Mayelana nama-Tortoise azinyawo ezibomvu
I-Geochelone carbonaria yigama lesiLatini kodwa lezi zibhubhe ziyaziwa nangokuthi izibhulu ezibomvu (noma i-redfoot), umlenze obomvu (noma ama-redleg tortoises), i-Savanna tortoises, nezibani ezibomvu ezinyawo. Kukhona nezinhlobo ezincane ezincane okuthiwa i- cherry head (noma i-cherry ehlolwe) i-tortoise yezinyawo ezibomvu ethandwa kakhulu.
Iziphuphu ezinomlenze obomvu zihlala iminyaka engaba ngu-50 ekuthunjweni kodwa zingase ziphile isikhathi eside kakhulu.
Njengamanye ama-tortoise, nakanjani isilwane sokuzibophezela isikhathi eside. Zivame ukufika ubude obuyi-10-14 amasentimitha kodwa ngezinye izikhathi zingaba ezinkulu (amasentimitha angu-16 noma ngaphezulu) futhi zingaba amakhilogremu angu-30. Ikhanda elincane le-cherry elibomvu i-tortoise lifinyelela kuphela ubude bama-intshi angu-10-12 njengomuntu omdala.
Ukudla ama-Tortoise ahamba ngezinyawo ezibomvu
Endle, izibani ezibomvu ezinyawo ziyi-omnivores futhi zidla ukudla okubanzi okubanzi kunamanye ama-torto amaningi. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ungagodli lezi ziphuphu ngeprotheyini yezilwane. Ukukhonza okuncane kakhulu kunomsoco we-cat fat noma inyama enomzimba (isib. I-ounce eyodwa yokuhlanza okugcwele okubomvu okugcwele) njalo ngesinye isonto kunamaprotheni amaningi okudla uma uzwa isidingo sokukunikela ekuhlanjeni kwakho. Imifino ehlukahlukene, emnyama, emifino efana nemifino ye-dandelion, i-endive, imifino yesinaphi, ne-escarole (kodwa qapha i- calcium kuma-phosphorous ratios yale mifino ). Eminye imifino nezithelo kufanele futhi zondliwe (izimpande ezinombala obomvu nazo zibekezelela izithelo kangcono kunezinye izinhlobo eziningi zezinhlanzi) futhi isithasiselo se-calcium ne-vitamin D3 kufanele sisetshenziswe izikhathi ezimbalwa ngesonto ekudleni.
I-Tortoises Ezinwele Ezibomvu Zindlu
Lezi zinhlobo zitholakala ezindaweni ezishisayo futhi zikhetha isimo sezulu eshisayo. Isizinda esiphezulu, esingabaleki singasetshenziswa ngaphandle futhi i-sprinkler noma umfundisi angasetshenziselwa ukwandisa umswakama uma kudingeka. Ukumboza okudaka kuyosetshenziswa isiphuphu njengoba kuzodingeka i-pan yamanzi ahlanzekile.
Indawo ehlwanyelwe kakhulu ngemifino inikeza ukuphefumula okupholile. Indlu yokuhlala yendawo yezinja ingasetshenziselwa izikhuni ezinombala obomvu futhi kufanele ifuthe uma kusihlwa amazinga okushisa awela ngaphansi kuka-65-70 degrees Fahrenheit (18-21 degrees Celsius). Amazinga okushisa emini angaphumelela ngokufinyelela ku-95 degrees Fahrenheit (32-35 degrees Celsius). Izindonga ze-enclosure kufanele zibe ngamasentimitha angu-16 phezulu futhi zihambe ngamasentimitha ambalwa ngezansi komhlaba ukuze uvikele isihluthulelo sakho esinomtholo obomvu ukumba nokuphunyuka.
Uma ukhetha ukufaka isibhamu sakho esiluhlaza ngaphakathi kuyo- ke uzodinga ukuvulwa okukhulu (cishe okungamamitha amane ngamamitha ayisithupha noma ngaphezulu). I-Cypress igxuma njenge-substrate kusiza ukugcina umswakama nakuba iphepha lizosebenza futhi kulula ukuyihlanza. Ukukhanya kwe-UVA / UVB kuyadingeka ukuze kuvulwe indawo yangaphakathi ngoba i-tortoise yakho ngeke ibonakale ekukhanyeni kwelanga elingenakutshalaliswa endlini futhi okufakwe kuyo kufanele kusetshenziswe ukushisa usebenzisa ama-bulb ekhethekile. I-basking spot of 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsisu) kufanele inikezwe nge-gradient yokushisa yansuku zonke engekho ngaphansi kwama-degree angu-80 kuya kwangu-90 degrees Celsius. Ukushisa kwamabusuku kungahle kube phansi kuya kuma-degrees Celsius angaba ngu-24 kodwa uma i-enclosure ithola indawo epholile kunokuba uzobe usengozini yokuthuthukisa ukutheleleka kokuphefumula kanye / noma i-hypothermia.
Kumele unikezwe amanzi epanini ngezikhathi zonke ukuze isihluthulelo sakho esinombala obomvu singene futhi ukuvalwa kufanele kugcinwe umswakama. Ifihle kufanele ifakwe ekupheleni okupholile kokuvalwa kwesibhamu sakho ukuze uphinde ungene.
I-Hibernation
Iziphuphu ezibomvu ezinamahloni aziqedi kodwa zingase ziqale ukunciphisa phakathi nezinyanga ezibandayo, ngisho noma zihlala endlini.
Ihlelwe ngu-Adrienne Kruzer, i-RVT