The metabolism of the northern simulacrum slows down during hibernation and basically does not eat. The premise of hibernation for the northern tortoise is that the temperature is below 15°C, and it will not wake up until it is above 15°C in the following year. In order to have enough calories and fat support during hibernation, the northern simian map turtle needs to be fed a large amount of high-protein and high-fat food in September or October every year. Store up a lot of fat and calories for the winter.

In addition, it is necessary to pay attention In the week before the northern simulacrum is about to enter hibernation, it is necessary to stop feeding in time and feed it with warm water to stimulate the northern simulacrum to clean up all the food in the stomach and intestines, so as to avoid acute gastroenteritis during hibernation.

Northern Map TurtleWhen entering hibernation, it is sensitive to touch and vibration , The stimulus response is slow. In January of the following year, when the water temperature is below 10 ℃, the turtle enters deep hibernation without excretion. When hibernating, the glans of the northern map are shrunk into the human shell, and the limbs and tail are not shrunk into the human shell.