Mayelana ne-Pet Hedgehogs
I-hedgehogs ngokuvamile egcinwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo eNyakatho Melika ibonakala ngokuxuba kwezinhlobo zezilwane, okuyizizukulwane zakudala zase-Afrika. Igama elithi "i-African Pygmy Hedgehog" liyigama elichazayo (elihlanganiswe abalimi), kunokuba igama eliyiqiniso lezilwane. Izikhumba zezilwane ezifuywayo ziza ngemibala eminingi kodwa zonke zinemiphetho embozwe emifushane emifushane, eminyanyeni nasezintanjeni eziboshwe ngoboya obumnandi. Uma bekhululekile, izimpande zabo zihlala ziqhekekile kodwa uma zizwa zisengozini, zizoqala ibhola eliqinile ngezinhlanzi zazo ezigxilile.
Ama-hedgehogs angamaphilisi angasondelene kahle futhi ngenkathi engacabangi ukuthi asetshenziswe uma esebenzako, abonakala bengathandi ukusebenzisana kwabantu. Ama-Hedgehogs asekhulile ekutheni kodwa asemthethweni njengezilwane ezifuywayo kwezinye izindawo.
Ama-hedgehogs aqinile, afinyelela ubukhulu obungamamitha angu-5 kuya kwangu-8 ubude. Ukulinganiselwa kwesikhathi sokuphila okulindelekile kuhlukahluka kakhulu, noma kuphi kusukela eminyakeni emithathu kuya kweyisishiyagalolunye, nakuba iminyaka emine kuya kweyisithupha cishe iningi kakhulu. Zibhekwa ngokuyinhloko izinambuzane ngoba izinambuzane ziyingxenye enkulu kunazo zonke zokudla kwazo kwemvelo.
Ukukhetha iHedgehog Pet
Thola umhlwanyeli ohloniphekile owenza izinhlobo zobubele futhi uqinisekise ukuthi ama-hedgehogs awo amancane aphathwa njalo. Ukuthola i-hedgehog encane (amasonto ayisithupha kuya kwayisishiyagalombili ubudala) yindlela engcono kakhulu yokuqinisekisa ukuthi isilwane sakho esisha sizojwayela ukuphathwa.
Uma kunokwenzeka, zama ukuthatha i-hedgehog ocabangela ukulinganisa ukusabela kwabo.
Khetha owodwa ozozivumela ukuthi uthathwe futhi mhlawumbe uphenduke emuva ngaphandle kokungena ibhola eliqinile. Funa amehlo aqhakazile, acwebe amaconsi, nesikhumba esibhekile enempilo, izilonda, noboya. Qaphela isikhumba esikhanyayo, iziqu ezilahlekile, uchithekele amehlo noma impumulo nobufakazi bokuhuda.
Futhi, qiniseka ukuthi i-hedgehog inezimo zomzimba omuhle, ayizincane kakhulu noma zinzima kakhulu. Hlola emilenzeni yabo futhi uqaphele amafutha omzimba kusukela ukukhuluphala kuyinkinga evamile phakathi kwama-hedgehogs ezinkomo.
Izinduna zezinsikazi nezinsikazi ngokuvamile zenza izilwane ezifuywayo ezifanele ngakho akufanele zicabangele ukuthi yisiphi isinqumo ongakhetha kuzo. Njengoba ama-hedgehogs ayilwane elizimele, cwangcisa i-hedgehog eyodwa kuphela emgodini. Iningi lama-hedgehogs alijabule ngokuphelele ukugcinwa yedwa futhi empeleni lilwa uma ligcinwa namanye ama-hedgehogs.
Izindlu zezindlini zezilwane
Vumela ubuncane bezinyawo ezingu-2-3 zendawo yephansi (naphezu kokukhulu kuncono) ku-hedgehog yakho yesilwane. Ungasebenzisa izinhlobo eziningi zamakheji kodwa njalo ugweme imigwaqo yocingo futhi uqaphele ngokuhlukaniswa kwamakheji angasese. Ama-aquariums, amakheji aseplastiki okuhweba, noma ngisho nezinsimbi zokugcina ipulasitiki eziguqulwayo ezinezimbobo ezithintekayo zingenza wonke amakheji ahloniphekile ase-hedgehog.
Ukuze ulale, zama ama- aspen shavings noma izindlela ezintsha ezishaya izinkuni ezifana nokulala emaphepheni, kodwa gwema imicu yemisedari. I-pine ingase ifaneleke, ikakhulukazi isilwane esomile, kepha kunezinye izindlela ezingcono ezitholakalayo. Abanye abantu basebenzisa i-carpeting yangaphakathi / yangaphandle njengendwangu ye-Astroturf noma i-fleece yendwangu yokufaka isikhala esikhundleni sezinto zokulala ezingavamile kodwa qiniseka ukuthi ayikho imicu evulekile lapho i-hedgehog ingangena khona.
