Kuncike lapho uhlala khona futhi uhlaziye izinhlanzi zebhokisi , iphoyinti langaphandle lingase libe yindlu yonyaka, ikhaya lenye yonyaka, noma indawo nje yokujabulela ukushisa kwelanga. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiziphi, ochwepheshe abaningi abavuma ukuthi ukuchitha okungenani isikhathi esingaphandle kuzuzisa kakhulu ukuba amabhokisi agcinwe ekuthunjweni. Inhloso yokwenza ipeni langaphandle lifanise indawo yabo yemvelo ngokuseduze.
Iseluleko esilandelayo sisebenza ngokuyinhloko eNyakatho American Box Turtles, kanye nokuguqulwa okumbalwa okuchazwe ngamagobolondo amabhokisi amnandi.
Usayizi
Abanye ochwepheshe batusa okungenani ngamamitha angu-8 ngamamitha angu-8 ebhokisini lebhola lebhokisi, ikakhulukazi uma unezivunguvungu eziningi noma yikhaya eligcwele. Uma isikhala singenkinga futhi une- turke eyodwa noma amabili kuphela , ipeni elincane lizokwanela, kodwa zama ukuyigcina okungenani ngamamitha amane ngezinyawo ezine. Ezindaweni zasendle, izingulube zebhokisi zivame ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezinkulu futhi zizogxila uma zincane.
Ukubekwa
Uzofuna ukubeka ipeni lakho le-tortle endaweni enelanga - mhlawumbe lapho kunelanga eliningi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ekuseni nangentambama ilanga. Ungayitholi endaweni enomthunzi kakhulu. Ungakhohlwa ukunikeza izindawo zomthunzi ngaphakathi kwepeni, noma kunjalo.
Izinto zokwakha
Izinhlangothi eziqinile zithandwa abanikazi abaningi, njengoba ezinye izingulube zizozama ngamandla ukufaka ucingo lwezingcingo, kanti uma zingaboni ngaphezu kwezindonga ngeke zichithe isikhathi esiningi zizama ukuphuma.
Amabhuloki enkuni noma amakhemikhali angaboniswa kahle. I-heavyguage wire iphinde isetshenziswe ngabanikazi abathile, kodwa khumbula ukuthi ama-turtles angakwazi ukukhuphuka ucingo ucingo ngakho-ke uzodinga i-overhang ibe yindawo evulekile noma ngisho nesembozo (ngaphezulu kwalokhu kamuva) ukuvimbela ukuphunyuka. Ekupheleni kwaleli khasi ngibhale ezinye izingosi ngezithombe nemilayezo yezinkuni ezihlukene.
Ukuvimbela Escape ngokumba
Amabhulogi amabhokisi ama-diggers amahle, ngakho-ke izinhlangothi zomgodla kufanele zishiswe phansi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amatshe okhonkolo okhonjiwe angaphansi kwendawo yangaphakathi ye-enclosure evulekile nomhlabathi uyosiza ukudikibala ukumba. I-wire mesh ingafakwa futhi iphaneli ngamasentimitha ambalwa ngaphansi kwenhlabathi ephuma ezindongeni kuze kufinyelelwe ngaphakathi (sebenzisa ucingo olunzima kakhulu ukuze lokhu kuvimbele ama-turtles ekuzihlungeni ngocingo oluhle njengocingo lwezinkukhu uma bemba).
Ukuphakama
Ukuphakama kwepeni le-turtle kufanele kube okungenani kabili ubude be-tortle yakho ende kunazo zonke. Ngama-turtles amabhokisi, ama-intshi angu-18-24 kufanele abe nenqwaba.
Ukumboza iPeni
Isembozo singenziwa ngohlaka lwezinkuni nge-wire mesh. Isembozo sizosiza ukugcina izikhukhula ezikhuphukayo, futhi okubaluleke nakakhulu, ukuphuma kwamaphutha. Hlalani nifisa ukuthi izilwane ezifuywayo nezilwane zasendle zingasongela izintuthu zakho.
Ukufaka iPeni
- Ufihla : izingodo ezingamatshumi amabili, ubeke izimbiza ezihlangothini lwazo (ugobe ukungena endaweni encane), noma amabhokisi ebhuni (ngisho nezindawo ezincane ze-plastic igloo type). Yiba okungenani ukufihla eyodwa nge-tortle, mhlawumbe ngaphezulu.
- Amanzi : i-pan encane yamanzi (isb. Isoso esivela embizeni enkulu) ingafakwa phansi. Uma ukuyibeka endaweni engamagugu ngeke ithole udaka njengokusheshisa. Kumele kube lula ukuthi izivunguvungu zebhokisi zingene futhi ziphume epanini lamanzi.
- I-Burrowing Spot : ukumba indawo bese uxubha inhlabathi ngamalitha, amahlumela utshani (i-pesticide mahhala!) I-shredded amagxolo, noma ugobe izinhlamvu ukuze wenze ukuxuba okuhle okungaxhunyiwe ukuthi ama-turtles angangena kalula.
- Izimila : tshala ipeni ngezitshalo ezingekho ezinobuthi. Zama izinto zokudla njengemifino ye-collard, i-kale, i-parsley, i-strawberries, i-raspberries, i-clover, i-alfalfa, njll.
- Ezinye izinto : izinti, izingodo ezincane, namatshe ahamba ngamapulangwe zinikeza izintambo okuthile okuzozihlola.
Amafriji
Uma kunokwenzeka, uhlelo lokufafaza luyindlela ekahle yokunikeza ama-turtle ukuphuza njalo njalo. Uma kungenjalo, khumbula ukubeka i-sprinkler epeni lakho lezintambo nsuku zonke.
Be Creative
Uma ungeke ukwazi ukwakha ipeni langaphandle kufanele uzame ukunikeza isikhathi sakho sokuhamba ngaphandle. Umshini omkhulu wepulasitiki epulasitiki noma ngisho nedamu lezingane kungenza i-playpen enhle yangaphandle. Sebenzisa amagxolo e-cypress nomhlabathi phansi futhi wengeze ezinye izikhumba kanye ne-pan engavamile yamanzi.
Sebenzisa izitshalo ezenziwe ngamanzi emthunzini (kanye nokuphuza).
Ukuguqulwa kwebhokisi le-Box Ornate
Amabhuloho amabhokisi e-ornate avela ezindaweni ezinomile futhi abe nesimiso esinamandla sokumba. Badinga iningi lokuvuleka, inhlabathi ejulile yokumba (nokuvikeleka okuhle kokubalekela). Izimpondo zazo kufanele zitshalwe ngezinto ezifana nohlaza, izimbali zasendle, i-sagebrush ne-oak scrub.