it is even more difficult to suddenly rise and fall in the temperature of large water bodies. The temperature difference changes small, which is more conducive to the survival of turtles. can effectively avoid turtles suffering from pneumonia or gastroenteritis due to the temperature difference in water and air. When the minimum temperature next year is no less than 25 degrees, then consider letting the drying platform come out.
There is also, as mentioned above, tropical turtles cannot hibernate, so there is only one choice for these turtles to spend the winter, which is to "heat and winter" , so this season first remove the water drying platform, and then this season it is recommended to put a heating rod, and adjust the temperature to a constant temperature of 28 degrees. When the temperature rises next year, remove the heating rod. In addition, if you bought seedlings in September, considering that the turtle seedlings are still very fragile, it is recommended that you use warming to turtle seedlings for winter, which can ensure that your loss rate is minimized. The editor still said the same thing: "We players do not need to use their real money to verify the survival of the fittest in nature!"
If you decide to let the turtle sleep this winter, and your turtle has the habit of hibernation in the native environment, then you must prepare for hibernation starting this month. Usually, nutritious food should be provided to turtles before October to accumulate more fat in the turtle's body for energy consumption during hibernation, which is conducive to safely spending the entire winter. turtles need to stop feeding from October to November, and use this month to empty the intestines to prevent food residues from rotting and deteriorating in the intestines. In the end, turtle gastroenteritis causes the turtle to sleep. is in Xi'an, the city where the climbing is located. The temperature difference between morning and evening is already very large. The maximum temperature during the day is 20 degrees and the minimum temperature at night is 7 degrees. Since my balcony is completely closed, the temperature can be slightly higher and the water temperature should be maintained at around 16 degrees. The water drying platform has been removed as early as the end of September. (PS: Never take your hands out of the water and watch it, and then suddenly put it in the water. This will easily cause the turtle to catch a cold and suffer from gastroenteritis.)
To sum up, the treatment method for this season is: 1. Remove the water and dry the platform. 2. Stop eating the turtle for one month. 3. If you have tropical turtle or turtle seedlings, put a heating rod at a constant temperature of 26 to 28 degrees. can be fed normally. Today’s crawling mainly introduces how to make the turtle pass through the “dead turtle season” smoothly (autumn with large temperature difference). Follow me on ! Next issue will introduce you to how to make turtles survive the winter and how to arrange the hibernation environment of turtles. shares tips and encyclopedia knowledge for crawling pet/turtle raising and turtle raising every day. We are very proud, follow and like, and follow it!
