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Does Zhou's box turtle hibernate?

2021-04-27 / 712 Read

Zhou's box turtles are going to hibernate. The living conditions of Zhou's box turtles change with the change of temperature and seasons. For example, summer is the most active season, but in winter, they will enter hibernation state.

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In early November every year, the temperature drops to 10° due to the drop in temperature Around C, the Zhou's box turtle gradually enters hibernation. When hibernating, the Zhou's box turtle likes to hide in caves, piles of branches or under a thick layer of withered grass, and most of them are in the sun and leeward. At this time, the breeding tank of Zhou's box turtle should be covered with moist sand with a thickness of 7-8 cm, and placed in an indoor sunny place to make it hibernate naturally. In late March of the following year, when the temperature rises to about 18~19°C, Zhou's box turtle starts to eat. The initial feeding should be small and fine, especially after feeding, the ambient temperature should not be lower than 15°C, otherwise it will cause indigestion, etc. disease.