8 years old,

[Benjamin]

Female manouria emys phayeri, after her winter rest.

 

[Kristina]

Beautiful I love their dark color.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Beautiful.

 

[Yvonne G]

Do you give your Manouria a winter slow-down period? Please explain.

 

[Benjamin]

Do you give your Manouria a winter slow-down period? Please explain.

They live in a greenhouse with attatched outdoor pens. By mid November they are shut in. Low temps this winter were 32.5F, several nights. They are inactive maybe two months, then with longer days become active.
I have been keeping manouria for many years and have noticed much seasonality with them. Very similar to many species that I currently keep from similar region.

 

[Yvonne G]

And there is no heater in the green house?

 

[Benjamin]

And there is no heater in the green house?

A small electric heater is used when temps are forecasted below 30F.
This keeps the temps just above freezing at night. Bromeliads thrive in there as well, not the orchids.
More average temp ranges are low 35-40F, high temps easily reach 60-70 on a sunny days, even if it is below 32F outside.
In the wild they could experience wide day/night temps, at high elevations.
I don't recomend everyone try radical husbandry methods. I am always nervouse during the winter.

 

[Yvonne G]

Wow...I have pig blankets, lights, insulation...I guess I've really gone over board to keep them warm during the winter.

 

[Benjamin]

Wow...I have pig blankets, lights, insulation...I guess I've really gone over board to keep them warm during the winter.

Used to have a ceramic heat bulb on, but it was never used. Lemmy was always as far away as he could be.

 

[Yvonne G]

Mine live in a heated, insulated shed with vinyl strips across the doorway. I open the door every a.m. and lock them in every p.m. During the day they come and go as they wish, even on the coldest days. But they always go back into the shed when they get cold. Each on sits on its own pig blanket.