UMary Allen
Uma ufuna ukuthenga i-degus, kufanele ucabangele izinto ezimbalwa. Funda lapha ukuthi yini i-degus edinga ukuphila okujabulisayo endlini yakho.
I-Degus Endle
Ngokuphambene nalokho okwakucatshangwa lapho itholwa maphakathi nekhulu le-18, i-degus (ngokwesayensi: i-Octodon degus) ayiwona ama-croissants, kodwa kunalokho ihlobene nezingulube ze-Guinea. Ezweni lakubo eChile (nezingxenye ze-Argentina) zifika ngokusemthethweni ngezinhlobo ezine. Nokho, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi kanye namagundane ansundu okwethulwa nawo kuya ngokuya kubathinta. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-degus evamile egcinwa emakhaya ethu, iphila njengemindeni yezilwane ezinhlanu kuya kweziyishumi ezinhlelweni zomhubhe ezinamagatsha. Ngenxa yokuthi zilimaza wonke amasimu futhi zidla izimpande zezitshalo, ngezinye izikhathi zibhekwa njengenkathazo.
I-degus evamile ifinyelela kumasentimitha angu-20 ubude futhi inesisindo esingamagremu angu-300. Ekupheleni kwe-approx yayo. 12 cm ubude umsila, lolu hlobo ilona lodwa elinentshakaza efana nebhulashi. Ngokungafani nama-hamster, isibonelo, i-degus ivame ukuba yi-diurnal (ikakhulukazi ekuseni nantambama). Azikhuli njengephunga elinamandla njengamagundane futhi azilali njengama-hedgehogs. Izizathu ezibalulekile zokuthi kungani i-degus idume njengezilwane ezifuywayo nathi.
Ulwazi Oluyisisekelo Mayelana Nokuthenga I-Degu
I-Degus - njengazo zonke izinto eziphilayo - zinezidingo zazo kubantu abahlala nazo. Ngakho-ke, ngaphambi kokuba ungene esitolo sezilwane esiseduze, kufanele ucacise imibuzo embalwa eyisisekelo:
Izindlu zeqembu: I-Degus kuthiwa ngabadlali beqembu. Ngingakwazi ukunakekela izilwane ezimbili, ezintathu, noma ngisho nangaphezulu ngesikhathi esisodwa?
Ubude besikhathi sokuphila: I-Degus iphila ngokwesilinganiso seminyaka emihlanu ubudala, izibonelo zomuntu ngamunye kufika eshumini. Ingabe ngizimisele ukunakekela abantu abaningi engihlala nabo abanoboya ngaleso sikhathi (ukudla, ukuzilungisa, inhlanzeko, umsebenzi, ukuvakashela udokotela wezilwane)?
Isikhala: Abashisekeli bamalungelo ezilwane batusa izitebele okungenani ezingama-120 x 50 x 100 cm ezilwaneni ezimbili kuya kwezintathu ukuze zifake i-degus ngendlela efanele uhlobo. Ingabe nginendawo eyanele?
Ifulethi: I-Degus idla yonke into efika phambi kwama-incisors - kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukhuni, amaqabunga, insimbi, noma ipulasitiki. Bangakwazi futhi ukuphuma ngezikhala ezincane kakhulu. Ngingakwazi yini ukuhlinzeka ngefulethi lami ngendlela efanele futhi ngokuphepha (isebenza ikakhulukazi ezintanjeni zikagesi, amasokhethi, izitshalo ezinobuthi, amafasitela, neminyango engaphandle)?
Ubudlelwano: I-Degus ingaba nokwethembana kakhulu. Kodwa ezinye izilwane zikuthola kunzima ukwenza kanjalo, ezinye zihlala zinamahloni. Ingabe nginaso isineke sokuthambisa i-degus yami futhi ingabe kunganele ukuthi ngivele ngibuke izilwane?
Imvume: Ukugcina izilwane ezincane akunakuvinjelwa ngaphansi komthetho wokuqasha. Noma kunjalo, ukuphila kuba nokuthula uma zonke izinhlangothi ezihilelekile zibekezelela ohlala nabo abasha. Ngokufanelekile, uzothola nomuntu ohlala eduze kwe-degu. Ngakho: ingabe abanikazi bezindlu nomakhelwane banikeza okulungile kwabo?
Impilo: Ingabe wonke umuntu ohlala ekhaya unesiqiniseko sokuthi awuguli (isib. izinwele zezilwane, uthuli lwasendlini, udoti)?
Yiqiniso, lolu hlu lungaqhutshekwa unomphela. Kodwa, uma ukwazi ukuphendula le mibuzo eyisikhombisa ngokuthi “Yebo!”, Ungaqala uhambo lwakho lwe-degu ngokuzethemba okukhulu.
Ngingayithenga Kuphi I-Degus?
