Igama labo lesiLatini yi- Cricetus griseus kodwa ngokuvamile liyaziwa ngokuthi i-hamster emigqagqabha, ama-hamster aseMacrosoft, noma ngaphezulu, ama-hamsters ase-Chinese. Ama-hamster ase-Chinese awawona ama-hamster angamaqiniso kodwa anamazinga afana namanye ama-hamster amancane. Bavela eChina naseMongolia kodwa bathola indlela yabo ezinhliziyweni nasezindlini zabathandi be-hamster. Ama-hamster ase-Chinese awajwayele ukuvulwa, angakuthola kunzima ukuthola ezitolo zezilwane, futhi avinjelwe kwezinye izindawo, njengesizwe saseCalifornia lapho kudingeka khona imvume yokuzigcina, kepha lokho akubavimbeli ukuba bagcinwe izilwane ezifuywayo.
I-Life Span yama-Hamsters ase-Chinese
Bayizilinganiso ezincane futhi ngeshwa kanjalo isikhathi sabo sokuphila. Ama-hamster aseShayina, njengamanye ama-hamster, ahlala kuphela cishe eminyakeni emibili nengxenye kuya emithathu.
Ubukhulu bamaHamsters aseShayina
Ama-hamster aseShayina amancane ama-hamsters amancane aphansi afinyelela kumuntu omdala ongamamitha angu-10 ubude. Lokhu kusho ukuthi bancane ngokwanele ukuba bafake imigoqo eminyangweni eminingi ye-hamster ngakho-ke i-aquarium ingaba yindawo evikelekile yokuhlala ezindlini lezi zinduku ezincane uma ungenayo ikamelo elihlelwe ngokuqondile ukuze libe ne-hamster encane. Zingase zinyamalale kalula ngenkathi udlala nabo ngaphandle kwekamelo labo ngakho-ke kufanele uqaphele futhi ubuke lapho izidumbu zazo ezincane zikhona ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Amanethiwekhi we-Chinese Hamster
Ama-hamsters ase-Chinese ahlwaya ebusuku (asebenze ebusuku) kodwa angase asebenze izikhathi ezincane phakathi nosuku. Ziyinto esebuthakathaka kepha ngokuvamile zihle-zendalo futhi azikhohlisi neze.
Ngenxa yokuthi zincane kakhulu futhi ziyashesha zingaba yinselelo yangempela yokusingatha noma kunjalo, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni. Basebenza kakhulu futhi badinga inkaba enkulu ukuvimbela isithukuthezi ngenye indlela bangase basebenzise ukuthola i-cranky, banesisindo sokuzivikela somzimba, futhi bahlakulele konke nento engayithola amazinyo.
Kukhona ukungavumelani phakathi kochwepheshe be-hamster baseShayina kanye nezici zenhlalo ze-hamsters zase-Chinese. Njengoba zivuthwa, ama-hamsters aseShayina, ikakhulukazi abesifazane, angase abe nolaka nabanye futhi angase adingeke ahlukaniswe. Kodwa-ke, abanye abanikazi bakwazi ukuwagcina ngamabili noma ngamaqembu (kuphela uma eqala ngesikhathi esincane kakhulu) okudinga inani elilinganayo lesithuba kulawo ma-hamsters amancane asebenzayo okuzohlala kuwo. Ukuze ube ohlangothini oluphephile, cwangcisa izindlu ze-hamsters zaseShayina ngokwehlukana, kuphela ukuzigcina ndawonye uma zingabonakali izimpawu zokuhlukunyezwa komunye nomunye.
Ukubukeka kwe-Hamsters yamaShayina
Umbala wemvelo wezinhlanzi zase-Chinese i-agouti (izinwele ziboshwe ngemibala ekhanyayo nemnyama) nombala omnyama obomvu emhlane, umugqa omnyama wezintambo (eduze komgogodla), kanye nezibilini ezinombala zendlovu (lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi uhlobo olujwayelekile noma olusendle umbala). Amanye amaphetheni abonwayo awona indawo e-ominant (ijazi elimhlophe elinama-patches noma amachashaza ombala) nomhlophe omnyama omhlophe. I-hamster yaseShayina inomsila ongu-intshi ende futhi ongenaswele. Ngezinye izikhathi lezi zibizwa ngokuthi i-rat-like noma i-mouse njenge-mouse ngenxa yokubukeka kwayo okuncane futhi iqiniso lokuthi unomsila obonakalayo.
Ukunakekela i-Pet Hamsters yase-Chinese
Ukunakekelwa okuyisisekelo kwezilwane ze-hamsters zesiShayina kufana nezinye ze-hamsters. Njengoba kukhulunywe ngenhla, inhlanzi ye-hamster yocingo ingase ibalekele ubufakazi balezi zintambo ezincane ukuze i-aquarium noma enye i-cage eqinile emaceleni ene-top ephephile ingcono futhi i-cage ibe ngcono nakakhulu. Gwema imicu yemisedari noma i-pine wood shavings futhi ugcine i-cage yabo ihlanzekile. Amakheji angcolile aqoqa umchamo okhiqiza i-ammonia build-up njengoba umoya we-ventilation unciphisa izindlu eziqinile zendawo yokuhlala (amanzi kanye nezinye izinsimbi eziqinile ezisekelweni ze-hamster zidinga ukugcinwa zihlanzekile kunezingcingo zecingo ngenxa yokuntuleka kwe-ventilation). Yondla ukudla okuhle kwe-hamster okunezela ngezingcosana zokudla okusha okufaka imifino. Ukuphatha okuncane njengamantongomane, izithelo, u-cereal, nama-crackers anganikezwa ukusiza i-hamster yakho encane ibe yinto ekhishwa ngesandla.
Ihlelwe ngu-Adrienne Kruzer, i-RVT