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Precautions to consider when releasing turtles and turtles in winter

来源：萌宠菠菠乐园时间：2025-11-26 07:07

First of all, it is necessary to determine whether the turtle to be released is a terrain, a semi-water turtle (marsh turtle) or a land turtle, because they have completely different lifestyles.

Water turtles refer to turtles that live in rivers or swamps, such as: yellow-throated water turtles, map turtles, etc., the skin of water turtles is very delicate and smooth, because they are often active in the water, so they have fins between their toes. These turtles have webbed or semi-webbed toes.

Semi-water turtles, such as yellow-edged ground turtles with yellow fronts, tooth-edged turtles, etc., generally live near rivers, streams, or swampy areas, so they are also called marsh turtles or amphibian turtles. Although they spend most of their time on land, they will also go into the water, but they cannot go to very deep waters, because their water quality is not very good, and the scales on their limbs are between water turtles and tortoises, with scales but not very thick.

Tortoises refer to some turtles that live in the mountains or deserts, such as: concave-shelled tortoises, Sukada leopard turtles, etc., these turtles have thick feet and no webs between their toes because they have to support their heavy bodies. Do not let Burmese tortoises occur in a watery environment, although grass turtles are water turtles, they can also drown in deep water. At the same time, water turtles also need to surface or bask in the sun from the tidal flats.

Secondly, pay attention to the impact of low temperature on the turtle.

Generally, when the temperature is below 20 degrees, most tortoises and water turtles begin to hibernate. The turtle's activity begins to decrease, and its food intake also decreases, eating less or not eating. During hibernation, the body's metabolism slows down. Digestion stops, circulation declines, and immune and other self-protection systems slow down or stop. Because of these changes, diseases will take advantage of the situation. The ambient temperature during hibernation should not drop below 5C, otherwise it is easy to die from excessive freezing. Turtles are more likely to die after hibernation. In particular, some turtles native to tropical regions have a higher mortality rate over wintering. The main reason is that the temperature and water temperature during the hibernation period are low, especially in the northern region, where turtles cannot tolerate long-term low temperatures, resulting in gradual weakening of their physique and death. There are also aquatic turtles, such as Brazilian turtles, which die indoors due to dry air caused by heating and lack of water in the northern region. In addition, turtles fail to replenish nutrients in time in autumn, and the nutrients stored in the body cannot meet the needs of their hibernation period, which will also lead to the death of turtles.

It is recommended that sick or weak turtles should not be allowed to hibernate when released; For newly hatched turtles, it is best not to let them hibernate during the first two years; And those turtles from the tropics that do not have the habit of hibernating, so do not let them hibernate; When the temperature is already very low, it is best not to hibernate. So take them home and raise them first, and then choose an opportunity to release them in the spring and summer of next year.

I am not very familiar with the habits of turtle creatures, the above information comes from the Internet, I beg experienced people to give guidance. Amitabha!