Lovebirds

by ULieanne McLeod, i-DVM

I-Parrot Encane Eyenza Pet Pet

I-Lovebirds iyintandokazi phakathi kwezinyoni zezilwane, ngokuvamile ezibizwa ngokuthi "i-pocket parrots," futhi phakathi kwezinto ezibalabala kakhulu ozothola. Ngenkathi kunezinhlobo eziningana zezinhlobo zezinyoni zomhlaba emhlabeni, akuzona zonke ezigcinwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo. Lezi zinhlobo ezintathu ezidume kakhulu zingenza abangane abathandekayo nabathandekayo abathandekayo bezinyoni futhi awudingi ngempela i-pairbirds of lovebirds ukuze bajabule.

Amagama ajwayelekile kanye nesayensi

Zonke izinyoni zezinyoni ziyingxenye yohlobo lwe- Agapornis nomyalelo we-Psittaciformes, okwenza zibe amaprotro amancane.

Kuphelele, kunezinhlobo eziyisishiyagalolunye zama-lovebirds. Okuvame kakhulu ukugcinwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo:

U-Fischer's lovebird ( Agapornis fischeri )
I-lovebird e-Black-masked noma ehlotshanwe (i- Agapornis personata )
Ubhedu obhekene namaphisi noma obhekene nomsindo ( Agapornis roseicollis )

Lezi zinhlobo ze-lovebirds azivami ukugcinwa ekuthunjweni ngaphandle kwezindiza zokubonisa:

I-lovebird yama-Abyssinian noma yama-black winged ( Agapornis taranta )
I-black-cheeked lovebird (i- Agapornis nigrigenis )
I-Madagascar noma i-lovebird e-gray-headed (i- Agapornis cana )
U-Nyasa noma u-Lillian's lovebird ( Agapornis lilianae )
I-lovebird ebomvu obubhekene nobomvu noma obomvu ( Agapornis pullaria )
Umkhwenyana we-lovebird we- Swindern noma omnyama ( Agapornis Swindernia )

Umsuka nomlando

Ngaphandle kwe-Madagascar uthandobird-owokuzalwa kulolo siqhingi-zonke izinhlobo zezinyoni zothando zibiza ikhaya lezwe lase-Afrika. Bavame ukuhlala emhlambini encane futhi badle izithelo, utshani, imbewu kanye nemifino.

Endle, ama-Fischer's, i-Nyasa, nabantu abamnyama abathandekayo bezintandokazi ziyimbangela yokukhathazeka.

Nakuba zingakafiki ohlwini lwezilwane ezisengozini, izinombolo zazo ziphansi kangangokuthi ngalinye liwela kwesinye sezigaba "ezisongelwa" noma "ezisengozini".

Usayizi

Ama-lovebirds amancane futhi ahlangene ama-parrots aphakathi kwamasentimitha amahlanu kuya kweziyisithupha ubude. Zivame ukukhudlwana kunalesi sifo esivela ku- budgerigar (i-parakeet) .

Isilinganiso sempilo yokuphila

Ama-birdbirds ezincane angaphila eminyakeni eyi-10 kuya kweyi-15 noma ngaphezulu uma anakekelwa kahle.

Isimiso

Ama-lovebirds angachazwa njengento esebenzayo, enomqondo ozwakalayo, enesibindi, futhi edlalwayo kangangokuba ngokuqinisekile abapakisha ubuntu obuningi ibe iphakheji elincane. Ziyizinyoni eziningi zenhlalo ezakha izibopho ezijulile nabanikazi babo futhi zingaba izinyoni ezincane kakhulu ngenxa yalokhu.

Ama-lovebirds angase abe nendawo enkulu, enobudlova, futhi enomhawu uma kungenakulinganiswa kahle futhi esebenze kusukela esemncane. Abanye ochwepheshe bakholelwa ukuthi izinyonikazi zothando zesifazane zijwayele ukuhawukela futhi zendawo kunabesilisa kodwa izinyoni zombili zobulili zingaba nobuntu obuhle.

