冬(dong)季是龜的冬(dong)眠期，大約在11-4月(yue)份，溫(wen)度在15度以(yi)下，龜逐漸停止(zhi)進食，就開始進入冬眠期了。冬眠時也不(bu)能離開水，否(fou)則就會生病，失(shi)水而死的。

進入(ru)冬眠期，室(shi)溫不(bu)宜(yi)太高，0-5度最適宜，這樣龜就不太活(huo)動，減少消耗體能。如果溫度太高，龜一直(zhi)在爬(pa)動，大量消耗體能(neng)，對(dui)龜是(shi)不(bu)利的(de)。應(ying)把龜(gui)放(fang)在有(you)(you)水的缸中過冬，水不要太(tai)多(duo)，水放(fang)到(dao)龜(gui)背即可(ke)，還可(ke)在缸里面放(fang)一塊(kuai)方形磚或(huo)石塊(kuai)。龜(gui)要曬陽光(guang)時可(ke)以(yi)爬在上面。千萬注意水不可(ke)被冰(bing)凍(dong)結，否則，巴(ba)西龜(gui)會被凍(dong)死(si)的。可(ke)把龜(gui)缸搬到(dao)室內，放(fang)在有(you)(you)1-2小時陽(yang)光照射(she)的地(di)方(fang)，陽(yang)光可(ke)殺菌，只要這樣做了(le),冬天一(yi)般沒什么病的， 注(zhu)意室(shi)溫(wen)保持在零度以上，就能(neng)安全(quan)過(guo)冬了。

體(ti)質差的龜(gui)決不(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)能(neng)冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)眠(mian)(mian)。小龜(gui)、幼龜(gui)建議(yi)不(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)要(yao)(yao)冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)眠(mian)(mian)，很難過冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)。可(ke)(ke)以(yi)給要(yao)(yao)冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)眠(mian)(mian)的龜(gui)準備些沙，但如果它不(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)爬(pa)(pa)進(jin)去(qu)的話，就不(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)要(yao)(yao)強行給它埋進(jin)去(qu)。不(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)在(zai)沙里(li)冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)眠(mian)(mian)的龜(gui)龜(gui)，可(ke)(ke)以(yi)放(fang)在(zai)淺水里(li)，上面罩一層濕棉紗，保(bao)持(chi)濕潤，也起到一定程度(du)保(bao)溫效果。在(zai)沙里(li)冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)眠(mian)(mian)的龜(gui)龜(gui)，要(yao)(yao)保(bao)證沙干(gan)凈無污(wu)染(ran)。在(zai)龜(gui)龜(gui)冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)眠(mian)(mian)期(qi)(qi)間(jian)，保(bao)持(chi)沙的濕潤。龜(gui)龜(gui)可(ke)(ke)能(neng)在(zai)冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)眠(mian)(mian)期(qi)(qi)間(jian)醒(xing)(xing)來(lai)，所以(yi)要(yao)(yao)保(bao)證它醒(xing)(xing)來(lai)后不(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)會爬(pa)(pa)到你找不(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)到的地方。另(ling)外，冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)眠(mian)(mian)期(qi)(qi)間(jian)醒(xing)(xing)來(lai)的龜(gui)龜(gui)千萬不(bu)(bu)(bu)(bu)能(neng)喂食。