How long do turtles hibernate?

Question

around when should/will they wake up?

Answer 1

Temperature is important to turtles. Turtles are ectothermic animals. That means they get their body heat from their surroundings--the air, water or ground. They need to be warm to move around and eat. If they get too cold, everything in the body will slow down. Then they can't eat and digest food. The heart slows down and the lungs do too.

Some turtles live where it is warm all the time. They stay active all winter long. But turtles who live where it gets cold and snowy have a way to keep themselves alive. They can hibernate. (Some people use the word "brumate" for what reptiles do. Mammals hibernate. But most people use the word hibernate anyway.)

Different kinds of turtles hibernate in different ways. Most water turtles go deep into the pond and snuggle down into some mud and leaves at the bottom. Then they let themselves get cold. Their bodies slow down so they don't need to eat anymore. Their hearts slow down too so that they beat only once every few minutes. They stop breathing through their lungs. Because their bodies are running at such a slow speed, they don't need much oxygen, but they do need some. They can get the small amount of oxygen they need from the water. It sinks in through some specialized skin cells that are just inside the tail opening. That's right! They "breathe" through their tails! Water turtles can stay like this for two or three months.

Answer 2

Turtles Hibernate

Answer 3

They will start to wake up when the temps near them get warm enough. This is usually about 55 degrees or so.

This assumes that your turtle is really hibernating. Sadly, many keepers think their turtle is hibernating when it is really sick or even dead.

Answer 4

Depends what kind of turtles do you have...i have Red Ear Slider (chrysemis scripta elegans)...when they hibernate they don't really sleep all the time...they move slow and eat less.In april are getting up for good...very hungry.

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