Wood-carved water turtles generally go into hibernation in winter, and before that, they need to be supplemented with nutrients so that they can survive the cold winter. It is necessary to increase the feeding and let the wood-carved terrapin eat more, but don't support it, so as not to suffer from diseases such as gastroenteritis.

The hibernation of the wood-carved terrapin has certain requirements on the temperature, usually the temperature should be lowered to It is about 10°C, do not exceed this temperature, otherwise the wood-carved water turtle may wake up. Do not disturb the wood-carved terrapin during hibernation, and change the water once a week to prevent the health of the wood-carved terrapin from deteriorating after the water quality deteriorates.