Ngenkathi kungakhulumi njengama- parrots amakhulu , ama- lovebirds angakwazi ukukhiqiza isikhala esikhulu, esiphezulu, ikakhulu lapho befuna ukunakwa. Ama-chirp evamile kanye nama-squawks awakhulumi kakhulu, kepha athanda ukuxoxa.

Njengomthetho ojwayelekile, aziwa ngokukwazi kwabo ukulingisa inkulumo noma imisindo , nakuba zikhona njalo ngaphandle kokubusa. Abanye ochwepheshe bathi abesifazane bayakwazi ukulinganisa imisindo noma inkulumo kunamadoda kodwa bobulili bobabili bangakwazi ukuxoxa.

Imibala ye-Lovebird nokumaka

Ama-lovebirds ayaziwa ngempaphe yawo emifushane futhi emincane. Ngaphandle kwesayizi, lokhu kungenye yezici eziyinhloko ezihlukanisa namabhasigidigars.

I-Lovebirds nayo isakhiwe esakhiweni.

Imibala lezi zinhlobo zingena zingashintsha kabanzi kusuka e-peach kuya ku-teal kuya emhlophe kuya eluhlaza. Zonke zivame ukuba zicace kakhulu ngamakhanda nangobuso bombala ohlukile kunemithwalo enkulu yomzimba. Iziningi zezilwane ezincane ezithandwayo zezilwane ezifuywayo zinezimpande eziluhlaza.

Izinguquko ezihlukahlukene zombala zikhona ezinhlotsheni eziningana zezinyoni zothando. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi kumkhwenyana we-peach-face-face, ethandwa kakhulu ukugcinwa njengesilwane. Kulula ukuzala ekuthunjweni futhi lokhu kwenziwe amakhulu eminyaka, ngakho uzothola ukuhlukahluka kwemibala eminingi.

I-Absynian, iMadagascar, nezinyoni zokubheka izinwele ezibomvu zibomvu, okwenza kube lula ukutshela abesilisa nabesifazane behlukaniswe umbala wezinpaphe zabo. Kunzima ukuhlukanisa ubulili bezinye izinhlobo ngoba ziyi-monomorphic futhi zifana ngokufanayo.

Ezinye izinhlobo zezinyoni zothando zinezondo elibonakalayo elimhlophe, eliyisici sezindiza. Ama-birdbird abathandi be-peach-abhekene no-Swindern awanaso lesi sici.

Umthethosivivinywa we-lovebird unobungozi futhi umbala wayo uhlukahluka ngezinhlobo zezinhlobo, kusukela ezihlakalweni ezinesibindi sama-orange kuya ku-beige ephuzi. Izinyawo zabo zygodactyl , okusho izinzwane ezimbili ezikhomba phambili futhi izinzwane ezimbili zibhekisela emuva. Lokhu kusiza nge-agility futhi kubanika ukuqonda kangcono emagatsheni.

Ukunakekela ama-Lovebirds

Ukuphatha njalo nokuqeqeshwa njalo kuyadingeka ukuze kugcinwe umkhwenyana othandwayo. Ukuthenga ukukhishwa ngesandla okuzokwenza kube lula ukwenza umkhwenyana wakho omusha we-lovebird kalula kodwa ngesikhathi esincane nokubekezela, ungadonsa noma iyiphi inyoni. Uma uthola u-lovebird omdala, zama ukuthola okuye kwaphathwa njalo futhi unokuqeqeshwa ukwenza izinto zibe lula kuwe.

Ukungaqondakali okuvamile okuphathelene nokugcina ama-lovebirds ukuthi kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi kugcinwe ngababili. Iningi lamabhandi ozithandayo enza okuhle ngaphandle komlingani uma nje bathola ukunakekelwa okwanele nokuxhumana komphakathi kubanikazi babo.

Lokho okushiwo, izinyoni zothando ziyizilwane zezimvu ukuze ziphumelele ngempela uma zizwa ukuthi ziyingxenye yomhlambi futhi zinezinhlobo zazo zokuxhumana nazo. Uma ufushane ngesikhathi sokuchitha nomngane wakho wezintandokazi kubaluleke kakhulu ukumthola umngane wakhe.