Nikeza i-pan encane encane ngothuli ngaphandle kwesikhala esingaba yindawo yokugeza yangasese ye-hedgehog. Ungasebenzisi i-clumping litter noma kunjalo. Futhi, faka ibhokisi lekhadibhodi noma enye indawo efihliwe efihliwe njengendawo yokulala yehedgehog yakho.
Ukuzivocavoca for Pet Hedgehogs
Isondo eligijima linikeza umsebenzi omkhulu wezilwane zezilwane ezincane. Kuvulwe isondo elivulekile, elisebusweni eliqinile futhi kufanele libe likhulu kakhulu (ngaphezulu kwamasentimitha angu-10) ukuvumela ikamelo lakho lokugcoba liqhume endaweni ekhululekile. Ama-wild hedgehogs ahamba ibanga elide nsuku zonke ngakho adinga isikhala esiningi noma okungenani okuncane, isondo elinemfanelo, ukugijima.
Ukudla amaHedgehogs wezilwane
Iminyaka eminingi, ukudla okuphezulu kwekhati kwakungukudla okuphakanyisiwe okukhethwa yizilwane zezilwane ezincane, okungeziwe ngemifino yokudla noma amakhilikithi kanye nezinye izinto. Ucwaningo olwengeziwe lwenziwe eminyakeni yonke ukusiqondisa ukuthi yiziphi izilwane zethu ezifuywayo ezidingekayo futhi manje sesiyazi ukuthi zibaluleke kangakanani empilweni ye-animal hedgehog.
Ukudla kwekati okungenambewu noma ukudla okuphezulu kwe-hedgehog yilokho i-hedgehog yakho okufanele idle.
Ama-hedgehogs athambekele ekuthandeni izidakamizwa zokudla futhi enza ukwelashwa okuhle ngezikhathi ezithile kodwa qiniseka ukuthi ukondla ukudla okunomsoco okunomsoco njengezithelo, imifino kanye nokudla kwenja ngaphambi kokuba ubanikeze ku-hedgehog yakho. Amakhilikithi angadliwa futhi i-hedgehog yakho izothanda ukubamba.
Izindleko ezincane zamaqanda abilisiwe, ukudla okunganeni, noma izithelo zinganikezwa njengezikhathi ezithile, kodwa zondla lezi zinto ezilinganayo ngokulinganisela.
Ukusingatha amaHedgehogs ePet
Ama-hedgehogs amaningi awakuthandi kakhulu ukukhwabanisa kodwa iningi lizovumela ukuphatha kahle. Bayozivumela ngisho nokuba bathathe futhi bazokwazi ukukhuphuka bonke abantu babo. Ukuze uhlasele i-hedgehog, ukuphatha kahle futhi okuvamile kuyadingeka kodwa abakhiqizi abaningi bazobe sebevele bayiqede ama-hedgehogs abo ngaphambi kokuba uwahambise ekhaya.
Okokuqala, i-hedgehog engagxiliwe ingahle ibhekane nebhola le-spiky uma uzama ukuyikhetha. Kodwa-ke, uma usanda kubhalwa i-hedgehog e-balled ezandleni zakho bayodabula phakathi kwamaminithi ambalwa bese baqala ukuhlola uma bebona ukuthi awusho lutho olulimazayo. Vele uqiniseke ukuthi iminwe yakho ingabanjwanga ngaphakathi kulowo mdlalo we-hedgehog ball!
Uma uqala nge-hedgehog entsha, ukuziphatha okusebenzayo ngezikhathi lapho bephapheme (isib. Kusihlwa kusihlwa) njengesihenqo sezinwele esizolala sizobe sesiqhakazile. Zama ukunikela ngezandla ukudla okuthandayo okufana nemifino yokudla ukuze uthole ukwethenjwa kwe-hedgehog yakho. Uma bephikisana ngempela ekusebenzelaneni okokuqala, ithawula elikhulu kufanele libe yilokho okudingayo ukuze ukwazi ukumthatha.
I-Hedgehog Ukuzivocavoca Ukuziphatha Okuthandayo
AmaHedgehogs anomkhuba othakazelisayo obizwa ngokuthi "ukuzigcoba" okungahle kumangele okokuqala uma ubona. Iphunga elilodwa elibonakalayo libonakala lizothumela i-hedgehog ibe yimpikiswano ekhulayo njengoba iqala ukugxila kakhulu futhi isakaze umatha phezu kwawo. Akekho oqiniseke ngokuphelele ukuthi kungani ama-hedgehogs enza lokhu futhi abanye babonakala bejwayele kakhulu kunabanye, kodwa akuyona imbangela yokukhathazeka.
Ihlelwe ngu-Adrienne Kruzer, i-RVT