Wintering terrestrial turtles
Share article with friendsFurther, we have also quite often kept African species, such as the tortoise pardali (Geochelone pardalis) and the tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) Niger and based the tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria) uhlirska come from the warmer areas, where the classical goes into hibernation. These species may flew south for the so-called. soft-boiled, this means that the temperature at 1-2 months shall be reduced to about 15-18 C, turns off the light, allowing the turtle to hide into hiding and not feed, left with only a bowl of water and sometimes porosi. But this article primarily deals with four, had referred to, species.
What is in order?
Hibernate, how professionally the winter sleep is called, the status of the organism, when all his works are the rhythms to complete a minimum, the animal does not accept food, not moving and fast asleep. In order to enable the turtle to survive several monthly period, where the food does not provide any body energy, basic conditions must be fulfilled, which are mainly the optimum temperature and humidity. Temperature according to the species varies from about 3 to 10 C. At the lowest temperatures wintering thighed tortoise in medium-sized, and buff and the highest temperatures in this range, marginated. Humidity in the winter months must be of the highest, the higher the moisture content, the less water and the weight of turtles during the wintering. For a successful hibernation is extremely important, the correct preparation of the organism. Just for tweens that there is also a summer sleep, which is technically called aestivace. From here discussed the species refers to the turtle ctyrprste-some of the natural areas of its occurrence, even in summer, and extreme temperature conditions, and this period must preckavat sleep in deep holes, because on the surface is heat and drought that turtle or find any food. So these turtles in the wild sometimes activate, just a few months in the spring, a few months in late summer and the rest of the year actually sleeps. However, for the individual, which are kept with us, you get only the zimovanim, in the summer, the decline in some sort of slowdown, only at very high temperatures.
Why flew south for?
Among a large group of farmers, who say-if it is possible, then flew south for! Why? It has several reasons. Without proper winter sleep, the turtles will not reproduce, because they start planting cycle. Are genetically programmed, this break just in need of nezimovane turtles didn’t for so many years and they don't have a good life fitness and vitality. And last but not least, it is beneficial from the point of feeding and economies-in the winter months is not available, quality food-dandelions, clover, plantain and other herbs and weeds, which should be the following types of turtles predominantly fed. This natural food, we must replace store-bought food, which usually is not from a nutritional point of view, so valuable, moreover, most of the vegetables bought at the store, during the growth of treated different chemistry, which is not the best. Order is for each owner a period of uncertainty, when after odzimovani shows how turtles ustaly. But for the quality of life, you can only recommend. Nezimujeme, only the sick and weak individuals or very small Cubs.
When and where it flew south for?
Wintering takes about 5-7 months, typically during October and November. In order to take advantage of the cellar is probably the easiest, of course, not everyone has. You can even flew south for the fridge, on the porch or Hall module (not heated), or if anybody has more animals, may have to order specified should be a special room. If we have a basement, where well over the winter lasts apples and potatoes, so we can cheer, these cellars are ideal conditions for wintering turtles-optimal temperature, high humidity, and there are there dangerous. The fridge is a good alternative, if it is not available, quality cellar-maintains a constant temperature (. 5 C) and is useful in terms of control animals. However, for all is not an acceptable idea that zimujeme turtle, where we keep even food, so if there is a possibility, it is better to have for this purpose, a separate fridge. If the refrigerator regularly does not open,so it is for the exchange of air, so it needs to be at least once a week airing. If the fridge opens up often, it is necessary to more again moistened. If we have a special zimovaci the fridge, it should involve the 2-3 weeks before the scheduled zimovanim to be stabilised at the required temperature. In order to zateplenych the porches or in unheated premises of the House, it is necessary to keep an eye on fluctuations of temperatures, especially in the tough winter for thousands, the temperature can fall well below zero, it must be very careful. These places tend to be drier, therefore it should be more on moisture.
How flew south for?
The advent of Hibernate is a gradual process, to which the organism is already since the end of the summer. The tortoise fell into the right hard sleep, it is necessary to do a whole series of factors-the progressive reduction of temperature, cutting food, and reduction in light mode, the increasing humidity. But how to achieve this? It is the simplest answer-if we have a chance, so we in the open air, sea turtles, there is all of these factors are gradually and naturally we don't care about anything-during the month of September, it shortens the day, food is no longer so, reduces the temperature and humidity increases, the turtles they perceive themselves and the wintering gradually prepare. First, they reduce and then completely stop accepting food, empty, they become less active and start zahrabavat. From the beginning, only slightly more later. Depending on how much they bury, we know when it should be the turtles end-of-removed and moved to wintering grounds. But we must not miss a good moment, because it would then become a tortoise could bury her already. If there is no extreme cold, so while the tortoise in our conditions can all right in for the winter, but definitely don't recommend it because it is a relatively large possibility that the animal would come. Turtle nezahrabavaji usually lined, but hiding beneath tufts of grasses, green turtles, yellow-brown and ctyrprste burrow. Turtles lined originate from warmer areas, it is therefore appropriate to give timely. wintering From the outside is the time when the temperature at night several times after falling below 10 C, also wintering in slightly higher temperatures-around 8-10 C. Compared to the other three species zimujeme in temperatures of 4-7 C.
Next time we'll talk about what the turtles on the wintering store as zazimovat turtles kept in internal premises, and also about how it is to wake up.
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