UMary Allen
Ngabanye Okanye Ngamaqela?
Okokuqala nokuphambili, umvundla akufunekanga ugcinwe wodwa. Umntu akanako ukuhlangabezana neemfuno zasekuhlaleni zomvundla. Umvundla ukhawuleza ube nesithukuthezi kwaye uziqhelanise nokuziphatha okungaqhelekanga kwiintlobo zawo kwaye ube ndlongondlongo okanye utyhafe. Amaxesha amaninzi umnini-khaya akaluqondi nokuluqaphela olu tshintsho kuba isilwanyana sasekhaya esisithandayo sithe cwaka sibandezeleka.
Izilwanyana ezincedisana kakuhle ekuziphatheni kwazo zifanelekile ukugcinwa ngokwamaqela (ubuncinci imivundla emi-2). Ubungakanani bemivundla budlala indima ephantsi. Ngokomzekelo, izilwanyana ezibini ezilawulayo ngokuqinisekileyo ziya kubazisela abanini bazo uvuyo oluncinane, njengoko kuya kuba njalo kwizilwanyana ezibini ezithobelayo, ezinokuthi ngamanye amaxesha zibe novalo ngenxa yokuba zingenayo inkokeli. Ukuba izilwanyana sele zikhona, kufuneka uziqwalasele ngocoselelo emva koko uzame ukufumana izilwanyana ezinomlinganiswa ongena kakuhle kwiqela esele likho okanye umvundla wakho. Kuyinyani jikelele ukuba imivundla ehlalisana kakuhle njengamantshontsho “isenokungakhululeki” emva kokufikisa, nokuba izalana.
Ukhetho lweqabane Ngamaqela amabini
Eyona ndibaniselwano ifanelekileyo yokugcina imivundla emibini njengezilwanyana zasekhaya yinkunzi ethenwe nemazi. Le ndibaniselwano ihambelana kakhulu nendlela yendalo yobomi bemivundla kwaye ihlala izinzile ixesha elide. Iirandi ezimbini yenye into enokwenzeka. Kwimeko enjalo, nangona kunjalo, zombini izilwanyana kufuneka ngokuqinisekileyo zithenwe ngaphambi kokuba zikhule ngokwesondo (inzala emincinci malunga neenyanga ezi-3, iindidi ezinkulu malunga neenyanga ezi-4-5 - Umthombo: KE Quesenberry, JW Carpenter; "Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents"). Ukugcina amabhinqa amabini njengeqela elincinane kunokunxulunyaniswa nobunzima, kuba apha, ngexesha lokukhula ngokwesondo, kuhlala kukho iingxaki ezinkulu zokubeka, ezinokuthi ngamanye amaxesha zibangele ukwenzakala okumandundu.
Ukukhetha uMlingane Kumaqela amakhulu
Amaqela apho inani leenkunzi nemazi lilungelelanisiwe lihlala lizolile. Okukhona amabhinqa ehlala kwiqela, kokukhona iingxaki ezihlala zihleli phakathi kwamabhinqa zibonwa.
Ukunxulumana Nezinye Izilwanyana
Zonke izilwanyana zikhetha ukuhlala kunye ne-conspecifics. Ngaphambili, imivundla kunye neehagu zeguinea zazihlala zigcinwe kunye ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukeneyo. Oku kukhuthazwa ngamandla. Abenzi nto omnye komnye, kodwa yingxabano kuphela yokwabelana ngeflethi yoluntu. Imivundla kunye neehagu zineendlela ezahlukeneyo zokunxibelelana. Ukuba umvundla uhlala ungathethi kwaye wenze ingxolo kuphela xa kukho ingozi okanye iintlungu, iiguinea pigs "ziibhokisi zokuncokola" ezicocekileyo. Njengoko unokucinga, lo mahluko wodwa unokubangela ukudideka kunye nokungaqiniseki phakathi kwezilwanyana.
Ngenxa yobukhulu bayo, imivundla yongamile kunehagu. Bayayazi loo nto nabo kwaye bakhawuleza baqonde ukuba abanako ukuzikhusela. Kwipakethe yeehagu, izilwanyana eziphantsi kufuneka zime ngxi kwaye zizivumele ukuba zifuthwe okanye ziphathwe. Ngokomzekelo, iihagu zinokucocwa ngokuzolileyo yimivundla, nto leyo abantu abaninzi abangayiqondi kakuhle baze batyekele ekubeni bathi: “Incanca kamnandi!”
Imivundla kunye neekati okanye izinja zinokudibana ngokumangalisayo, kodwa ngelishwa zihlala zikhokelela kulwazi olubulalayo (lomvundla). Ukuba awuqinisekanga ngokuziphatha kwekati/kwenja yakho kwizilwanyana zasekhaya ezincinci, qiniseka ukuba indawo ebiyelweyo yomvundla itshixeke kakuhle.
