Abaqaphi be-Nile bavame ukubonwa ekuhwebeni kwezilwane kepha ngokuvamile akunconywa njengezilwane ezinwabuzelayo ngenxa yesayizi nobukhulu bawo obukhulu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ziphi uhlobo lwesilwane abazenzayo nakuba kunjalo, abahloli bamaNile bayathandwa abathandi be-lizard ezinkulu ngenxa yokubhukuda kanye namakhono okugibela umuthi nobuhle obuhle.
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Isimo sezinhloli ze-Nile
Abaqaphi be-Nile bangathuthuka ekuthunjweni kodwa akuzona njalo abahle kakhulu njengezilwane ezifuywayo. Uma ukhuliswe kusukela usemncane kakhulu futhi uphathwa njalo, ungase ukwazi ukwethemba umlenze wakho kancane kancane kodwa kaningi kunokuba awunzima kakhulu noma uthembekile. Lezi zilwane ezinwabuzelayo zinamandla, zingaba nobudlova, futhi zikhulu. Kusukela "Encwadini Encane Yezokuqapha Izindwangu" ngo-1995,
"Kunezimbalwa ezimbalwa zalezi zinduku ezifanelekile ekubhekaneni nokuphila okuthunjweni kunomqaphi weNayile. UBuffrenil (1992) wacabanga ukuthi, lapho elwa nokuphila kwakhe, uMlondolozi weNayile wayeyisitha esinobungozi kunokwenkoyi yesayizi efanayo. izinkinga ezithile ngenxa yobukhulu obukhulu bezinhlayiyana kanye nezinyathelo ezijabulisayo.Bambalwa kakhulu abantu abathenga amakhanda omnyama we-Nile abombala bangaqaphela ukuthi, phakathi neminyaka embalwa, ukuthenga kwabo kuzobe sekuphenduke imoto enkulu kakhulu, enobuhlungu, ekwazi ukuphuza intamo yomndeni wakhe nge-snap eyodwa bese uyigwinya. "
-Bennett, D. 1995. Incwadi encane ye-Monitor Lizards, i-Viper Press, i-Aberdeen, i-UK
Ukondla izibukeli ze-Nile
Abaqaphi be-Nile banesifiso sokuthanda. Endle bayadla izinto ezihlukahlukene zokudla ezihlanganisa inyamazane, amaqanda, izinambuzane, ama-rodents, izinyoni, ngisho nezinye izilwane ezinwabuzelayo ezifana nezinyoka. Njengezilwane ezifuywayo, abahloli bamaNayile bavame ukudla izinambuzane (njengama-cricket kusukela lapho zifinyeleleka kalula kusuka ezilwaneni zesilwane) lapho zisencane futhi zibulale amagundane afana namagundane namagundane njengoba zikhula.
Abaqaphi baseNayile baseNtshonalanga badla izinto zokudla eziphilayo kodwa akunconywa ukuthi banikeze amagundane abukhoma noma amagundane ekuqapheliseni kwe-Nile yezilwane ngenxa yobungozi bokudla kwesilwane sakho. Izibukeli ezinamakhemikhali amakhulu amakhulu nezindawo eziningi zokufihla zingase zibe engozini enkulu yokulimala ekudleni kwazo kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi zikhona.
Gut ukulayisha ama-cricket nokuwafaka uthuli nge-calcium powder ngaphambi kokuba ukondle umlenze wakho we-Nile kubalulekile ekwakheni isidlo esiphezulu kodwa uma usondla wonke amagundane noma amagundane akudingekile ukwengeza noma yini kubo.
Amajaji kufanele adliwe nsuku zonke futhi abadala kufanele banikezwe ukudla izikhathi ezimbalwa ngesonto. Ukukhuluphala kungaba yinkinga kubantu abadala abangatholi ukuzivocavoca okwanele ngakho-ke qaphela ukuthi awunqobeli ukuqapha kwakho. Uma ucabangela ukuthi umqaphi omuntu omdala odlayo ngesonto (amagundane amaningana amakhulu) ungabona ukuthi kubiza kangakanani imali yokuqapha i-Nile.
Izibukeli zezindlu ze-Nile
Yiqiniso ukuthi kunkulu kakhulu kangcono uma kuziwa ezindlini ezikhulayo futhi lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi kumqapha othanda ukukhuphuka, ukubhukuda, ukugijima, futhi angakhula abe ngamamitha ayisishiyagalolunye ubude. Ngaphansi kokungabonakali, ukufakwa kwakho kweso lokuqapha kwe-Nile kufanele kube kabili uma isikhukhula sakho sigcwele ngokugcwele. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ukuqapha kwakho kwezinyawo eziyisithupha kuzoba nesigcawu esingamamitha angu-12 ubude.
Lezindlu nazo kudingeka zivikeleke ngokwanele ukuvimbela umqapha ukuba ungaphunyuka ngokugubha ngaphansi kocingo noma ukukhuphuka. Umthombo omkhulu wamanzi, okungcono ukuthi umlenze wakho angakwazi ukubhukuda, uzodinga kanye nokunye okuzokhuphuka futhi ufihle.
Ikamelo lokulala endlini livame ukusetshenziselwa noma livikelekile, okwenziwe ngokwezifiso, izivalo zangaphandle zihle kakhulu ngesikhathi sonyaka ukunikeza ilanga lemvelo.
Ukushisa nokukhanyisa izibukeli ze-Nile
Abaqaphi baseNile bazalwa e-Afrika (nakuba iningi labantu labangenayo likhula eFlorida) lapho kushisa khona isimo sezulu. Ukushisa kwamazinga okushisa kufanele kufinyelele ku-degrees Fahrenheit eyi-120 ngezinga lokushisa kuze kube yiminyaka engu-80 phakathi nosuku futhi kungabi phansi ngaphansi kwama-80 ebusuku.
Umqapheli we-Nile udinga ukukhanyisa kwe-UVB . Lokhu kukhanya kufanele kube ngomjikelezo wehora le-12 futhi isibhamu kufanele sithathwe indawo zonke izinyanga ezingu-6, ngisho noma ingashintshi (ngaphandle uma umkhiqizi eqinisekisa ukuthi uzohlala isikhathi eside).
Imibala engabonakali ye-UVB ekugcineni iphuma kulezi zimbalwa futhi ushiywe ngaphandle kwe-bulb fluorescent efaka ukukhanya okumhlophe. Uma umlenze wakho weNayile ehlala ngaphandle konyaka futhi uthola ilanga lemvelo lokhu kukhanya akudingekile.
Izibukeli ze-Nile zihle, zinkulu, ziqinile, nezidliwayo ezinonya. Abenzi izilwane ezifuywayo ezinhle kodwa ziqinile nanoma kunjalo. Uma ucabangela ukuthola umqaphi we-Nile wesilwane ukuqinisekisa ukuthi une-enclosure enkulu futhi ephephile. Kumele futhi uqiniseke ukuthi unezimali ezijwayelekile zokukhokha konke ukudla okuzoyidla eminyakeni engama-20 ezayo, hlola ukuze ubone ukuthi kungokomthetho ukuba ube nomswakama weNayile lapho uhlala khona , futhi uma i-vet eduze kwakho izimisele futhi onolwazi ukuphatha isilwane esinjalo.