Mary Allen
Lub gerbil yog ib tug me me nas uas keeb kwm los ntawm cov cheeb tsam arid ntawm Central Asia thiab paub los ntawm ntau lub npe: Mongolian gerbil, Mongolian gerbil, los yog tsuas yog gerbil. Txij li thaum lub gerbil muaj zog kuj tseem ua haujlwm thaum nruab hnub, sib piv tsis yooj yim kom khaws, thiab kuj ntseeg tau heev, nws yog qhov nrov heev raws li tus tsiaj thiab kuj haum rau cov pib tshiab.
Lub cev thiab tsos
Nrog lub cev ntev ntawm ib ncig ntawm 9.5 mus rau 13 cm, gerbil yog me ntsis loj dua tus nas tsev. Lub thickly plaub hau tail nrog nws bushy taub ncav cuag yuav luag tib ntev. Thaum lub cev ntawm gerbil yog heev slender, nws lub taub hau yog characterized los ntawm ib tug zoo squat tsos. Lub snout nrog nws cov hniav raug nas yog luv luv thiab cov pob ntseg me me sawv tawm kom meej. Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog pom tau hais tias muaj zog hind ob txhais ceg, uas cov gerbil nyiam zaum upright, thiab pom meej claws nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej paws, uas ua zoo li me me txhais tes thaum tuav zaub mov. Nyob rau hauv cov qus daim ntawv ntawm gerbil, luv luv plaub yog ocher-xim rau liab-xim av, nrog lub plab ib txwm sib dua. Nyob rau hauv lub meantime, txawm li cas los xij, muaj ntau lwm lub tsho tiv no xim tuaj yeem pom, yog li cov tsiaj txhu feem ntau yooj yim paub qhov txawv.
Keeb Kwm thiab Txoj Kev Ua Neej
Lub ntuj nyob ntawm gerbil yog lub phiab sab hauv ntawm Central Asia. Nyob rau hauv steppes, semi-deserts, thiab suab puam ntawm Mongolia thiab sab qaum teb Tuam Tshoj, nws nyob hauv cov tsev neeg loj dua uas tsim cov kab ke dav dav hauv cov av xuab zeb lossis clayey av. Nyob rau hauv nws, nws tsis tsuas yog sau cov khoom siv tab sis kuj siv lub caij ntuj sov kub hnub thiab feem ntau ntawm lub caij ntuj no nyob rau hauv lawv. Lub gerbil tsuas yog mus rau saum npoo hauv kev tshawb nrhiav zaub mov, qhov twg nws tuaj yeem npog qhov ntev. Lub gerbil kuj tseem ua haujlwm nyob ib ncig ntawm lub moos nyob rau sab nraum zoov. Tsis zoo li lwm cov tsiaj hauv thaj chaw huab cua, nws tsis mus rau hauv hibernation ib yam. Cov neeg gerbil ib leeg feem ntau muaj ib khub niam txiv thiab lawv cov menyuam tseem tsis tau muaj hnub nyoog. Tom qab kev sib deev loj hlob, cov tsiaj hluas tawm hauv thaj chaw. Lwm qhov tshwj xeeb yog li tau tsav mus. Txij li thaum cov tsiaj muaj ib pab pawg neeg coj cwj pwm txawv, koj yuav tsum tsis txhob khaws ib tug gerbil ib leeg, tab sis yeej ib txwm nrog tsawg kawg yog ib tug conspecific.
Tsim Nyog Haiv Neeg
Txhawm rau kom cov gerbil tuaj yeem ua raws nws cov kev xav tau ntuj tsim, nws xav tau cov vaj tsev tsim nyog. Qhov no yuav tsum ua kom nws khawb tau raws li nws nyiam thiab tsim qhov tunnels. Tseem yuav tsum muaj chaw rau lawv tu lawv cov plaub nrog kev pab los ntawm cov xuab zeb da dej thiab qhov chaw pub mis yooj yim. Hmoov tsis zoo, ntau lub tawb tsiaj me uas muaj nyob rau hauv cov khw muag tsiaj muaj tsawg heev thiab cov yas sab hauv tuaj yeem ua rau muaj kev phom sij rau cov gerbil yog tias nws gnaws ntawm lawv. Lub terrarium, uas yog qee zaum pom zoo kom khaws cov gerbils, tsuas yog tsim nyog rau qhov txwv. Nws yog feem ntau tsis zoo ventilated thiab nyuaj los ntxuav. Ntawm qhov tod tes, peb pom zoo kom tshwj xeeb gerbil thawv ua los ntawm ntoo, uas muaj lub qhov rais saib nyob rau pem hauv ntej thiab ib tug rub-tawm tub rau khoom rau hloov lub litter. Ntoo shavings yog tshwj xeeb tshaj yog haum rau kev khawb thiab yuav tsum tau hloov txhua txhua ib mus rau ob lub hlis. Ob peb pem teb tuaj yeem ua rau ntau qhov kev txav ntawm gerbil. Nws tuaj yeem nkaum nws tus kheej thiab nws cov khoom siv hauv tsev ntoo thiab qhov av. Ib lub thawv rau cov xuab zeb da dej thiab quav nyab lossis straw li cov khoom siv zes yog qhov tseem ceeb. Ntawm qhov tod tes, txhua yam khoom ua los ntawm cov yas lossis hlau yog qhov tsis tsim nyog. Nrog rau cov tsev nyob zoo, gerbil uas nws lub neej expectancy nyob rau hauv cov qus tsuas yog ob peb lub hlis tuaj yeem nyob txog plaub xyoos.
