Lapho izinkomba zebhokisi zithuthela ekhaya elisha noma imvelo entsha, akuyona into engavamile ukuba bayeke ukudla isikhathi esifushane ngenxa yokucindezeleka kokuhamba. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi unikeza imvelo efanele kanye nokudla okulungile ukuze unciphise ukucindezeleka okuhlangenwe nakho futhi uwenze ukuba badle ngokujwayelekile futhi. Kunezinto ezimbalwa ongayenza ukuze uthola izimvudu zakho zijabule futhi ubasize baqale ukudla.
Hlola izinga lokushisa
Uma isimo sakho se-tortle ebhokisini asifudumale, izinga labo lokunciphisa umzimba lizokwehla futhi ngeke banesithakazelo ekudleni (ngoba bazama ukugcina amandla ukufudumala). Ukuze uthole isibhakabhaka esinezintathu ezintathu, eMpumalanga, noma eGulf Coast, lokhu kusho ukushisa kwesikhatsi sosuku lokungena kufanele kube yi-75 degrees Fahrenheit engama-85-88 degrees Fahrenheit. Amakhamera e-Ornate nase-Asia adinga ukushisa okushisa kancane.
UVB Ukukhanyisa
Ngaphezu kokushisa okufanelekile, ukukhanya kokukhanya kwe-ultraviolet kubaluleke kakhulu ekwenzeni umsebenzi we-tortle yakho, ukuxuba umzimba, ukuxubusha kwe-calcium, futhi kungase kuvuse nesifiso sakho se-tortle. Uma isimo sezulu sakho sangaphandle siyakwamukela, isikhathi esingaphandle kwesikhala sokungena ekukhanyeni kwelanga lemvelo kuyinto enhle (ukukhanya kwelanga ngeglasi akulona ngoba ingilazi ihlunga imibala ye-UVB). Uma ungeke ukwazi ukuthola i-turtle yakho ngaphandle ngaphandle okungenani amahora ambalwa ngosuku udinga ukuthola ama-ultraviolet ama-light aveza ukukhanya kwe-UVA ne-UVB.
Ama-bulb e-reptile akhethekile ayatholakala kule njongo. Landela imiyalelo yomkhiqizi ukuthi ngabe izibani kufanele zibe kude kangakanani nesikhukhula sakho nokuthi ziphindwe kaningi kangakanani ukushintsha ama-bulbs (ngokuvamile njalo ezinyangeni eziyisithupha).
Izindlu
Ngisho noma izingulube zebhokisi akuzona eziningi zesilwane, zisadinga indawo enkulu ukuze ikhule futhi ihambe.
Ngezinye izikhathi amajaji angakwazi ukuzivumelanisa ne-aquarium enkulu, kodwa jikelele, amabhuloho amabhokisi abonakala enza kahle kakhulu endaweni yangaphandle. Okufanelekile, zingagcinwa ngaphandle konyaka wonke lapho isimo sezulu sivumela futhi okungenani ingxenye kwezinye izindawo kwezinye izindawo. Uma igcinwa ngaphakathi endlini (njengama-hatchlings noma uma isimo sezulu esibanda singabasiza ngaphakathi), banikeze njengendawo enkulu ye-terrarium ngangokunokwenzeka. Qinisekisa ukuthi ihlelwe kahle ngama-UVB nezibani ezifudumele.
Ukudla
Kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi unikeza izinketho zokudla eziningi ebhokisini lakho lebhokisi. Amajaji athambekele ekudleni okunengi, ngakho gxila ezintandweni ezinjenge-slugs kanye nemifino yomhlaba kanye nezinye izinto eziphilayo (qinisekisa ukuthi ziyi-pesticide mahhala!) For turtle yakho encane. Kuwo wonke ama-turtles, nikeza imifino , njengama-dandelion nemifino ye-collard, izaqathe ezicwebezelekile nezithelo ezincane (ubhanana nama-strawberries ngokuvamile avame ukuthandwa). Ukondla izinto ezihlukahlukene kubalulekile njengoba ezinye izinhlanzi zikhetha noma zithukuthele.
Zama ukunikela ukudla kuqala ekuseni njengoba lokhu kuyilapho ama-turtle amabhokisi ejwayele ukufuna ukudla. Futhi, ngokuya ngesimo sezulu (esishisayo kakhulu, epholile njll njll) i-tortle yakho ingase ingabi nesithakazelo ekudleni okuningi. Uma ihotela lakho elisha selihambe izinsuku ezimbalwa lingadli, kungase kube umbono omuhle ukuhlola nge-vet yakho ye-vettics ukulawula izinkinga zezokwelapha.
Ihlelwe ngu-Adrienne Kruzer, i-RVT