Turtles have the habit of hibernating. Although the Brazilian tortoise is not black and colorful, it is also a turtle, so it also has the habit of hibernating every year. Brazilian painted turtles are aquatic and can live in deep waters. Young turtles like to live in shallow waters and live in groups. So do Brazilian turtles also need water when hibernating? Do Brazilian turtles have to be waterproof when hibernating?
Brazilian turtles prefer the sun, and they also bask on their backs. Turtles with strong habits. Brazilian turtle hibernation linked to climate change. Generally speaking, after the frost arrives in October every year, Brazilian turtles will enter hibernation one after another. In November, when the water temperature is around 13 degrees Celsius, Brazilian turtles will begin to hibernate, and their reactions to touch, vibration, stimulation, etc. will become slower. Under normal circumstances, Brazilian turtles will sleep until around April or May of the next year. And when the water temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius, Brazilian turtles will enter deep hibernation without excretion.
When the Brazilian turtle hibernates, the glans is retracted into the shell, and the limbs and tail are not retracted into the shell. They lie in the deep water of the pool or under the rocks or haystacks on the shore. In April and May next year, when the temperature rises to 18 degrees Celsius, the Brazilian turtles will gradually wake up, often open their eyes and crawl slightly, and a few turtles will eat a little.
When Brazilian turtles hibernate, the water environment must be kept clean. And just let the Brazilian turtle hibernate in shallow water, which will make it safer for the Brazilian turtle to hibernate. In addition, when the Brazilian turtle is hibernating, ventilation should be maintained as much as possible, and water needs to be replenished, because the fish tank in which the Brazilian turtle hibernates may be relatively dry, so water needs to be replenished to make the environment humid to meet the hibernating needs of the Brazilian turtle.
