Iziphuphu ze-Sulcata yizinhlanzi ezinkulu zezilwane futhi azikwenzi ngempela izilwane ezifuywayo ngenxa yokuphila kwazo eside. Kodwa uma uzithola unesilwane, unesidingo esiqondile ukuze uhlale unempilo futhi ujabule futhi uzothola ukuthi benza abangane abahle kakhulu.
Amagama: I- geochelone sulcata, i- ulcata tortoise, i-tortoise yase-Afrika
I-Life Span: Iziphuphu ze-Sulcata zingaphila iminyaka engu-80-100, mhlawumbe isikhathi eside.
Usayizi: Iziphuphu ze-Sulcata zikhulu kakhulu, zifinyelela kumuntu omdala ubude obungama-24-30 amasentimitha futhi zilinganisa ngamakhilogremu angu-80-110.
Ukudla ama-Tortoises we-Sulcata
I-Sulcata tortoises yi-herbivorous, i-tortoises yokudla okudinga i-fibre ephezulu kanye nokudla okuphansi kwamaphrotheni. Lokhu kunganikezwa ngokudla izinhlobo ezinotshani nezinhlamvu (okungenani okungenani u-75% wokudla kwazo) kanye nokhula nezimbali ezidliwayo (i-dandelions, i-clover, i-endive, izimbali ezidliwayo, ukhula, ama-cactus pads). Imifino eminye yemifino eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ifanelekile, kodwa kufanele ugweme ukudla okuphezulu kuma-oxalates (ie isipinashi, lwesinaphi kanye nemifino ye-beet, i-kale, i-broccoli, ne-cauliflower) ngoba lezi zibophezela ngempela i-calcium emzimbeni ukuthi i-tortoise yakho idinga. Imifino kufanele iphinde ifakwe ne-calcium ne-vitamin D3 powder njalo. Ungadli izithelo, amaprotheni wezilwane, noma ukuphuza okufakwe esitokisini esitolo.
I-Housing Sulcata Tortoises Ngaphandle
Lezi zivunguvungu ezinkulu zidinga ucingo oluqinile futhi njengoba zigijima kahle, ucingo kufanele ludluliselwe ngaphansi komhlaba.
I-Shelter ngesimo se-doghouse noma i-shed shed encane iyohlinzeka ukuvikelwa ezakhiweni. Ukwakha amanzi okushisa kuzohlinzeka indawo yokuhlala efanelekayo yezulu kodwa izitshukela ze-sulcata azikwazi ukuhlala zisanda kubanda. Amazinga okushisa emini angaba ama-degree angama-37 degrees Celsius) kodwa kungase kudingeke ukuthi indawo yokuhlala yokushisa ihlale ishisa ngaphansi kwama-degrees Celsius angama-degrees Celsius angama-21.
Kumele kuhlinzekwe i-pan engavamile yamanzi ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi ukugoqa okudaka kungasetshenziswa kanye nokucwiliswa nokungena.
I-Housing Sulcata Tortoises Ngaphakathi
Njengoba ubukhulu balezi zingulube, izindlu zabantu abadala ngaphakathi endlini zithola kancane. Ukukhipha amanzi okushisa ngaphandle noma ukushisa okushisa lapho kungaphila lapho kupholile ngezinye izikhathi kungcono ukwedlula ukuwagcina endlini yakho. Uma usukhetha ukwakhiwa kwe-sulcata esekhulile ngaphakathi endlini uzodinga igumbi elizinikele kubo.
Amazinga okushisa kulelo gumbi, ukuchithwa, noma ukushisa kufanele alondolozwe emazingeni angu-80 kuya kwangu-90 Fahrenheit (27-32 degrees Celsius) emini futhi angahle abe phansi ngaphansi kwama-degrees Celsius angu-72 ebusuku. Qinisekisa ukuthi ungavumeli ukuthi i-enclosure ibanda kakhulu noma uzovumela ukuthi isihluthulelo sakho sibe nezifo eziningi futhi bangase bayeke ukudla. Kufanele kuhlinzekwe indawo ephoqelekile futhi ifinyelele ama-degrees Fahrenheit angama-35 degrees Celsius. Ukukhanya kwe-UVA / UVB nakho kuyadingeka uma uhlala endlini ngaphandle kwesiphuphu sakho sulcata akutholaki njalo, ilanga elingenalutho. Imisebe engabonakali iyosiza isihluthulelo sakho sikhule amathambo aqinile, ugweme isifo samathambo esifubeni , futhi uhlale unempilo. Qinisekisa ukukhetha ukukhanya okukhipha imisebe ngokwanele ukuze ufinyelele isihluthulelo sakho.
Funda ibhokisi ku-isibani sokukhanya ukuze ukhethe okufana nesikhala isibhamu sakho sihlala kuso.
I-pan yamanzi kufanele futhi inikezwe ngaso sonke isikhathi.
I-Sulcata Tortoise Behavior
Iziphuphu ze-Sulcata zithule njengazo zonke ezinye iziphuphu kodwa zikhulu futhi zihamba kancane. Bangakwazi ukunamathela kalula ezindaweni ezingazincane kakhulu (ngaphansi kwamatafula, njll), zizenzele futhi zingakwazi ukuzimela, zihlukumeze inani elikhulu nelinomsoco wendaba, zidla kakhulu, futhi zidinga ukushisa okushisayo okuzohlala enempilo futhi esebenzayo. Abantu abaningi abakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo ze-sulcata egcwele ekhulile iminyaka engu-100 futhi baqede ukuzama ukubuyela ekhaya lapho befika emdala.
Ihlelwe ngu-Adrienne Kruzer, i-RVT