Njengathi, izinyoka zihlala zikhula amangqamuzana omzimba wesikhumba futhi kumele zichithe omdala. Silahla amangqamuzana ethu esikhumba esidala njalo ngobuncane kodwa izinyoka zichithe izikhumba zabo ezindala ephepheni eliqhubekayo (inqubo ebizwa nge-ecdysis). Isikhathi phakathi kwalezi zihloko sincike ezintweni eziningana kuhlanganise nesikhathi senyoka, isilinganiso saso sokukhula, kanye nezimo zemvelo. Izinyoka ezincane ezikhulayo zichitha njalo (njalo emva kwamasonto ambalwa) ngenkathi izinyoka ezindala zichitha kancane kancane ngezinye izikhathi izikhathi ezimbalwa ngonyaka noma ngaphansi.
Izimpawu I-Snake isondelene nokudwengula isikhumba sabo
- Amehlo akho enyoka azovula umbala ogqamile, onobluhlaza. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi i-cap ye-eye, isikali esilinganiselwe ngokukhethekile esithwala iso, sikhululiwe ukuze sikhishwe kanye nesikhumba futhi sibangele lokhu kuguqulwa. Ngaphambi kokuchitha, amehlo azosula futhi.
- Isikhumba esidala enyoka yakho sibukeka singenangqondo noma sibi futhi ngezinye izikhathi isisu senyoka yakho singase sibonakale sibomvu kancane ekuqaleni.
- Inyoka yakho ingafihla ngaphezu kokujwayelekile.
- Ukudla kwenyoka yakho kunganciphisa noma bangase bangathandi ukudla.
- Inyoka yakho ingaba i-skittish noma ivikeleke ngoba ayikwazi ukubona kahle ngenxa yenqubo yokuchitha. Ukudabuka kuyinkinga kakhulu enyoka yakho.
- Lapho inyoka yakho isilungele ukuchitha, bayofuna izindawo ezimbi endaweni evulekile ukuze basize ukusikhumba isikhumba. Bangase futhi babheke amanzi ukuze bangene.
Ukunakekela Inyoka Yakho Yokukhipha
- Qinisekisa ukuthi unikeza ezinye izesekeli zezinja ukuze usize inyoka yakho ithulule isikhumba sayo esidala. Izinto ezinjenge-driftwood ezihlanzekile kanye namadwala (okumele kube kuhle kakhulu, akukho emaphethelweni abukhali) yizinto ezivamile ezisetshenziselwa ukusiza ekwenzeni ukuchitha.
- Qinisekisa ukuthi inyoka yakho inomswakama okwanele ekuvaleni kwayo. Nikeza isidlo esingajulile samanzi angakwazi ukusibekela kanye / noma umswakama ebhokisini lokufihla (isitsha seplastiki esinezikhala esinomngcele wokungena nje omkhulu ngokwanele ukuze inyoka ingenele futhi iqukethe i-damp sphagnum moss). Inyoka yakho ingase idlule isikhathi esiningi kunokujwayelekile kulezi zindawo ngesikhathi sokuchitha.
- Gwema ukuphatha inyoka yakho ngangokunokwenzeka ngenkathi iseduze noma isilahla ngenkuthalo (ukusingathwa kahle kulungile uma kunesidingo kodwa inqubo igxile futhi isikhumba esisha sinzima futhi singabhidliza kalula).
- Uma inyoka yakho iphuma ukudla ungakhathazeki. Inyoka enempilo ingahamba amasonto ambalwa noma ngaphezulu ngaphandle kokudla (izinyoka ezinkulu zingahamba isikhathi eside ngaphandle kokudla). Kodwa-ke, uma inyoka yakho ifuna ukudla, kungase kube ngcono ukupha ukudla okuncane kunokujwayelekile ukunciphisa umzamo inyoka yakho idinga ukugaya ukudla ngesikhathi sokuchitha.
- Uma inyoka yakho ichithekile, hlola isikhumba esilahlekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sekuphelile. Ngokufanelekile, isikhumba sonke sizophuma esisodwa futhi ama-caps ejoka kufanele achithe kanye nesikhumba (akufanele kube nezimbobo esikhunjeni esilahlekile lapho amehlo ayekhona khona). Uma inyoka yakho ingazange ichithe isikhumba sonke noma ama-caps eso ongase udinge ukuwasiza ukuba asuse izingcezu ezigciniwe ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuthi uhlole i-shed and then snake.
Izinkinga zokudonsa izinyoka
Uma inyoka yakho ingagcini ngokuphelele isikhumba sabo (i-shed ephelele ingabizwa nangokuthi i-dysecdysis), kungaba isibonakaliso kuwe ukuthi kukhona ukukhathazeka kwezempilo ngenyoka yakho noma izinkinga ngokubambisana kwakho (njengamazinga omswakama noma ama-parasites angaphandle njengezinambuzane noma imikhaza).
Ama-caps asehlotshisiwe (lapho ama-caps e-iso angachithwa khona kanye nesikhumba) angenzeka nge-ekhethiwe engaphelele kodwa angase ayenze ngisho noma yonke isikhumba sichithwa kahle. Qinisekisa ukuthi ulandela izindlela zokukhishwa kwesikhumba esiphephile nesiso sezinzwa uma udinga ukusiza inyoka yakho echithekile futhi uthole isizathu sokuchithwa okungaphelele ngakho ukuchithwa okulandelayo kuzohamba ngokushelela.
Ihlelwe ngu-Adrienne Kruzer, i-RVT