Ngaphakathi Okanye Ngaphandle?
Lo mbuzo kufuneka uqwalaselwe ngononophelo kwaye uphendulwe kuqala xa kuthengwa imivundla.
ZeZindlu
Inzuzo enkulu yokugcina ifulethi ngokuqinisekileyo lunxibelelwano olusondeleyo oluphuhlisayo kunye nesilwanyana sakho sasekhaya. Oku kuthetha ukuba nabo bahlala nabo banokujongwa kakuhle. Ngale ndlela, utshintsho kunye nezifo zidla ngokubonwa kwangethuba. Nangona kunjalo, ubukhulu bendawo ebiyelweyo yangaphakathi bubalulekile.
Iikheji zezilwanyana ezincinci ezihlobisayo, ezinikezelwa kwiivenkile zeengcali, zihlala zincinci kakhulu. Ukuba imivundla ivumelekile ukuba ibaleke eflethini/egadini ngeyure, kufuneka ucwangcise indawo yomgangatho oyi-2 m²/yesilwanyana (kwiintlobo ezinkulu eziziimitha ezi-3) xa ukhetha ikheji. Oku kuvakala ngathi kuninzi ekuqaleni, kodwa xa ucinga ukuba imivundla ihlala njani kwindalo, kulula ukuyiqonda. Kufuneka uqaphele kwakhona ukuba imivundla iqhubela phambili ngokuxhuma kunye nokuxhuma, ngoko ke vumela ubude obuyi-50 cm ubuncinane. Kuba imilinganiselo ekhankanyiweyo ingafane idibane kwindlwana ekhoyo yorhwebo, indawo ebiyelweyo eyenziwe yasekhaya enobuchule obuncinci bezandla kunye nokucinga yeyona ndlela iphambili kunye neentlobo ezifanelekileyo zokwenza ukuba abantwana bakho abancinci baphile ubomi obonwabisayo. Imiyalelo yokwakha eyimpumelelo kunye neyinkimbinkimbi inokufumaneka kwi-Intanethi, phakathi kwezinye iindawo.
Iitshefu ezinothuli oluphantsi ezenziwe ngomthi ongacocwanga zifanelekile njengomandlalo. Umququ ufanelekile kuphela njengento yokudlala kuba awunawo amandla aneleyo okufunxa, umvundla wakho uhlala umanzi kunye nawo kwaye kukho ivumba elinamandla emva kosuku nje olunye. Xa uphuma kwindlu, umvundla akufanele ube nokufikelela kwiintambo zombane kunye neziseko. Izityalo zasendlini ezinetyhefu kufuneka zisuswe okanye zibekwe kumphakamo apho umvundla ungenako ukufikelela khona. Xa kuthethwa ngefanitshala yakho, ungabi buhlungu xa kukho isiqwenga esilahlekileyo, kuba imivundla iya kunyonyoba nantoni na enokukhupha amazinyo kuyo. Kungcono ukwakha ucingo oluncinci.
Uluhlu oluSimahla
Kwakhona, ubungakanani bubalulekile. Kodwa ukhuseleko lwemozulu akufunekanga lungahoywa nalo. Uluhlu olukhululekileyo ngokuqinisekileyo yeyona ndlela ifanelekileyo yokugcina imivundla. Nangona kunjalo, kukho iindidi ezingafanelekanga ukuba zigcinwe ngaphandle unyaka wonke, njengoko zingakhuseli idyasi ekhuselayo ebusika, okanye zikwenza oko kancinci kakhulu (umzekelo, imivundla yeRex, iintloko zeengonyama, iintaka zengwevu, imivundla yeAngora…). Ungafumana imivundla yakho ukuba uyigcine ngaphandle ukusuka phakathi kuMeyi-kwangoko, nangona kunjalo, xa kungasekho qabaka ebusuku - kude kube sekupheleni kuka-Agasti. Kufuneka uziqhelanise ngokucotha nezilwanyana ukutya okutsha (idlelo) ngokuzondla amaqhekezana amatsha ohlaza kwiintsuku ezimbalwa phambi kokuba uhambe.
I-enclosure yangaphandle ixhotyiswe kakuhle kunye neendawo ezininzi zokukhusela, ezimele ziphinde zifakwe kwi-insulated ngokuchasene nokubanda kunye nokumanzi. Ukukhusela kwiintaka ezidla inyama, iikati kunye nezinja, sincoma isigqubuthelo esivela phezulu. Unokufumana imiyalelo emininzi yokwakha kwi-Intanethi okanye kuncwadi olufanelekileyo lweengcali.