A fan asked me whether turtles can hibernate in deep water. I wonder why not? Last year, the blogger’s turtle successfully hibernated in a tank with a water depth of 25 centimeters, and it was covered in green algae during hibernation. Below, I will discuss the detailed process of its deep water hibernation with everyone.
Firstly, it is essential to perform intestinal cleansing before hibernation. Recently, the temperature has generally been below 20 degrees Celsius, and the turtle’s activity has significantly decreased, and its swimming speed has also slowed down. Although it still has an appetite and wants to eat, do not feed it when the temperature is below 20 degrees Celsius. Allow it to clean its intestines and prepare for hibernation.
Secondly, regarding the hibernation environment, maintain the previous water level, and avoid too many complex organisms in the fish tank. Throughout the hibernation period, I turned off the filter, did not add water, nor did I change the water, so as not to startle it. The fish tank has always been placed on the balcony, and no changes have been made to the previous breeding environment.
Deep water hibernation also has many benefits, such as small temperature differences and minimal water quality changes. Once the temperature drops below 15 degrees Celsius, it will enter a state of hibernation, and I will update everyone to take a look then.
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