Ama-salamanders ama-Tiger ama-salamanders amahle kakhulu athandwa kakhulu njengezilwane ezifuywayo. Zingahlala isikhathi eside (ezinye zilinganiselwa eminyakeni engama-25), zinkulu, futhi zivame ukuba yizicucu (nakuba zinesikhumba esibucayi ngakho akufanele zisetshenziswe).
Amagama
Kunezinhlobo eziningana ezihlobene eduze kwezilwane ze-tiger: ama-tiger aseMpumalanga ( Ambystoma tigrinum) , isijeziso se-tiger saseCalifornia ( Ambystoma californiense ), isijeziso se-tiger saseMexico ( Ambystoma velasci ).
I-subspecies ikhona futhi.
Ama-Tiger Salamanders asendle
Ama-Tiger Salamanders ahluke kakhulu eNyakatho Melika kanti nakuba asejwayelekile, avikelekile kwezinye izindawo ngenxa yokuhlaselwa kwemvelo. Kungase kube ngokungemthetho ukuwathatha endaweni yasendle lapho uhlala khona ngakho angikuphakamisi ukuphuma nokubamba eyodwa. Lokhu kuyinkinga emphakathini wesilwane ngoba izithunjwa ezibanjwe ama- tiger salamanders azitholakali kakhulu kusukela ukuzalanisa kubonakele kanzima.
Ukubukeka kwe-Tiger Salamanders
Imibala yama-tiger salamanders iyahlukahluka kuye ngokuthi yiziphi izinhlobo noma ama-subspecies. Umbala oyisisekelo we-tiger salamanders yi-blotches ephuzi, amabala, noma imigoqo ngokumelene nesizinda esimnyama, nakuba amaphethini nobukhulu bombala behluka phakathi kwe-subspecies. Amanye alawa ma-subspecies anesifiso sokubonisa i-neoteny, ukuzalanisa kwifomu le-larval futhi angalokothi aqhutshekwe ukuguqulwa kwesimo somzimba esimweni somuntu omdala osemhlabeni.
Ama-salamanders anamaqabunga ahlambalaza afana kakhulu ne-axolotl (umyalo ohlobene nawo ovame ukukhiqiza kuphela kwifomu le-larval), futhi ngezinye izikhathi uthengiswa ngokuthi "izinja zamanzi." Omunye umthombo ongase ube khona wezinja zamanzi ku-izitolo zokuhlamba lapho izibungu zidayiswa khona kubadobi. Ama-salamanders ama-Tiger amanye ama-salamanders asezindaweni ezinkulu kunazo zonke eziphilayo.
I-Housing Tiger Salamanders
Isiteji esivunguzayo siphelela emanzini ukuze bakwazi ukuhlala emanzini amanzi ngamasentimitha ayisithupha amanzi kanye namadwala ukufihla. Kufanele agcinwe ku-65-70 degree F (18-21 degrees C) kodwa angadluli ama-72 degrees. Kudingeka imifanekiso emihle yamanzi futhi i-aeration ngetshe lomoya linconywa. Ukuqaphela okukhethekile kufanele kukhokhwe emkhakheni wezamanzi , ikakhulukazi ukwakheka kwe-ammonia kanye ne-pH yamanzi.
Ekugcineni (lokhu kungathatha izinyanga ukuya eminyakeni) i-larva izolahlekelwa yizigulane zayo futhi ivele emanzini ukuze ithathe ifomu elidala. Njengoba lokhu kwenzeka, inani lamanzi kuthengi kufanele linciphise kancane kancane futhi indawo yendawo kufanele inikezwe. Uma ukuguqulwa kwesimiso sekuqedile umlayezo ungagcinwa esitokisini somhlaba esakhiwe. I-substrate efanelekayo yokugqekeza kufanele inikezwe. Abanikazi abaningi basebenzisa inhlabathi (akukho vermiculite), peat, futhi bark chips, noma sphagnum moss. Noma yini engagcinwa enomanzi futhi ivumela ukugubha kahle, ngakho-ke amagrafu akafanelekile. Kodwa-ke, khumbula ukuthi ngenxa yobukhulu bawo kanye nokudla okunempilo, ama-tiger ama-salamanders akhiqiza imfucumfucu kakhulu ngakho amakamelo abo azodinga ukuhlanzwa njalo. Ungalindeli ukuthi ube nokusetha okuphakade noma okucacile. Izimila, izingcezu zezingcezu, amadwala noma ezinye izindawo zokufihla kufanele futhi zinikezwe (zinamabala amaningi okufihla ngayinye).
Kudingeka amanzi amaningi amakhulu kodwa angajulile ama-salamanders omdala (angaphezu kwama-1-2 amayintshi aphansi). Ama-salamanders akho angase ajabulele ukungena esitsheni futhi amanzi adinga ukuhlanza njalo. Ungalokothi usebenzise amanzi ase-distilled.
Ukushisa akudingeki ukuthi ama-tiger salamanders agcinwe ekamelweni lokushisa noma kancane ngezansi. I-enclosure akufanele ibe yimanzi kodwa i-substrate kufanele ibe yincipha. Lapho uhlanza itanki, sebenzisa amanzi ashisayo kuphela futhi awunayo i-detergents. I-Salamanders inesikhumba esibucayi kakhulu futhi iphinde ilandele amakhemikhali kalula esikhumbeni sabo. Ukukhanyisa kwe-UV akudingeki, kodwa umjikelezo ojwayelekile okhanyayo obumnyama olingisa indawo yendawo ozohlala kuwo kufanele ugcinwe ngokukhanya kwe-incandescent, mhlawumbe ku-timer.
Ukudla ama-Tiger Salamanders
Ama-salamanders ama-Tiger anesidlo esinempilo futhi akufanele abe ngaphezulu ngokweqile ngoba bazobe bekhuluphele.
I-Larva izothatha ama-invertebrates emanzini njenge-brine ama-shrimp, izinambuzane, izinhlanzi ezincane nezimpethu. Abantu abadala bangondliwa ukukhethwa kwezinambuzane eziphakelayo ezifana namakhokithi, izibungu zomhlaba, nezinambuzane ze-wax, ukukhethwa kwezinambuzane ezibanjwe zasendle (qiniseka ukuthi indawo abaqoqiwe kuyo ayifuni ne-pesticides) futhi zingadliwa nge-pinkie mouse njalo .
Ihlelwe ngu-Adrienne Kruzer, i-RVT