There three opinions regarding the need to hibernate or not:
1) are those who believe that turtles hibernate in their natural habitat by food shortages, fewer hours of daylight, cooler temperatures ..., circumstances that favor to initiate this process. Therefore, if we have them (mostly bred in captivity and do not know its natural habitat) at the right temperature all year round and well fed, it is not necessary for hibernation.
2) are those who believe that the rest period of hibernation is vital and part of their life cycle, your hormonal system to rest and then played with success as they copulate copulate hibernating or not but the danger of not doing so is that after the eggs are not fertile. Likewise, it is believed that the failure to let them hibernate is bad because it represents an extra activity and metabolism of adult trigger in liver damage, kidney damage, obesity, etc.
3) Some also make their turtles hibernate for several reasons, or for not having to care for them in winter, or to avoid problems of obesity, gout ... because they receive more food in captivity in their natural state.
Hibernation is a process necessary for turtles that are native to and during the winter due to temperature, can not develop a normal activity, so nature is very wise that makes them less this time hidden and protected from the weather. Thus, given the proper training in the case of juveniles or sub-adult, their reproductive organs and other bodies that require a rest period for the processing of your body slowly. Now, with a good response in the time and water temperature could "cheat" a little nature.
If the ambient temperature is below 10 º C, the turtle is lethargic but not hibernate. Be awake but will not eat, which will pull reservations but you can not replace them. If we want to hibernate a turtle ideal water temperature is between 26 and 28 degrees C.
CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
- turtles until they reach 2 years should not hibernate, as their reserves and metabolism are not strong enough to withstand wear and tear that entails.
- To carry out the turtles have to have a correct size and weight food and has also previously received be appropriate .
- If a turtle and has some years now has not hibernating and you want to do, the first step to take to prepare for hibernation be taken to the vet to make it a routine check weight, general condition, if you have parasites (in this case it should not be left to hibernate) , etc.
- Turtles must have the empty stomach to avoid food that might have in your stomach to break down resulting in infections:
If the turtle is on the outside, no longer alone eat two or three weeks before going into hibernation if it is inside you will have to stop supplying food. After that period, you will need to check that there is nothing in your gut, because their immune system does not protect you during torpor, and fibers and especially the fruit that remains in your intestines can ferment and create a bubble of gas that can compress the lungs and drown while you sleep. To empty food immerse in water at 30 ° until defecation.
- The turtles hibernate begins when the temperatures begin to fall below +10 º C , but that decline has to be gradual, without being under +4 ° C and then could be frozen.
- The problem with hibernation on the outside temperature is in the ascending and descending . When you go into hibernation, bodies reduce the activity to a minimum, just to stay alive .. and this is achieved with cold. If there are days of cold, heat, cold, heat ... wake up and activated, go back to sleep ... and that is very harmful to them.
- to hibernate safely, turtles must have a pond with a water height 45 to 60 centimeters not freeze to the bottom layer, which will remain between +2 and +4 ° C, it is also necessary or favorable to have mud on the pond so they can be buried and remain buried until they have done to thermoregulate lethargy.
They seek refuge at the bottom the pond and down their metabolism to use less oxygen, while it absorbed through the mucous membrane of the throat and cloaca.
- If left to hibernate in mud must ensure that it is not a mud puddle, so they should put land and water to make a dough and then let the turtles when the cold start will bury there, then periodically moisten so it is always slightly waterlogged, but not water overhead.
- The easiest way to control the temperature for hibernation is to use the method tupperware in the fridge, so you can check that the temperature does not rise or drop too low and should be controlling the weight that is losing the turtle, yes, very carefully.
- If you want your turtle hibernate indoors it can be placed in a wooden or cardboard box with newspaper and leave in a dark and quiet, but placing a thermometer to check that nor will the temperature of +10 º C.
CONCLUSION:
As you see, one should prepare well for your turtle safe pass hibernation. If you have questions or are not believed to can take care of, it is safer to have it inside the house, with its aquarium equipped with heater, light UVA / B 5.0 to 5% and spot bulb or infrared heat in the dry zone. Turtles hibernate do not need to live well, only if you want to reproduce it is essential the winter break.
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