Ama-chameleon izidalwa ezimangalisayo, kodwa akuzona izilwane ezifuywayo kakhulu kubo bonke abantu.Abangewona wesifazane wokuqala we-herpetologist, njengoba izidingo zabo zokunakekelwa zicacile futhi zicindezelwa kalula. Abayithandi ukuphathwa, ngakho-ke dlulisa lesi sikhombisi ngesitolo sesilwane noma i-reptile expo uma ufuna ukukwazi ukusingatha isiphequluli sakho.
I-Chameleon Color Changing
Ama-chameleons eqiniso (abuye abizwe ngokuthi ama-chameleons omhlaba omdala) ayaziwa kakhulu ngokukwazi kwabo ukushintsha umbala.
I-chameleon encane ngokuvamile iyimbala emnyama / emnyama futhi ingashintsha shades kancane. Ngasekupheleni kwezinyanga ezinhlanu ubudala, umbala omdala kanye nekhono lokushintsha imibala iqala, futhi imibala eminingi ehlanganisa uhlaza, okwesibhakabhaka, eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka nomnyama kungabonakala.
Imibala eguqukayo inikeza ukufihla, isimiso sokushisa, kanye nendlela yokuxhumana namanye ama-chameleon. Imibala iyashintsha ekuphenduleni injabulo, ukucindezeleka, izinga lokushisa, izimo zokukhanyisa, ukutholakala kolunye u-chameleon, namanye amathonya. Ngokuvamile, kunombala obumnyama kumnyama wamnyama, ugcizelele imibala ebonisa ukujabula okukhulu. Futhi, imibala ehlukene ingabonakala ngenxa yezinguquko zombala nezinye izigaba zombala. Ucwaningo lwamuva luveze ukuthi ama-chameleons empeleni alula ama-chromatophores esikhumbeni sabo ukwenza lezi zinguquko ziguqulwe.
Amagama aseChameleon
Esinye isici esenza ama-chameleon ayingqayizivele ulimi lwabo, olusetshenziselwa ukubamba inyamazane.
Ulimi lungaba izikhathi eziyi-1.5 ubude bomzimba, okuvumela ama-chameleon ukuba abambelele izinambuzane ngokubambisana. Ngokuyinhloko badla izinambuzane ngalolu limi, kodwa abanye bayodla izitshalo nezinambuzane ezincane.
Ama-Cele, ama-Mele, nama-Eyes
Izinyawo ze-Chameleon zinezinzwane ezintathu ezikhomba ngakwesinye isiqondiso futhi ezimbili ezikhomba indlela ehlukile, ezenza zibambe kahle emagatsheni omuthi abachitha isikhathi sabo sonke isikhathi.
Izinhlobo eziningi nazo zinomsila we-prehensile, okusho ukuthi usetshenziselwa ukubopha amagatsha. Zinezinhlobonhlobo ze-globular ezijikelezayo njengama-turrets futhi zihamba ngokuzimela, zivumela ukuba ziskena i-radius ebanzi ukuzingela ukudla futhi zibheke izilwane ezidliwayo.
Ukukhetha i-Chameleon
Uma ukhetha i-chameleon yesilwane , akungabazeki ukuthi umbuzo obaluleke kakhulu ukuthola ukuthi umuntu othunjiwe wakha owodwa. Izitshalo ezibanjwe zasendle zivame ukucindezeleka kakhulu, zithwala umthwalo omkhulu wezinambuzane, futhi zinzima ukubhekana nezimo ezithunjiwe. Ama-chameleon akuzona izinambuzane ezimbi kakhulu noma ezilula ukugcina, futhi ukuqala ngesilwane esicindezelekile kuzokwenza izinto zibe zimbi nakakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuthunjwa nokuthunyelwa kwama-chameleon (okuyinto ngenhlanhla ukuthi iqiniswa ngokuqinile) kuholela ekufeni kwezilwane eziningi ngenxa yokucindezeleka, ukuphela kwamanzi, noma ukulamba. Abaningi bayafa ngokuthutha kunokuba benze esitolo sesilwane ; okufanayo kungashiwo ngezinhlobo eziningi zezilwane ezingavamile .
Uma usutholile i-chameleon eboshiwe ekuthunjweni, qaphela. Kufanele abe ekhanyayo futhi esebenzayo, ekwazi ukushintsha imibala, futhi abe nomzimba ogcwele kahle. Abanye abagcini be-chameleon abanokuhlangenwe nakho batusa owesilisa, ikakhulukazi oqalayo, njengoba izidingo zabo zokudla okunomsoco zilula futhi zibonakala ziqinile kakhulu (abesifazane bangasetshenziswa ekucindezelweni nasekuqedeni kwe-calcium uma beqala ukubeka amaqanda).
Ukuba izilwane zendawo futhi zodwa, ama-chameleons kufanele agcinwe yibo ngokwawo. Kunoma yikuphi, abesilisa ababili akufanele bahlale ndawonye, ngoba bazobe behlukumezana kakhulu.
I-Chameleon Breeds
Kunezinhlobo eziningana zezinhlanzi ezigcinwe njengezilwane ezifuywayo, okuvame kakhulu ukuba yizingubo eziveziwe, i-Jackson's, nama-panther chameleons. Ama-chameleon agqokelwe amancane (angaba ngamamitha ama-2 ubude) futhi adinga ukuvalwa okunamandla okukhulu, kodwa aqinile. Ama-chameleons kaJackson amancane futhi adinga isikhala esingaphansi, kanti abesilisa babonakala sengathi bafana ne-triceratops encane enezimpondo ezintathu ekhanda, kodwa abafana ne-hardy. I-Panther chameleons nayo inkulu kakhulu (abesilisa bakhulu kunabesifazane), futhi babonisa imibala eminye ehlabayo.
