UMary Allen
Ama-hamster athandwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo. Ngeshwa, amagundane awanayo impilo ende. Ngezinye izikhathi ukunakekelwa okungalungile nokuma okungekuhle kuyisizathu.
Ama-hamster, kubantu abaningi, enza izilwane ezifuywayo ezinhle kakhulu. Azidingi ukunakwa kakhulu, zivocavoca ngokwanele ukugijima emasondweni azo, futhi zinhle, ziyathandeka, futhi ziyathandeka ukubamba. Bangenza isilwane sokuqala esihle kakhulu kwezinye izingane.
I-Saint Wolfgang. Ukuphila kwe-hamster kufushane: Lapho eneminyaka emithathu, i-hamster yegolide isivele ibhekwa njengoMethusela. “Ngokwesilinganiso, ama-hamster amancane aphila isikhathi eside, kodwa awakaze akhule kuneminyaka emihlanu,” kusho udokotela wezilwane uRegine Rottmayer we-Veterinary Association for Animal Welfare. Isikhathi sokuphila esifushane siyingxenye yofuzo. Kodwa ubandlululo olunenkani mayelana nezidingo zamagundane amancane lungaholela ekutheni asheshe afe.
Umbono oyiphutha wokuqala: ama-hamster enza izilwane ezifuywayo ezifanele izingane. Ngezinye izikhathi abazali bafuna ukuthengela ingane yabo i-hamster yegolide kumdayisi wezilwane u-Annette Burda ngoba kuthiwa kulula ukuyinakekela. UBurda, ophinde abe ngusihlalo wombuso we-Central Association of Zoological Specialists eNyakatho Rhine-Westphalia, weluleka ngokumelene nalokhu. “Ama-hamster yizilwane ezibukayo. Ziba mnene uma umnikazi enesineke esikhulu. Lokhu ngokuvamile akunjalo ngezingane.”
UMarius Tünte we-German Animal Welfare Association ukubeka ngokucace nakakhulu: “I-hamster ayikuqapheli ukuthintana kwabantu.” Ngaphezu kwalokho, amagundane amancane ayasebenza lapho kuhwalala nasebusuku. Lapho izingane kufanele ziyolala, usuku luqala ngempela lwama-hamster. Kunesilingo esikhulu sokuvusa isilwane esifuywayo esinoboya ntambama ngemva kwesikole ukuze sidlale ngaso kancane. Kodwa u-Rottmayer weluleka ukuhlonipha isigqi sokulala sesilwane. "Uma i-hamster iphazamiseka phakathi nosuku, ibangela ukucindezeleka okukhulu."
Ama-hamster adinga indawo enkulu
Inombolo yesibili eyiphutha: izilwane ezifuywayo akufanele neze zigcinwe zodwa. Ngokungafani nezingulube ze-Guinea kanye onogwaja, isibonelo, ama-hamster ahlala yedwa. Ama-hamster egolide ikakhulukazi angasabela ngobudlova kuma-conspecifics futhi alimazane kabi.
Inombolo yesithathu eyiphutha: Ama-Hamsters awadingi ndawo? Uyadlala? Ingabe uzimisele uma usho lokho! Endle, ama-hamster egolide ahlala emhubheni nasemigodini efinyelela kumamitha amabili ukushona phansi. Ngokuvamile zihamba amabanga amade lapho zifuna ukudla ebusuku. Lokho kungase kube nzima endlini yokuphumula uma ungafuni ukwengeza okuthile okwengeziwe - ngesitezi esingaphansi, kunjalo. Ukuze okungenani kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo zezilwane, i-Animal Welfare Association incoma ikheji okungenani elingamasentimitha ayi-100 ngo-100 ububanzi kanye namasentimitha angama-70 ukuphakama. Indawo yokulala kufanele ibe ngamasentimitha angama-20 ukuya kwangu-30 ukuze ama-hamster akwazi ukumba.
Uma uvakashela isitolo sezilwane ufuna ikhaya elinjalo le-hamster, ungamangala. Uma ulandela izincomo ze-Animal Welfare Association, amakheji amaningi ezilwane amancane anikezwa ama-hamster awakhulu ngokwanele noma awafaneleki ngenxa yezinye izizathu. Ngokusho komthengisi wezilwane ezifuywayo uBurda, amathreyi aphansi amamodeli amaningi mancane kakhulu ukugcwalisa udoti owanele wama-hamster. Ngakho-ke uBurda uncoma lokho okubizwa nge-nagaria.
