I-Diamondback Terrapins

I-diamondback terrapins yizinhlanzi ezincane zamanzi. Zihluke kwezinye izinhlanzi zasemanzini ezilwane zasendle, njengamavolumu aqoshiwe kanye nezigqoko ezibomvu , ngoba zihlala emanzini angama-brackish. Bayibizwa ngokuthi i-carapace yabo efana ne-diamond yabo futhi bangamanye ama-turtle amahle kakhulu aseMelika.

I-Diamondback Terrapins

I-Diamondback Terrapin Housing

I-pet terrapins idinga amanzi angama-brackish (njengoba enza endle) kodwa abanikazi abaningi be-diamondbacks ababelethwe abathunjiwe nabo baye baphumelela ukugcina izinhlanzi zabo emanzini ahlanzekile. Njengoba ukudala imvelo enobungozi akuyona into enzima ukuyenza futhi kuyinto engokwemvelo ku-terrapins, ngincoma amanzi angama-brackish (anegunya elithile lika-1.014-1.018) ye-diamondback terrapin yakho. Ayikho inhlamba ekuhlinzekeni imvelo engokwemvelo kanye nabanikazi abathile abagcina ama-terrapins abathunjiwe emanzini ahlanzekile ekupheleni kokushintshela emanzini okukhwabanisa lapho i-tortle yabo iphela ngegobolondo yokubola noma izinkinga ze-buoyancy.

Njengoba i-turtle yamanzi, ama-diamondback terrapins adinga itanki ngokuyinhloko amanzi anezindawo zokuphuma emanzini kanye nomsele omile. I-tank enkulu ngokwanele ezovumela isivunguvungu sakho ukuba siphume futhi ugejise nge-rock rock, idwala elikhulu, noma idokodo elithantayo elizovumela ukuba ufulawa lwakho luphume emanzini liyadingeka.

Ngokujwayelekile isitokisi sezinhlanzi ezingama-75 noma i-tank enkulu.

Ukuhlunga amanzi kubalulekile emvelweni we-diamondback terrapin. Amanzi angcolile ayoholela ezinkingeni zesikhumba kanye negobolondo kufaka phakathi i-shell shell. Kunezinhlobonhlobo zezihlungi zamanzi ezingaphansi komhlaba, ezigciniwe, nezamasiko ongakhetha kuzo.

I-coral echotshoziwe inconywa ukuthi isetshenziswe phansi ezithandeni.

Isebenza ngenhloso emibili njenge-substrate kanye ne-calcium supplement. I-diamondback terrapins ithanda ukuguqula i-coral futhi izuzisa ekhaliniyamu eyengeziwe ekudleni kwayo kanye nokugqoka kwemvelo abaya emithonjeni yabo ekuyidleni.

I-Diamondback Terrapin Lighting

Njengezinye izinhlanzi zamanzi, ama-terrapins adinga kokubili izibani zokushisa nezibani ze-UVB. Abadingi amanzi afudumele kakhulu (angaphezu kwamashumi ayisikhombisa azokwenza) kodwa kudingeka adondolozwe ekubandeni kakhulu. Yilapho izibani zokushisa ziqala khona.

Emini, izibani zokushisa ezimhlophe zingasetshenziselwa ukwengeza ukushisa okunye emathini akho, kodwa ebusuku kufanele usebenzise umshini wokushisa we-ceramic, ukukhanya okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka noma obomvu ukuze ungacindezeli ukuhamba kwakho ngokukhanya ngesikhathi sokuhlwa. Ama-heaters ayenzelwe amathangi ezinhlanzi angasetshenziselwa ukugcina amanzi afudumele kodwa aqiniseke ukuthi izinga lokushisa elingaphandle kwamanzi ligcinwa eminyakeni engama-80.

Izibani ze-UVB eziklanyelwe ngqo izilwane ezifuywayo kufanele zigcinwe cishe amahora angu-12 ngosuku futhi zigcinwe cishe ngamasentimitha angu-10-12 ukusuka lapho uhamba khona. Lokhu kuzokwenza ukuba i-terrapin yakho enhle ikhule, ihlale iqinile, futhi iguqule kahle i-vitamin D ayithatha ukuyisebenzisa emzimbeni wakhe. Ngaphandle kwe-UVB ukukhanyisa i-tortle yakho izokuthuthukisa isifo samathambo esincane futhi singakhuli kahle.

Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi mayelana nokukhanyisa kwe-terrapin, funda i- Turtle ne-Tortoise Lighting .

I-Diamondback Terrapin Diet

Ngokungafani nezinye izivunguvungu zasemanzini ezincane, ama-diamondback terrapins adla ngokuyinhloko inyama. Endle badla izinhlobo zokudla ezincane zasolwandle futhi badle izitshalo ezithile. Ekuthunjweni sibondla ama-pellets, ama-shrimp omisiwe, ama-smelt, izinkila, nokunye okutholakala olwandle. Ukudla okungokwemvelo kwe-diamondback terrapins efana nenkukhu nenkomo akufanele kudliwe.

Ama-terrapins awawona wonke umuntu kodwa uma ufuna isiphequluli esiphakeme kakhulu samanzi, cabanga ngesidakamizwa se-pet diamondback terrapin.