Amagama
Lezi zinduku ziyaziwa ngokuthi i- Octodon degus, degu, i-rush-tailed rat, ne-degu ejwayelekile.
Isikhathi sokuphila se-Degus
Iminyaka emihlanu kuya kweyisishiyagalombili iyinhlangano yokuphila yesilwane esinqunyiwe, kodwa naphezu kokuyiminyaka eyishumi kungenzeka.
Usayizi weDeveli
Umzimba we-degu uphakathi kwamasentimitha amahlanu kuya kwangu-7 ubude kanti umsila wabo ungeza omunye ubude obuyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu kuya kweziyisithupha.
Ukuziphatha kwe-Degu
Okukhohlisayo yizilwane zenhlalo kakhulu futhi kungaba yinto enamandla kakhulu uma iphathwa kusukela ebusheni (kepha ungalokothi uwathathe ngomsila).
Benza okungcono kakhulu uma begcinwe ngezinye ze-degus ngenxa yemvelo yabo engokwemvelo futhi baphinde bahlasele ngakho-ke basebenzayo phakathi nosuku (eziningi zamagundane zitholakala ebusuku). Okukhohlisayo kuyidlala futhi kuyadingeka kodwa ngaphandle kokuxhumana komphakathi kanye nethuba lokuzivocavoca bangaba nobudlova futhi bangaboni kahle. Endle, bahlala emiphakathini-kufana nezinja ze-prairie- futhi badonsa uhlelo oluhle lokugubha lapho benza khona amakhaya abo.
I-Housing Degus
Isidingo esidinga isikhala esikhulu sokuhlala kuso. Ukuze uthole i-degus encane, isikhala esincane esincane samasentimitha angu-24 ngamasentimitha angu-18 ngamasentimitha amabili ubude siyadingeka. Inqolobane enkulu kunazo zonke amakheji amaningi angcono futhi amakhulu ama-multilevel afana nalawo awenzelwe ama-ferrets noma ama-chinchillas afanelekile futhi kufanele ahlinzekwe ngaphandle kokuthi izimo zesikhashana zidingeke zenziwe. I-cage kufanele yenziwe ngocingo kusukela ku-degus ayengabaculi futhi bayodinga ngqo ngokhuni nangeplastiki. Kumele futhi ube nesisekelo esiqinile (hhayi ucingo) kanye namashalofu kanye nama-ledges kufanele futhi kwenziwe ngezinto eziqinile njengoba i-degus ijwayele izinkinga zonyawo njenge-bumblefoot.
Njengazinye izilwane ezincane, gwema izihlahla zomsedari noma i-pine shavings for bedding ngenxa yezingozi ezingase zibe khona lezi zinkuni zokhuni zingaba khona. Imidwebo ehambisana nephepha ivikelekile ku-degu yakho futhi isenayo.
Ibhokisi lesidleke liyadingeka ukunikeza i-degus umuzwa wokulondeka ngenkathi ekhonjiwe. Ibhokisi lezinkuni eliyizingalo eziyisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili ngamasentimitha ayisithupha lifanelekile futhi uma likhona uphahla oluphambene, i-degus nayo ingayisebenzisa njengesihlalo sokuhlala.
Izinto zokukhiya izicubu (izicubu noma ithawula lephepha, i-hay, iphepha elikhishwe phansi) kufanele linikezwe ibhokisi. Yilungele ukuthatha indawo yebhokisi lezintambo njengoba kudingeka ngoba udoti lwakho luzohlaziya ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
I-Degus kufanele ibe nesondo elisebenza ngokuqinile elingaphezulu (11 amasentimitha ububanzi ubukhulu obuhle be-degus amaningi) emkhosini wabo. Amagatsha amancane anganezelwa emgodini futhi azohlinzeka kokubili ukuzivocavoca (ukukhuphuka) kanye namathuba okuhlafuna. Izintambo ezinamahloni ezinjengekotini nazo zingasetshenziswa njengezinyathelo zokukhuphuka. Ukusebenzisa izitsha ezinzima ze-ceramic umqondo omuhle ngoba abakwazi ukuhlolwa. Ibhodlela lamanzi elinomshini we-sipper lingasetshenziselwa amanzi kepha ungase udinge ukuthola umculi we-chew (qiniseka ukuthi udoti wakho unamanzi ahlanzekile, ahlanzekile atholakalayo ngaso sonke isikhathi).
Njengoba i-degus ingu-chewers enjalo, kubalulekile ukunikeza amathuba amaningi okuhlafuna. Izinhlobonhlobo zezinkuni nokuhlakulela amathoyizi ngamagundane kumele zinikezwe ngaso sonke isikhathi. Amabhola anamaphiko namathoyizi okwenziwe onogwaja akhulu kakhulu nge-degus kanye namathoyizi aklanyelwe ama-parrot amakhulu . I-block mineral noma i-salt salt eklanyelwe ama-rodents nayo ingahlanganiswa nesikhala.
Ukugeza Ubhudu
Njenge-chinchillas, i-degus idinga ukugeza okutshenziswa njalo ukuze kugcinwe isikhumba nesembatho esimweni esihle.
Nikeza isitsha esingajulile nge-inch noma amabili we- chinchilla uthuli uthuli izikhathi ezimbalwa ngesonto (shiya lokhu emgodini isikhathi esingangehafu yehora noma kunjalo ukuze ubanike isikhathi esanele sokuzungeza). Amanzi okugeza akufanele adingeke.
Ukondla uMdluli
I-Degus yenzelwe ukudla ukudla okuphezulu kakhulu ekuguleni futhi ngaphansi kwama-carbohydrate. Ngakho-ke, isisekelo sokudla okunempilo emihle kuyinhlanganisela ye-high-quality chinchilla noma i-guinea pellets kanye nama-rodent blocks. Utshani utshani (njenge-timothy hay) kufanele lutholakale ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi inani elincane le-alfalfa hay linganikezwa. Kunezimila ezihlukahlukene ezilandelayo ezinganikezwa:
- Amazambane amahle (ahlutshiwe, aphekiwe)
- Izaqathe
- I-broccoli
- Imifino enhle (njenge-kale, isipinashi, iparsley, njll)
- Obhontshisi abaluhlaza okotshani
- Amaqabunga e-Dandelion (qinisekisa ukuthi ayinama-pesticide-mahhala uma uwakhetha esuka egcekeni lakho bese uwanikeza kuphela ngobuncane noma angabangela ukuhuda).
Imifino engamalungu omndeni weklabishi (iklabishi, i-broccoli, amahlumela aseBrussel, i-kale, njll.) Kufanele idliwe kuphela ngamanani amancane kakhulu futhi ochwepheshe abathile be-degu bayeluleka ukuwagwema ngokuphelele.
Izithelo kufanele zigwenywe njengendlela yokwelapha (kufaka phakathi omisiwe) ngenxa yokuqukethwe okushukela okuphezulu. Ukuphatha, imbewu eningi kakhulu ye-degus (isib. Imbewu ka-sunflower), amantongomane, nama-nut wonke kugobolondo kodwa lokhu kufanele kube kuphela ukwelapha ngezikhathi ezithile ngenxa yokuqukethwe kwamafutha aphezulu. Ungavumeli i-degus yakho ithuluke ngokweqile noma ikhuluphele futhi ugcine ukudla okuyishukela okungenani kuncane kakhulu njengoba ijwayele ukuthuthukisa isifo sikashukela .