Iziqukathi zengilazi zifana nezindawo ze-terrarium zezilwane ezihuquzelayo futhi zenziwe ngamasayizi ahlukene. Kodwa-ke, i-nagarium iwutshalomali: kuyilapho ikheji lezilwane ezincane elivamile libiza ama-euro angama-40 kuye kwangama-60, ngokusho kukaBurda ungathola kuphela isiqukathi sengilazi cishe kuma-euro ayi-120.
Isexwayiso sikakotini weHamster
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi imigoqo noma izindonga zengilazi - ama-hamster adinga indawo yamahhala nsuku zonke. “Kufanele wenze isiqiniseko sokuthi isilwane asivaleleke ndawo, sizilimaze noma sidle intambo,” kusho uRottmayer. Utusa nesondo le-hamster. Kodwa kufanele ibe nkulu ngokwanele ukuze i-hamster ikwazi ukuhambahamba kuyo ngomgogodla oqondile. Udonga olungezansi nolwangemuva kufanele luvalwe. Uma kungenjalo izidladla zingalimala.
U-Rottmayer weluleka ngokucacile ngokumelene nalokho okubizwa ngokuthi ukotini we-hamster, abangani abaningi be-hamster abasebenzisa ukupheqa iqhugwane labo lokulala. Ngoba le nto ingakha imicu izilwane ezingase ziklinywe ngayo izitho nemilenze. Utshani notshani kuyilungele kangcono indawo yokucasha ethambile.
Inombolo yesine eyiphutha: ama-hamster adla imifino. Ngokuphambene nalokho, amaprotheni ezilwane abalulekile empilweni ye-hamster enempilo. Lokhu sekuqukethwe kuzingxube eziningi zokuphakelayo ezitholakala ngokuthengisa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ama-hamster adinga ukudla okusha. U-Rottmayer uncoma imifino namakhambi. Ama-hamster amancane akufanele anikezwe izithelo nhlobo, ama-hamster egolide kuphela ngamanani amancane. Imbewu enamafutha njengamakinati noma imbewu kabhekilanga nayo ayingeni ekudleni kwansuku zonke, kodwa inikezwa kuphela njengendlela yokwelapha. Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi i-hamster ayigcini ngokudla okulula kwekhalori ephezulu, izindawo zayo zokucasha kufanele zihlolwe njalo. Ngoba hamster hamster. Lokhu akuwona umbono oyiphutha, empeleni kuyiqiniso.
Ingabe ama-hamster ayakuthanda ukugonwa?
Okuningi. Ukugona. Ama-hamster mahle, mancane futhi abesaba abantu. Kodwa ungakwazi ukuqeqesha i-hammie yakho encane ukuze ujabulele ama-snuggles akho, okubhekana nakho, okuwuhlobo lwenhloso yakho empilweni.
Ingabe ama-hamster ayizilwane ezithandekayo?
Ama-hamster angase abe mancane, kodwa lezi “zilwane ezifuywayo” ezinobungane zinezinhliziyo ezinkulu. Ama-cuddly, ama-critters anoboya angenye yezilwane ezifuywayo ezincane ezidume kakhulu.
Iluphi uhlobo lwe-hamster olunobungane kakhulu?
I-hamster yaseSyria iwuhlobo oluthandwa kakhulu lwe-hamster, okungenani ngokwengxenye ngenxa yokuthi iwubungane kakhulu futhi inkulu kakhulu, kodwa futhi ngenxa yokuthi yethulwa ngeminyaka yawo-1940 lapho ama-hamster e-lab eqala ukuthunjwa nasezindlini zemindeni.
Ingabe ama-hamster anamathela kubanikazi bawo?
Awukwazi ukulindela ukuthi i-hamster yakho izoba nesibopho nawo wonke umuntu, noma kunjalo. NgokukaBetsy Sikora Siino, ama-hamster ahlangana nomuntu oyedwa kuya kwababili, okusho ukuthi i-hamster yakho ingase ibekezelele izivakashi namanye amalungu omndeni, kodwa izobopha kuphela futhi ikubone futhi mhlawumbe omunye umuntu oyedwa.