Mou's water turtle can hibernate. When the temperature is lower than 15 degrees Celsius, Mou's water turtle will burrow into the soil to hibernate. Young water turtles do not hibernate until they are 2 to 3 years old. The body functions and digestive system of hibernating water turtles stop functioning.

Precautions for hibernating water turtles:

1. Temperature. The most suitable hibernation temperature for Mou's water turtle is 4-8 degrees, and the turtle basically consumes no physical energy during this temperature period. The most dangerous temperature is 14-19 degrees. At this time, the turtle has stopped eating because of the low water temperature, but the water temperature is not yet low enough to hibernate. The turtle will keep crawling around, and it is easy to die from exhaustion of physical strength.

2. Cleanse the intestines. If the intestines are not thoroughly cleaned before hibernation, food will spoil in the digestive tract and cause inflammation.

3. Environment. Fine sand and shelter can give turtles a sense of security during hibernation. Place the turtle box in a place with little vibration from human activities. Turtles are not afraid of sounds but are afraid of shocks.

4. After the temperature rises, when the turtle wakes up, do not feed for the first time. After stopping eating for 1 week, start feeding a small amount. The amount of feeding will gradually increase according to the rising water temperature.