Turtle is a temperature-changing animal, and its life is greatly affected by the environmental temperature. 165438+ 10 to March of the following year, when the temperature is below 10℃, the tortoise still lies in the mud at the bottom of the pond or in the loose soil covered with straw, and hibernates without eating. At this time, its metabolism is very slow and weak.

It was not until early April that the temperature rose above 15℃ that the turtles began to resume their activities, eating a lot, and they did not need to feed food or change water during hibernation. The main work in this period is to keep warm, such as covering the open space around the pool and between the pool and the fence with straw; The second is to prevent tortoises from being attacked by natural enemies.

Extended data:

Living habits

This species is a common turtle in China. Often inhabit rivers, lakes or ponds. Eat worms, snails, shrimp, small fish and other animals, but also eat plant leaves and grains. Mating begins in late April and takes place at night; May-August is the spawning period, and spawning is completed three or four times a year, with 5-7 eggs per hole.

Before laying eggs, the female turtle digs a hole in the loose soil on the sunny and cool shore with her hind legs, lays her eggs in the hole, and covers the loose soil on the eggs after laying them. Oval, hard and grayish white, with a diameter of 27 ~ 38 mm×13 ~ 20 mm.

After 50 ~ 80 days in natural conditions, young turtles can swim and live independently after hatching. The sex of turtles is controlled by temperature. When the temperature is 25℃, the young turtle is male, and when the temperature is higher than 28℃, the young turtle is female.

Baidu encyclopedia-tortoise