Khoom noj khoom haus
Raws li nyob rau hauv nws qhov chaw nyob, gerbil cov zaub mov yuav tsum tsuas yog muaj cov noob nyom thiab nplej hauv cov tswv cuab tsiaj. Npaj-ua gerbil pub hauv qhov sib xyaw kom raug yog muaj nyob rau hauv khw muag khoom. Yog li hais tias gerbil tau txais tag nrho cov vitamins thiab minerals tsim nyog, koj yuav tsum ntxiv cov zaub mov qhuav no nrog cov zaub tshiab thiab zaub ntsuab nrog rau cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo me me. Ib qho kev faib ua feem ntawm cov tsiaj protein kuj tseem ceeb vim tias gerbil tsis yog cov tshuaj ntsuab ntshiab. Dried mealworms yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws. Yog tias koj muab cov khoom tshwj xeeb no los ntawm tes rau nws, nws tuaj yeem ntseeg tau heev. Ntxiv cov vitamin npaj, ntsev, los yog cov khoom noj ntxiv tsis tsim nyog nrog cov khoom noj uas tsim nyog. Txawm hais tias gerbil los ntawm qhov chaw qhuav, nws ib txwm xav tau kev nkag mus rau dej. Nws tuaj yeem npog ib feem ntawm nws cov dej xav tau nrog cov zaub mov tshiab, tab sis lub raj mis haus yuav tsum muaj.
Tu tub tu kiv
Nyob rau hauv cov suab puam thiab steppes ntawm Central Asia, lub gerbil tsuas muaj cov hluas thaum lub sij hawm sov lub hli. Hauv koj lub tsev, txawm li cas los xij, nws tuaj yeem muab cov xeeb ntxwv txhua xyoo puag ncig. Tom qab mating, tus poj niam gerbil xeeb tub li ntawm 24 mus rau 26 hnub. Feem ntau, plaub mus rau rau tus menyuam liab qab tseem yug los. Ib lub litter tuaj yeem muaj txog li kaum ob tus tub ntxhais hluas. Lawv niam yau mus txog hnub nyoog 25 hnub, nrog rau cov txiv gerbil kuj saib xyuas lub zes. Txhawm rau kom lawv tuaj yeem kawm paub tus cwj pwm tsim nyog, koj yuav tsum cais cov tub gerbil ntawm lawv niam tom qab yim lub hlis thaum ntxov. Cov tub ntxhais hluas gerbils dhau los ua kev sib deev ntawm peb mus rau peb thiab ib nrab lub hlis, tab sis feem ntau, lawv tsis rov tsim dua thawj zaug kom txog rau ib nrab xyoo lossis ib xyoos thiab ib nrab tom qab. Txij li thaum ib tug poj niam tuaj yeem xeeb tub tau ob peb hnub tom qab yug me nyuam, nws muaj peev xwm hais tias koj ob peb gerbil yuav dhau los ua ib qho chaw zoo. Yog tias koj tsis xav yug me nyuam, koj yuav tsum yog li ntawd cia ob tug tib-poj niam txiv neej tsiaj los yog kom tus txiv neej neutered.
Sib tham Gerbil
Kev sib raug zoo nrog rau tam sim no tsis paub meej conspecific yog qhov nyuaj, tab sis tsis yooj yim sua. Qhov yooj yim tshaj plaws los ua qhov no yog nrog cov tsiaj uas tseem tsis tau muaj kev sib deev lossis nrog cov tsiaj hluas uas koj coj los ua ke nrog cov tsiaj qub uas twb muaj lawm. Txoj kev faib kab sib faib tau ua pov thawj nws tus kheej rau qhov no. Koj faib ib lub tawb rau hauv ob qhov sib npaug sib npaug kom txhua tus gerbil muaj nws tus kheej thaj chaw thiab tuaj yeem hnia rau lwm tus los ntawm kab sib chaws. Ob zaug ib hnub twg koj muab cov gerbils tso rau hauv lwm qhov chaw kom lawv tau txais kev hnov tsw ntawm lawv cov conspecifics. Yog tias, tom qab ib lub lim tiam los yog li ntawd, koj pom tias lawv tau hnov ntxhiab tsw ntau dua rau lwm tus neeg, koj tuaj yeem tshem tawm qhov kev faib tawm. Txawm li cas los xij, koj yuav tsum nyob hauv lub tawb rau thawj ob peb teev kom koj tuaj yeem cuam tshuam thaum muaj kev sib ntaus sib tua turf.