Ibhuloho lebhokisi laseMpumalanga ( Terrapene carolina carolina ) livame ukuphakama ngamasentimitha angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 ubude. Amakolishi amabhokisi aseMpumalanga ane-carapace ephakeme (igobolondo) ephezulu elivame kakhulu elibomvu elimnyama elinombala okhanyayo ophuzi, obomvu kanye / noma obomvu. E-plastron, kungenzeka kube nezindawo ezimnyama, ikakhulukazi emaphethelweni emikhakha. Isikhumba sinomsundu namabala noma ukukhanya kwebala eliphuzi noma elibomvu, ikakhulukazi kumesilisa.
Kunezinzwane ezine ezinyaweni ezingemuva.
Amabhuloho e-Eastern Box Sexual
Abesilisa bavame ukuba nomsila omude kunomama. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-plastron i-concave kancane emadodeni futhi ihamba kahle kubantu besifazane, kuyilapho i-carapace ijwayele ukucwilisa ngaphezulu kwamadoda (ngaphezulu okulawulwa kwabesifazane). Abesilisa bavame ukuba nezimpawu ezimibalabala ngaphezulu kwezingaphambili, futhi izinhlayiya ezinyaweni ezinamazinyo ngokuvamile zifushane futhi zinamaphiko kunama-females. Ngokuvamile abesilisa banama-red irises, kodwa hhayi njalo. Kungaba nzima ukushayela amabhulogi amabhokisi ngaphandle kokuqhathanisa abesilisa nabesifazane eceleni.
I-Life Span
Njengamanye ama-turtles amabhokisi, izinhlanzi zebhokisi zaseMpumalanga zingahlala isikhathi eside kakhulu, cishe eminyakeni engaba ngu-100. Ngokudabukisayo, abaningi ekuthunjweni ngeke baphile isikhathi eside (iminyaka engu-30 kuya kweyodwa engama-40 ejwayelekile kakhulu; ngisho emifushane engaphansi kokunakekelwa okuhle).
Izindlu
Nakuba kungenzeka ukugcina izinhlanzi zamabhokisi aseMpumalanga (ikakhulukazi ama-hatchlings kanye nama-juveniles) e-terrarium enkulu yangaphakathi (ama-aquarium amaningi angaphansi kakhulu), enza kangcono kakhulu ezindlini ezingaphandle lapho isimo sezulu sivunwa khona.
Kufanele babe nokufinyelela okulula emgodini ongajulile wamanzi ngaso sonke isikhathi. Futhi, kufanele babe nokufihla izindawo zokufihla izindawo, futhi udoti oluthile lokugubha.
Ukushisa nokukhanya
Uma ugcinwe epeni langaphandle, qinisekisa ukuthi kukhona izindawo ezisebusuku nezomthunzi ezitholakalayo (i-tortle kufanele ikwazi ukuhamba ukusuka ezindaweni ezipholile ukuya ezindaweni ezifudumele uma kudingeka).
Ngaphandle, i-terrarium izodinga umthombo wokushisa kanye nokukhanya kwe-reptile e-UVB ephuma. Nikeza indawo engasenkingeni ngamazinga okushisa angama-85 kuya ku-88 F, ukugcina i-terrarium nge-gradient kuze kufike ku-75 F. Ukushisa kwebusuku akufanele kungabi ngaphansi kuka-70 F.
Amanzi
Ngenkathi izinkomba zebhokisi zingekho emanzini, akuyona into engavamile ukuba bafinyelele emanzini angajulile ukuba baphuze futhi babe nensipho. Qinisekisa ukuthi i-pan engajulile yamanzi iyatholakala kalula (futhi igcinwe ihlanzekile) ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ezinsukwini ezishisayo, ezomile, ugijime i-sprinkler noma uphawule ipeni lakho lokungenisa umswakama owengeziwe.
Ukudla
Amakolishi amabhokisi asempumalanga asempumalanga ayenawo omnivores futhi angadliwa izinto ezihlukahlukene. Cishe isigamu sokudla kwabo kufanele senziwe yimifino, izithelo, kanye nosuku / utshani. Okusele kufanele kwenziwe ngamaprotheni aphansi-fat; Ukudla konke okuphilayo kulungile (izibungu zomhlaba, ama-slugs, izinkila, ama-worms, ama-cricket, izintethe), kodwa ukudla okuphekwe okudliwayo kanye nokudla kwenja ephansi okunamandla kunganezelwa njengesengezo. Ama-Hatchlings ayamnandi kakhulu.
Amanothi
Amakolishi amabhokisi aseMpumalanga angaphila ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene ezivela emahlathini amanzi ukuze asomile amasimu aluhlaza. Bazovame ukungena emanzini angajulile. Amabhulogi amabhokisi aphuza lapho eqala ukubandayo. Zitholakala ngaphesheya kwe-US empumalanga, kusukela eMaine kuya eNyakatho Florida.
Ibhuloho lebhokisi liyancipha, elibalwe yi-CITES njengoba lisongelwa. Izikhulu eziningi zivikela izikhukhula zebhokisi futhi zibe nemithetho ngokumelene nokuqoqa izinhlanzi zamabhokisi zasendle. Kungcono ukuthola ibhotela lebhokisi lesilwane elibanjwe ekuthunjweni kumfuyi ohloniphekile. Ama-turtle abanjwe ngasendle awenzi kahle ukuthunjwa futhi abaningi bafa ngokucindezeleka. Izitolo zezilwane zivame ukuthwala izinhlanzi ezibanjwe zasendle.