Ukudla ama-Lovebirds

Ama-lovebirds, njengamanye ama-parrots, kufanele adle ukudla okuhlukahlukene. Ukudla okunenhlanhla enhle okumele kusetshenziswe kufanele kube yisisekelo sokudla. Ukwengeza ukuthi ngezinhlobonhlobo zokudla okusha kanye nembewu ethile. Imbewu kufanele ibe ngamaphesenti angaba ngu-25 okudla okuphelele.

Zama ukushintshanisa izinhlobo zokudla okusha oyinikezayo. Vele ukhumbule ukuthi kungathatha isikhathi sakho sokuthanda isikhathi isikhashana ukuba uvumelane nanoma yiziphi izinto ezintsha, kuhlanganise nokudla. Inyoni ephahlazekayo ingaphathwa enqoleni ye-calcium eyengeziwe.

Amakheji

Njengokungenani okuncane, uzodinga ikamelo elingenani ngamamitha amabili ububanzi ngamamitha amabili ubude nezinyawo ezimbili ubude. Noma kunjalo, iholo elikhulu lihlale lingcono.

Uma ungakwazi ukuhlinzeka ngeganga elikhulu, gxila ngaphezulu ngobude kunokuba ubude.

Lokhu kuzoqinisekisa ukuthi umkhwenyana wakho wezinyoni ungasakaza amaphiko ayo futhi aze abuyele enkathini enye.

Ukuhlukanisa ibha akufanele kube ngaphezu kuka-1/2 kuya ku-5/8 intshi futhi kufanele kubekwe eceleni ngokuvumela izinyoni ukuba zikhuphuke izinhlangothi zendawo. Gwema amakheji omzimba njengoba kungenzeka kakhulu ukulimaza izimpaphe zomsila. Nikeza ubukhulu obuhlukahlukene be-perch (kufaka phakathi amagatsha emvelo uma kunokwenzeka) ukugcina izinyawo zakho zothando zomzimba ziphilile futhi ziqinile.

Ukuzivocavoca

Njengama-parrots, ama-lovebirds asebenzayo futhi adlala ukudlala. Bazokwenza kahle ngokuxhumana okuningi nokudlalwa kwesikhathi. Ngokubakhathalela nsuku zonke, lokhu kuzoqinisa ubuhlobo bakho futhi kuvimbele ukuziphatha okungadingeki.

Kungumqondo omuhle ukuthi unamathoyizi amaningi futhi uphendulele kuwo wonke amakamelo ukuze ugcine lezi zinyoni zihlala. Qinisekisa ukuthi wonke amathoyizi anama-zinc futhi awaholayo futhi awunazo izintambo ezivulekile ezembathweni ezingangena ezinzwaneni zakho zomculo we-lovebird.

I-Lovebirds ingaba yizikhukhumezi ezinamandla ukuze ugcine lokhu engqondweni uma ukhetha amathoyizi. Qinisekisa ukuthi azikho izingxenye ezincane ezingahlaziywa futhi zingenwe. Kumele futhi ugweme iziqeshana, izintambo ezixekethile, nezinye izingxenye ezincane lapho inyoni yakho ingathola khona izinkuni, izinyawo, noma ikhanda layo.

Amathoyizi aphephile ahlanganisa izinkuni, sisal, isikhumba, acrylic, kanye namathoyizi aluhlaza, kanye nezinsimbi nezitebhisi. Izinto zezindlu ezifana namatholebhodi wamakhadibhodi angenalutho avela emagqumeni wephepha, amakhophi wephepha, amakhadibhodi angenayo, kanye namafomu omisiwe we-pasta angase asetshenziswe ngu-lovebird wakho.

Izinhlobo ze-Pet Bird kanye Nokuqhubeka Nokucwaninga

Uma unentshisekelo ezinhlobonhlobo ezifanayo, hlola:

Uma kungenjalo, hlola zonke ezinye izinhlobo zezinyoni ezincane ezithandwa kakhulu .