UFerret

Igama lesiLatini livela ku-"mus" = impuku kunye ne "putorius" = ivumba elibi, kuba iiferrets zizingela iimpuku kwaye zinedlala elinukayo lokugxotha iintshaba zabo.

iimpawu

Zibukeka njani iiferrets?

IiFerrets ayizozilwanyana zasendle kodwa zaye zakhuliswa kwiipolecats zasendle.Njengeepolecats, martens kunye ne weasels, zezosapho lwemarten kwaye zizilwanyana ezincinci ezizingelayo. IiFerrets zinomzimba omde. Iimazi (amabhinqa) zi malunga ne-35 cm ubude kwaye zilinganisa i-550 ukuya kwi-850 grams, amadoda (amadoda) ama-40 ukuya kuma-45 cm ubude kunye nobunzima ukuya kwi-1900 grams.

IiFerrets zineenzwane ezineziphopho ezintlanu kumlenze ngamnye omfutshane, owomeleleyo. Umsila wabo omde onamatyholo usisiqingatha sobude bomzimba wabo. Intloko ineendlebe ezincinci ezingqukuva kunye nempumlo engqukuva.

IiFerrets aziboni kakuhle: akumangalisi, kuba zihlala zisebenza ebusuku kwaye ubukhulu becala zihlala kwaye zizingela kwimingxuma engaphantsi komhlaba. Yiyo loo nto kubaluleke ngakumbi ukuba beve baze bajoje kakuhle. Kananjalo banamabhovu ebusweni bonke.

Zihlala phi iiferrets?

Kukholelwa ukuba iiFerrets ziphuma eMzantsi Yurophu okanye kuMntla Afrika. Ngaphezulu kweminyaka engama-2000 eyadlulayo, amaJiphutha, amaGrike namaRoma ayefuye iiferrets zokuzingela iimpuku, iimpuku kunye neenyoka emakhayeni abo. Namhlanje iiferrets zigcinwa njengezilwanyana zasekhaya; nangona kunjalo, kwiziqithi zaseSicily naseSardinia kukho kwakhona ii-ferrets eziye zahamba.

Iipolecats zasendle zaseYurophu (i-Mustela putorius) zihlala kwihlabathi elincinci elahlukileyo: Zithanda amadlelo kunye namahlathi amancinci kwaye ziyathanda ukuhlala kufuphi nomthamo wamanzi, kodwa zingena kwiindawo zokuhlala kunye nezitiya. Bahlala phantse emhlabeni kunye nakwiipaseji ezingaphantsi komhlaba kunye nemiqolomba. Izilwanyana ezifuywayo zidinga ikheji enkulu kwaye zifuna umthambo wemihla ngemihla njengenja. Njengendawo yomqolomba, basebenzisa indlu yokulala abaziva bekhuselekile kuyo.

Zeziphi iintlobo zeeferrets ezikhoyo?

Iiferrets zokuqala ezaye zakhuliswa zazizi-albhino zonke: zinoboya obumhlophe namehlo abomvu. Namhlanje iiferrets ziza ngemibala eyahlukileyo. I-polecat ferrets intle kakhulu. Zenziwe ngokuwela iiferrets kunye neepolecats zasendle. I-undercoat yabo imhlophe ukuya kwi-beige, iinwele eziphezulu zimdaka ukuya kumnyama. Iimpawu zobuso bakhe ezimnyama namhlophe zisikhumbuza kancinci ngembila.

Ingaba iiferrets ziba neminyaka emingaphi?

IiFerrets zihlala iminyaka esibhozo ukuya kwelishumi.

Ziphathe

Ziphila njani iiferrets?

IiFerrets zinomdla kwaye akukho nto ikhuselekile kuzo: Bajonga yonke into eza ngendlela yabo. Bakhwela ezitafileni nasezifestileni, bagqogqa yonke into baze bagqogqe iikhabhathi ezivuliweyo needrowa kunye neengobozi zamaphepha enkunkuma.

