UMary Allen
Kusekho imibuzo emininzi engaphendulwanga malunga ne-coronavirus. Abaphandi ngoku bafumanise ukuba ii-hamsters zenza imodeli yezilwanyana ezilungileyo kakhulu kuba zibonisa iimpawu ze-Covid ezinobuthathaka kwaye ziphuhlisa amajoni omzimba.
Ifanelekile njengemodeli yezilwanyana zomkhuhlane kunye ne-SARS-CoV-2: Iqela lophando laseMelika-yaseJapan losulele iihamster ngekoronavirus. Izilwanyana zasinda kolosulelo zaza zavelisa izilwa-buhlungu ezazizikhusela ukuba zingosulelwa kwakhona. Akukacaci ukuba olu khuseleko luya kuhlala ixesha elingakanani kwizilwanyana. Ukusetyenziswa kwe-sera kwavavanywa kwakhona: unyango ngeserum evela kwizilwanyana esele zosulelekileyo lwakwazi ukunciphisa umthamo wentsholongwane egazini le-SARS-CoV-2-positive hamsters ukuba ziye zanyangwa ngosuku lokuqala losulelo.
Umbuzo obuzwa rhoqo
Ibukeka njani i-hamster xa igula?
Iimpawu eziqhelekileyo zokugula kwiihamster ezincinci kukwehla kobunzima bomzimba, ukutshintsha indlela yokutya nokusela, utshintsho lwesikhumba kunye nedyasi, kunye norhudo. Ukuba kukho naziphi na iziphazamiso, kufuneka kudityanwe nogqirha wezilwanyana.
Ingaba i-hamster ibonakala njani xa ibuhlungu?
Ukuba isilwanyana sakho siyakutyeshela ukukhwelisa okanye sinobundlobongela okanye siyoyika, oku kunokuba luphawu lokuba isilwanyana sisezintlungwini. Utshintsho kulandelelwano lwentshukumo kunye nokuma kungabonisa nokuba isilwanyana sihlupheka.
Ngaba i-hamster ihlupheka nini?
Ukudinwa. I-hamster ilele ngecala kwaye ingashukumi ukuya kutya, ukuzilungisa, okanye isiselo inokusondela ekufeni. Esi sifo kulula ukuyiqonda njengoko kungekho ntshukumo kwaye ukuphefumla akubonakali.
Yintoni eyityhefu kakhulu kwiihamster?
Ezi ziquka ikhaphetshu, iiliki, namatswele. Ekunzima ukwetyisa ziimbotyi, iiertyisi, irhubarb, i-sorrel kunye nesipinatshi. Iitapile ezikrwada zinetyhefu nakwi hamster. Nangona kunjalo, unokondla amazambane abilisiwe ngaphandle kweengxaki.
Kuthetha ukuthini xa ii-hamsters zincwina?
Iihamster zeBeeping ziyathanda ukuthetha nazo, umzekelo xa zikhangela ukutya okunencasa okanye xa kusakha indlwane. Nangona kunjalo, ukunyuka kunye nokubethelela umlozi kunokubonisa intlungu - kule meko, jonga i-rodent yakho ngokusondeleyo kakhulu.
Ngaba i-hamster iyakhala?
Kuyafana ne-hamster, ngaphandle kokuba ayikwazi ukukhala okanye ukubhikisha ngomlomo kwaye ngoko ithanda ukucofa.
Kuthekani ukuba i-hamster ayishukumi?
Zonke ezi ziimpawu zokugula kwaye zinokuthetha ukuba i-hamster yakho ifile. Kwelinye icala, ukuba i-hamster yakho ibibonakala isempilweni kwaye nokungashukumi kwayo akulindelwanga, loo nto ayithethi ukuba uya kufa, kodwa yenza ukuba ulale phantsi.
Yintoni enokuyenza xa i-hamster ifa?
Ukuba awufuni kungcwaba ihamster yakho ungayisa kugqirha wezilwanyana oya kuthi ke ayinike inkampani apho isilwanyana siya kutshiswa khona. Oku kuyenzeka ukuba isilwanyana sakho sithe wabulawa.