Amakamelo aseChameleon
Imikhuba yemvelo yamakhamoni yenza kubangele ukuzinakekela. Ngakho-ke ama-chameleon ahlala e-arboreal ahlala kuphela ezihlahleni. Ngenxa yalokho, badinga i-cage namahlamvu amade okwenyuka nokuyimfihlo. I-enclosure kumele ibe mkhulu kakhulu. Kumele ama-chameleon amakhulu aphansi ngamamitha amathathu ngamamitha amathathu ubude obuyizingalo ezine ubude kufanele ahlinzekwe kodwa isikhala esingcono kakhulu. Kudingeka umoya omuhle womoya, futhi i-cage ehlongozwe ezinhlangothini ezintathu ihamba kahle nge-poly mesh noma i-vinyl yocingo eboshwe ukuvimbela ukulimala ngenxa yezinyosi ezithintekayo.
Amagatsha amaningi amadayimitha ahlukahlukene kudingeka ahlinzekwe ukukhuphuka kanti inqwaba yesikhala sesigodi kufanele igcwaliswe ngala magatsha noma aphile amahlamvu. Qinisekisa ukuthi izitshalo azizona ezinobuthi, njengoba i-chameleon ingadla amahlamvu. Abanye abathandi be-chameleon batusa ukugwema izitshalo ze-ficus.
Isigxobo esakhiwe yizinhlayiyana ezincane (njengegrivel, isihlabathi, amagxolo, noma ama-moss) kufanele kugwenywe ukuvimbela i-chameleon ukuba ingayidli ngokungafanele ngesikhatsi ibamba inyamazane. Izindawo eziningana zokushisa kwamazinga ahlukahlukene okushisa kufanele futhi zinikezwe, kusukela emkhawulweni ophezulu wezinga lokushisa okuyizintandokazi kuze kube sekugcineni kobubanzi ukuze uvumele ama-chameleons ukuba avuselele. Amapulangwe aseJackson enza kahle emazingeni aphansi, kodwa i-panther kanye nama-chameleons ashicilelwe akhetha ukushisa okufudumele.
Ama-chameleons athola amanzi awo emaconsi emagqabeni ukuze kube nomthetho ngeke bathathe amanzi esitsheni. Ukutholakala kwamanzi okwanele kumele kuhlinzekwe noma ngokusebenzisa uhlelo lokudonsa noma ngokugubha imfucuza okungenani kabili nsuku zonke.
Izitshalo zokushayela zingathengwa noma zifakwe emgodini wamanzi ene-pinhole ekhonjiwe phezulu kwendawo, noma ngokubeka ama-ice cubes phezulu kwendawo yokugaya ukuze iqule kancane kancane bese iwela emgodini. Uma isistimu yokudonsa isetshenziselwa, gcina indawo yokunisela ifana njalo ngakho-ke i-chameleon yazi ukuthi ungatholaphi amanzi.
Ukuphazamisa kuzosiza futhi ukugcina amazinga omswakama phezulu. Uma isistimu yokudonsa isetshenziswa, amanzi okudlulela kufanele aqoqwe futhi asuswe nakuba, ukuvimbela umswakama ukuba ungene phezulu.
I-Chameleon Lighting
Ama-chameleon adinga imisebe ekhethekile engabonakali yokukhanya okuthiwa i-UVA ne-UVB imisebe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuvumela ukukhanya kwelanga emvelweni ngefasitela evulekile (ingilazi ihlunga cishe yonke imisebe ye-UV edingekayo) izosiza ukugcina ama-chameleon ajabule futhi enempilo (noma ebeka i-chameleon ngaphandle uma isimo sezulu sifaneleka, ukunikeza umthunzi okwanele ukuvimbela ukushisa okukhulu ). Izibani ze-UVB kufanele zibe ngamahora angu-10-12 ngosuku kanye nezikhombisi-ndlela zokukhiqiza kufanele zilandelwe ukubekwa kwe-bulb ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi awubangeli ukushisa okushisayo ku-chameleon yakho.
Ukudla ama-chameleon
Ama-chameleon abonakala enza okuhle kakhulu ezinhlobonhlobo zezinambuzane ngakho kufanele uzame ukondla izinhlobo eziningi zezinambuzane ngangokunokwenzeka kwisilwane sakho. Amakhilikithi, ama-feedworms, ama-worms amakhulu, izimpungushe ze-wax, ama-wax, nama-roaches yizo zonke izinto ezinhle zokudla. Ukudla okudliwayo kufanele kube yisisindo esithwala ukudla okunomsoco (imifino emifino, imifino, izithelo, noma umthamo we-cricket) ngaphambi kokudla futhi kufanele ithulwe nge-calcium (ikakhulukazi amaqanda alele amaqanda) kanye ne-vitamin D eyengeziwe.
Ama-chameleon angase abe nokudla ngokweqile nge-vitamin A (hypervitaminosis A) ngakho-ke ama-supplements akufanele agodliwe. Futhi, imifino enomsoco enomsoco (gwema isipinashi, ulethisi, kanye neklabishi) nezinye izitshalo nezithelo zinganikezwa ngamanani amancane njengoba ama-chameleons ayozidla ngezikhathi ezithile.
Ihlelwe ngu-Adrienne Kruzer, i-RVT