UFerret

Igama lesiLatini livela ku-“mus” = igundane nelithi “putorius” = inuka kabi, ngoba ama-ferrets azingela amagundane futhi anendlala enukayo ukuze axoshe izitha zawo.

Izici

Abukeka kanjani ama-ferrets?

Ama-Ferrets akuzona izilwane zasendle kodwa azalwa ngama-polecats asendle.Njengama-polecats, ama-martens kanye nama-weasel, angamalungu omndeni we-marten futhi ayizilwane ezincane ezidla umhlabathi. Ama-Ferrets anomzimba omude. Abesifazane (abesifazane) bangaba ngu-35 cm ubude futhi banesisindo esingama-550 kuya ku-850 amagremu, abesilisa (abesilisa) 40 kuya ku-45 cm ubude futhi banesisindo esingamagremu angu-1900.

AmaFerrets anezinzwani ezinhlanu ezinezinzipho emlenzeni wawo ngamunye omfushane, oqinile. Umsila wabo omude onehlathi uyingxenye yobude bomzimba wabo. Ikhanda linezindlebe ezincane, eziyindilinga kanye nekhala eliyindilinga.

AmaFerrets awaboni kahle: akumangalisi, ngoba asebenza kakhulu ebusuku futhi ahlala futhi azingela emigodini engaphansi komhlaba. Yingakho kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi bezwe futhi behogele kahle. Futhi banamadevu ebusweni babo.

Ahlala kuphi ama-ferrets?

Ama-Ferrets kukholakala ukuthi avela kuma-polecats aseNingizimu Yurophu noma eNyakatho Afrika. Eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-2000 edlule, abaseGibhithe, amaGreki kanye namaRoma babezalele ama-ferrets ukuze bazingele amagundane, amagundane nezinyoka emakhaya abo. Namuhla ama-ferrets agcinwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo; Nokho, eziqhingini zaseSicily naseSardinia kukhona nama-ferrets asehambile.

Ama-polecat asendle aseYurophu (Mustela putorius) ahlala ezweni elincane elihlukahlukene: Athanda izimfunda namahlathi amancane futhi athanda ukuhlala eduze nendawo enamanzi amaningi, kodwa futhi angena ezindaweni zokuhlala nasezingadini. Bahlala cishe emhlabeni kuphela nasemaphaseji angaphansi komhlaba nasemigedeni. Izilwane ezifuywayo zidinga ikheji elikhulu futhi zidinga ukuvivinya umzimba nsuku zonke njengenja. Njengengxenye yomhume, zisebenzisa indlu yokulala lapho zizizwa ziphephile khona.

Yiziphi izinhlobo ze-ferrets ezikhona?

Ama-ferrets okuqala azalwa wonke ayengama-albino: anoboya obumhlophe namehlo abomvu. Namuhla ama-ferrets afika ngemibala ehlukene. Ama-polecat ferrets mahle kakhulu. Zadalwa ngokuwela ama-ferrets nama-polecats asendle. Ijazi labo elingaphansi limhlophe kuya kobeige, izinwele ezingenhla zinsundu kuya kumnyama. Izimpawu zobuso zakhe ezimnyama nezimhlophe zisikhumbuza kancane imbila.

Ama-ferrets athola iminyaka emingaki?

Ama-Ferrets aphila cishe iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili kuya kweyishumi.

Behave

Ahlala kanjani ama-ferrets?

AmaFerrets anelukuluku lokufuna ukwazi futhi akukho lutho oluphephile kuwo: Ahlola yonke into eza ngendlela yawo. Bagibela ematafuleni nasezinsikeni zamafasitela, badle yonke into futhi bazulazule emakhabetheni avulekile namadrowa kanye nobhasikidi bamaphepha alahliwe.

