UMary Allen
I-terrarium yibhokisi lengilazi lezilwane nezitshalo. I-terrarium yinto efana ne-aquarium, kodwa hhayi izinhlanzi, kodwa ngezinye izilwane. Kuye ngokuthi yiziphi izilwane okufanele zihlale kuyo, i-terrarium ibonakala ihlukile. Igama elithi terrarium livela egameni lesiLatini elithi "terra" elisho umhlaba noma umhlaba.
I-terrarium iqanjwe nge-landscape esakhiwa kabusha. Endaweni ewugwadule, isibonelo, izilwane kufanele zizwe sengathi zisogwadule. I-terrarium enjalo iyadingeka ezilwaneni ezihlala emvelweni ogwadule. Kungase futhi kube nezindawo ezinamanzi ku-terrarium: lena i-aqua terrarium.
Uma wakha i-terrarium, ufuna ukugcina izilwane endlini. Lezi yizilwane ezikhethekile ezingakwazi ukuhlala nje efulethini. Babezofa noma balimaze indlu. Ezinye izilwane ziyingozi ngisho nakubantu, njengezinye izinhlobo zezinyoka nezicabucabu.
Ungabona futhi izindawo zokuhlala ema-zoo nasezitolo zezilwane. Ngokuvamile ufuna ukugcina izilwane zihlukene nezinye, ukuze ungazifaki endaweni ebiyelwe eyodwa, enkulu. Babengadlana bodwa. Amanye ama-terrarium akhona ukuze avalelwe yedwa: isilwane sihlukaniswa kwezinye isikhathi esithile. Umuntu ubheka ukuthi isilwane siyagula yini.