I-Degus ngokungangabazeki ingenye yezilwane ezithandwayo zeminyaka embalwa edlule. Ngakho-ke, kuba lula futhi kulula ukubamba la magundane amahle. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, umuntu angakwazi futhi ukuthenga i-degus eyandayo kubanikazi abazimele okungenzeka ukuthi baxakeke ngumthwalo wemfanelo womndeni wabo wezilwane esikhathini eside noma abaye baba nabantwana. Phela i-degu yesifazane izala izingane ezilinganiselwa kwabahlanu. Kodwa kungaba yishumi.
Ngaphezu kwezinja, amakati, nonogwaja, ama-degus aya ngokuya elinda ikhaya elisha ezindaweni zokukhosela izilwane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, manje sekunezinhlangano ezizimele cishe kuzo zonke izifunda ezilamula i-degus futhi zisize ngemibuzo.
Inani
Nakuba izibaya zamagundane, izindawo zokuhlala, noma ama-aviary angabiza cishe ama-euro angu-200 ngenxa yobukhulu bazo kanye nemishini, izilwane ngokwazo zishibhile impela ukuzithenga.
Enye i-degus isivele itholakala ngama-euro angu-5 noma angu-10, kodwa futhi ingabiza kufika kuma-euro ayi-100 isifanekiso ngasinye. Intengo inqunywa ngokwengxenye ngumhlinzeki (ingasese noma ukuhweba? Ukuthengisa ngokushesha noma cha?), Kodwa futhi ngeminyaka noma umbala woboya: i-degus eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka noma emaphakathi empunga ibilokhu ikhona kusukela ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990. Ngakho-ke ziyivelakancane ngokwemvelo - futhi zibiza kakhulu - kunezihlobo zazo ezinoboya obubomvu obunsundu ("agouti").
Uma ufuna ukuthenga i-degus, khumbula ukuthi ukudla nezinsiza nazo zibalulekile. Izilwane ezikhulile ikakhulukazi zivame ukuba nesifo sikashukela, isibonelo. Ngakho-ke, kufanele uhlale ubeke eceleni iqanda lesidleke ukuze uvakashele udokotela wezilwane ngokushesha nje lapho uthenga i-degus.
Isimo sezeMpilo
Ukuze ujabulele izilwane zakho esikhathini eside, kufanele uqiniseke ukuthi i-degus okunikezwayo inempilo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kufanele ube nokungabaza uma amagundane anamanxeba avulekile, amehlo anamathelayo noma amakhala, ethola uboya obufiphele noma obunempandla kancane. Ngokufanayo, ukuntuleka kokushayela kungase kube uphawu lokugula noma izimo zezindlu ezingafaneleki. Esikhundleni sokuthenga lezi zidalwa ezineshwa, xwayisa inhlangano eseduze yenhlalakahle yezilwane.
Ubudala
Njengathi thina bantu, i-degus yakheka kakhulu futhi ihlangana nabantu ngemuva kokuzalwa ngendlela abaphatha ngayo abazali nezingane zakubo. Ukugoqana, ukuxubhana uboya, noma ukulwa nokudla kubalungiselela “impilo yangempela”, ukuxhumana nomndeni kubenza balinganisele futhi kuqinisa amasosha abo omzimba. Uma, ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-degus yakho entsha ingaphansi kwezinyanga eziyisithupha, ayinakho okuhlangenwe nakho okubalulekile futhi kukhona ingozi yokuthi uzoletha abantu abanezizungu zokuziphatha abanokuthambekela kokugula ekhaya lakho.
Iqembu Elilungile
Endle, iduna elikhulile lihlala nezinsikazi ezimbili kuya kwezintathu. Njengoba sekuvele kunezingane ezanele "ezingafunwa" ze-Degu, inkunzi kufanele nakanjani ikhishwe. Inqubo iyinkimbinkimbi, kodwa iyafaneleka mayelana nokuhlalisana okuvumelanayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukukhulelwa kuwumthwalo wesikhathi eside empilweni yabesifazane. Amaqembu wobulili obufanayo nawo angenzeka. Kungcono uma kukhona izingane zakini ezivela kudoti ofanayo.
Noma kunjalo, kungahlala kukhona izingxabano phakathi kwe-degus yakho. Njengomthetho, lezi zingxabano ezivamile, ezidlalayo lapho izilwane zihlela kabusha ubukhosi bazo ngokuphindaphindiwe. Inqobo nje uma kungekho muntu olimele kulolu hlelo, lokhu akuyona into ekhathazayo. Kuphela uma ilungu leqembu eliphansi lihlala liphathwa kabi lapho kufanele unikeze isilwane ngasinye isikhala esengeziwe ukuze “abalwayo” baphume endleleni. Noma kunjalo, ukuhlukana okuphelele akukhuthazwa. Ekugcineni, i-degus idinga omunye nomunye.