Kwesinye isikhathi baze baphathe izingcezu zendwangu, izingubo zokulala noma iziqephu zamaphepha bazifihle emgodini wabo wokulala. Yingakho kufanele uzinakekele kahle uma ugijima mahhala. Ungakwazi ukuqeqesha ama-ferrets kalula ngentambo bese uwahamba ngendlela obungenza ngayo inja. Kodwa umuntu akumelwe akhohlwe ukuthi bayizilwane ezidla ezinye. Nakuba ziba mnene lapho uzithola zisencane kakhulu, ziyakwazi ukuhayiza futhi zibe nolaka lapho zethukile noma zethukile. Ngakho-ke, umuntu omdala kufanele ahlale ehlanganyela umthwalo wemfanelo lapho egcina i-ferret njengesilwane esifuywayo.

Abangane nezitha ze-ferret

Ukuze bazivikele, ama-ferret anezindlala ezinukayo: awasebenzisa ukuze akhiphe uketshezi olunuka kabi ezitheni ukuze azesabise. Ama-Ferrets ajwayele ukuzwana kahle nezinja namakati – ikakhulukazi uma abazana kusukela esemncane. Kodwa-ke, ama-hamster, izingulube ze-Guinea, amagundane noma onogwaja abakwazi ukugcinwa kanye nama-ferrets: bavusa imizwa yokuzingela yezilwane ezincane; i-ferret yayihlasela ngokushesha futhi ibulale lezi zilwane.

Azala kanjani ama-ferrets?

Ekuqaleni, ama-ferrets amancane andliwa ngumama kuphela. Lapho inamasonto amathathu ubudala, imidlwane idinga ukuphakelwa okungenani kathathu ngosuku. Bahlukene nonina cishe emasontweni ayisishiyagalombili kuya kwayishumi nambili. Bese bedinga ikheji labo.

Ama-ferrets azingela kanjani?

Njengokhokho babo basendle, i-polecat, ama-ferrets ngokuyinhloko azingela amagundane, amagundane nezinyoka. Ngenxa yokuthi zinde futhi ziphansi, zingalandela kalula inyamazane yazo emihubheni engaphansi komhlaba nasemigodini. Ama-Ferrets ayesetshenziselwa futhi ukuzingela onogwaja esikhathini esidlule: babekhipha onogwaja emigodini yabo futhi umzingeli wabe esenqamula unogwaja obalekayo kwenye indawo yokuphuma yomgodi wakhe.

Care

Adlani ama-ferrets?

Ama-ferrets adla kakhulu inyama futhi adla ukudla okuncane kakhulu kwezitshalo. Ngokuvamile ama-ferrets anikezwa ukudla okukhethekile okusemathinini noma okomile kabili ngosuku, okuqukethe zonke izakhamzimba, amavithamini, namaminerali akudingayo. I-ferret endala idinga amagremu angu-150 kuya kwangu-200 okudla ngosuku.

Ukuzalaniswa kwama-ferrets

Ama-Ferrets adinga ikheji okungenani elingu-120 x 60 x 60 amasentimitha. Ekhejini, kufanele kube nendawo yokulala ephekwe kahle lapho ama-ferrets ekwazi ukuhlehla. Ikheji kufanele libe inkundla yokudlala yangempela, enezitebhisi ongazikhuphuka, amashubhu okucasha, amanikiniki amadala, nezinye izinto eziningi ongadlala ngazo. Ikheji ingafakwa endlini noma ngaphandle endaweni evikelekile. Kodwa-ke indlu yokulala kufanele ifakwe kahle ikakhulukazi emakhazeni.

Uhlelo lokunakekelwa kwama-ferrets

Ama-Ferrets yizilwane ezihlanzekile kakhulu. Kuphela lapho beshintsha uboya babo entwasahlobo nasekwindla kufanele izinwele ezindala zikanywe ngebhulashi elithambile ngezikhathi ezithile. Kanye ngeviki ikheji kufanele lihlanzwe kahle ngamanzi ashisayo nensipho engathathi hlangothi bese izingubo zokulala zivuselelwe. Isitsha sokuphakela kanye nebhodlela lokuphuza kuyahlanzwa nsuku zonke. Futhi-ke, ibhokisi lendlu yangasese kufanele lithululwe futhi lihlanzwe nsuku zonke.