UMary Allen
I-hamster yi-rodent kwaye inxulumene ngokusondeleyo ne mouse. Umalunga nobukhulu obufanayo naye. Eyaziwa kuthi ngokuyintloko njengesilwanyana sasekhaya, ngakumbi i-hamster yegolide. Ngokwendalo, sine-hamster yasendle kuphela.
Iihamster zinoboya obukhulu, obuthambileyo. Imdaka ukuya kwengwevu. Iipowutshi ezinkulu zesidlele zizodwa kwiihamster. Zifikelela ukusuka emlonyeni ukuya emagxeni. Kuyo, zithwala ukutya kwazo zasebusika zikuse emhadini wazo.
Eyona hamster incinci yihamster enomsila omfutshane. Unobude obuziisentimitha ezi-5 kuphela. Kukwakho ne stub tail emfutshane. Inobunzima obungaphantsi kwe-25 grams. Ngoko ke kuthatha iihamster ezine ezinje ukukala ibha yetshokolethi.
Eyona hamster inkulu yintsimi yethu yehamster. Inokuba malunga neesentimitha ezingama-30 ubude, ukuba nje irula esikolweni. Kananjalo unobunzima obungaphezulu kwesiqingatha sekhilogram.
Iihamster zihlala njani?
Iihamster zihlala kwimingxuma. Ziyakwazi ukugrumba ngamanqina angaphambili, kodwa zikwanobuchule bokukhwela, ukubamba ukutya, nokulungisa uboya bazo. Iihamster zineepads ezinkulu kwiimpuphu zangasemva. Bakwabanceda banyuke.
Iihamster ubukhulu becala zitya izityalo, kukhethwa imbewu. Oku kusenokuba ziinkozo ezivela entsimini okanye imifuno evela egadini. Kungenxa yoko le nto i-hamster ingathandwa ngabalimi kunye nabalimi. Ngamanye amaxesha i-hamster idla izinambuzane okanye ezinye izilwanyana ezincinci. Kodwa iihamster nazo zityiwa ngokwazo, ikakhulu ziimpungutye okanye iintaka ezidla inyama.
Iihamsters zilala kakhulu imini. Bavuka ngorhatya nasebusuku. Nawe awuboni kakuhle. Kodwa baziva kakhulu ngamabhovu abo, njengekati. Iintlobo ezinkulu ze-hamster zilala ngokufanelekileyo. Abancinci balala kuphela phakathi kwexesha elifutshane.
IiHamsters zihlala zodwa ngaphandle kokuba zifuna ukwenza abantwana. Ukukhulelwa kuthatha ngaphantsi kweeveki ezintathu. Kuhlala kukho amakhwenkwe amaninzi. Zizalwa zingenaboya kwaye zisela ubisi kumama wazo. Kwakhona kuthiwa: Bancanciswa ngunina. Ngoko ke, iimpuku zizilwanyana ezanyisayo. Noko ke, emva kweeveki ezintathu sele bezimele yaye bayawashiya amakhaya abo.