Ngamanye amaxesha bade bajikelezise amalaphu, iingubo okanye iimvuthuluka zamaphepha baze bazifihle kumngxunya wabo wokulala. Yiyo loo nto kufuneka uzinakekele kakuhle xa ubaleka simahla. Ungaqeqesha ngokulula ii-ferrets kwi-leash kwaye emva koko uzihambe njengoko ubuya kwenza inja. Kodwa umntu makangaze alibale ukuba zingamarhamncwa. Ngoxa zisiba mbuna xa uzifumana zisebancinane kakhulu, ziyakwazi ukwenza umsondlo kwaye zibe ndlongondlongo xa zisoyika okanye zisoyika. Ngoko ke, umntu omdala kufuneka ahlale ebelana ngoxanduva xa egcina i-ferret njengesilwanyana sasekhaya.

Abahlobo kunye neentshaba ze-ferret

Ukuzikhusela, iiferrets zinamadlala anuka kakubi: ziwasebenzisela ukutshiza ulwelo olunuka kakubi kwiintshaba ukuzoyikisa. IiFerrets zikholisa ukuvana nezinja neekati – ngakumbi ukuba zazana kwasebuncinaneni bazo. Nangona kunjalo, i-hamster, i-guinea pigs, iigundane okanye onogwaja azikwazi ukugcinwa kunye ne-ferrets: zivusa i-instinct yokuzingela yezilwanyana ezincinci; i<em>ferret yayihlasela ngoko nangoko ize izibulale ezi zilwanyana.

Zivelisa njani iiferrets?

Ekuqaleni, ii-ferrets ezincinci zinyangwa kuphela ngumama wazo. Xa emalunga neeveki ezintathu ubudala, iinjana kufuneka zondliwe ubuncinane kathathu ngemini. Bohlukene nonina malunga neeveki ezisibhozo ukuya kwezilishumi elinambini. Emva koko badinga ikheji yabo.

Zizingela njani iiferrets?

Njengookhokho babo basendle, i-polecat, iiferrets ngokuyintloko zizingela iimpuku, iimpuku kunye neenyoka. Ngenxa yokuba zinde kwaye ziphantsi, ngokulula ziyakwazi ukulandela amaxhoba azo kwiipaseji ezingaphantsi komhlaba kunye nemingxuma. Iiferrets zazisetyenziselwa ukuzingela imivundla ngaphambili: zazikhupha imivundla emingxunyeni yazo kwaye umzingeli ngoko kwakufuneka athintele umvundla obalekayo kwenye indawo yokuphuma yomqolo wakhe.

Care

Zitya ntoni iiferrets?

Iiferrets zitya kakhulu inyama kwaye zitya ukutya okuncinci kwezityalo. Iiferrets zidla ngokunikwa ukutya okunkonkxiweyo okukhethekileyo okanye okomileyo kabini ngemini, okuqulethe zonke izondlo, iivithamin neeminerali ezifunekayo. Umntu omdala we-ferret udinga malunga ne-150 ukuya kwi-200 grams yokutya ngosuku.

Ukulima kweeferrets

Iiferrets zidinga ikheji emalunga ne-120 x 60 x 60 yeesentimitha ubuncinane. Kwi-cage, kufuneka kubekho indawo yokulala efakwe kakuhle apho i-ferrets inokubuya khona. Ikheji kufuneka ibe yindawo yokudlala yokwenyani, enezinyuko zokunyuka, iityhubhu zokufihla, amadlavu amadala, kunye nezinye izinto ezininzi zokudlala. I-cage ingafakwa ngaphakathi okanye ngaphandle kwindawo ekhuselekileyo. Kodwa ke indlu yokulala kufuneka ikhuselwe ngokukodwa kwingqele.

Isicwangciso sokhathalelo lweeferrets

Iiferrets zizilwanyana ezicocekileyo kakhulu. Kuphela xa betshintsha uboya babo entwasahlobo nasekwindla kufuneka iinwele ezidala zihlulwe ngebrashi ethambileyo amaxesha ngamaxesha. Kanye ngeveki ikheji kufuneka icocwe kakuhle ngamanzi ashushu kunye nesepha engathathi hlangothi kunye nezinto zokulala zihlaziywe. Isitya sokutyisa kunye nebhotile yokusela zicocwa yonke imihla. Kwaye ke, ibhokisi yendlu yangasese kufuneka ichithwe kwaye icocwe yonke imihla.