General Care Discussion :: Hibernation

Taking care of your turtle's overall health.

Post Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:37 am   Hibernation

Hi All,
The turltes, red ears that live in their natual habitat, do or not hibernate in the winter months? If so how do they go about hibernating.
I have noticed that they like to eat more food in late summer and early fall. I think they are trying to store up body fat of hibernation.
What would be wrong with letting them do that is natural for them, of course it would have to be done the right way.
I will never get any answers because I do not understand how to find the mail or post. I have been on other groups but this is new to me. HELP HELP. I also would like to post a photo of the turtle I have, Baby, I don't
know what kind of turtle she is.
Evelyn From The Land Of The Lost.
Evelyn
 
Posts: 69
Joined: Jan 28, 2007

Post Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:49 am   

Greetings Evelyn,

You did good - you posted here just fine! It does take a little getting used to at first but you are definitely getting there. Hopfully you'll get this reply!

Here's some info on why it's not a good idea to hibernate your pet:

http://www.redearslider.com/hibernation.html

Here's some info on how to post a photo:

http://www.redearslider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1811

Does your turtle have red stripes on the side of his/her head? If so, he/she is definitely a slider.
SpotsMama
User avatar
SpotsMama
Retired Mod
 
Posts: 8079
Joined: Jun 7, 2006
Location: Mesquite Texas


Return to General Care Discussion

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 92 guests