Izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo zizilwanyane ezithandwayo ngenxa yezizathu ezininzi, ayizizo zonke ezifanelekileyo. Abanye abantu bathanda ukuba nesilwanyana sasekhaya esisodwa esifana nesilwanyana esirhubuluzayo. Abanye ngempazamo bakholelwa ukuba iindleko zokhathalelo lwezilwanyana ziphantsi kwizirhubuluzi kunezinja neekati. Abantu abaninzi abangenalo ixesha lokuchitha inja okanye ikati bayonwabela isibongozo 'esingakhathalelwanga' ngokwentelekiso okanye ngokuthelekisa inyoka, icikilishe, okanye ufudo. Ezi zirhubuluzi, ngokuqinisekileyo, azinasondlo.

"Izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo, ewe, azinasondlo."

Phambi kokuba ufumane isilwanyana esirhubuluzayo, phanda ngokucokisekileyo yonke imiba yobunini bezilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo kubandakanywa ukuba sesiphi isirhubuluzi esifanelekileyo kwindlela ophila ngayo, ukutya okufanelekileyo, indawo efanelekileyo yokuhlala, kunye nendawo esempilweni, evuselelayo. Ezinye izirhubuluzi ezidla inyama kufuneka zityiswe iimpuku, ezifana neempuku kunye neempuku, kwaye abanye abanini-zilo-qabane abakhululekanga ukwenza oku. Ke ngoko, izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo ayizizo izilwanyana ezifanelekileyo kubo.

Zifundise ngaphambi kokuba wamkele isirhubuluzi kusapho lwakho! Ngaphambi kokuba uthenge okanye wamkele isirhubuluzi, zibuze le mibuzo ilandelayo:

Ngaba ndifuna isilo-qabane endijongile nje, okanye ndifuna ukusiphatha kwaye ndihlale kuso?

Ngelixa izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo, ngakumbi ezo zifunyenwe njengeentsana ezizalwe ekuthinjweni, zivumela abantu ukuba bazilawule, ezinye azikwenzi oko. Uninzi lweentlobo ezingaqhelekanga zezilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo, ezinje ngamalovane, azinakuvumela okanye zithande ukuphatha kwaye ziya kusabela ngobundlobongela okanye zixinezeleke kakhulu xa zichukunyiswa. Njengomthetho, ukuba ufuna isilwanyana sasekhaya ukuba udibanise, isilwanyana esirhubuluzayo asikho kuwe! Ukuba, kwelinye icala, ufuna isilwanyana onokuthi usibonise kwindawo eyilwe kakuhle, indawo yokuhlala yendalo, umangaliswe yindlela esiziphatha ngayo yendalo, kwaye ukonwabele ukufunda ngaso, isirhubuluzi sikufanele ukuba usiqwalasele.

Lingakanani ixesha endinokulichitha kwisilo-qabane sam?

Zonke izilwanyana zasekhaya zifuna ukuhoywa yonke imihla. Nokuba iyayiphatha, iyikhupha kwindawo ebiyelweyo ukuze ijikeleze, okanye ukuyijonga nje, izilwanyana zasekhaya zifuna ukuhoywa yonke imihla kubanini bazo. Abanini abasilelayo ukunikela ingqalelo mihla le kwizilwanyana zabo zasekhaya abayi kuzibona iimpawu zokuqala zesifo kwaye ngokwenene bayalutyeshela uxanduva lwabo njengabanini bezilwanyana zasekhaya. Abanini abanenjongo yokufaka isilwanyana esirhubuluzayo ekhejini baze basiqwalasele ngamaxesha athile kufuneka basiqwalasele nzulu isigqibo sabo sokwamkela olu hlobo lwesilo-qabane.

Ngaba ndingalufumana unyango olululo?

ZONKE izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo kufuneka zihlolwe ngugqirha wezilwanyana onolwazi ngezilwanyana ngoko nangoko emva kokuba zithengiwe okanye zamkelekile (kwisithuba seeyure ezingama-48), emva koko ubuncinane ngonyaka emva koko. Uvavanyo olucokisekileyo luya kubandakanya uvavanyo lokuxilonga olufana nomsebenzi wegazi, uvavanyo lwe-fecal, iinkcubeko zebhaktiriya, kunye ne-X-reyi. Uvavanyo lwesiqhelo lwempilo yesilwanyana esirhubuluzayo lwenza ukuba sibonwe kwangoko isifo. Ekubeni izilwanyana ezininzi ezingaqhelekanga zizilwanyana eziziqhelileyo ezifihla ukugula ukuze ziphephe ukubanjwa zizilwanyana ezidliwayo, ngaphandle kokunqabile kakhulu, ezi zilwanyana zasekhaya zihlala zingaguli (okanye zibonise nayiphi na into ebonisa ukugula) de ZIGULA KAKHULU kwaye zifuna ukuhoywa ngokukhawuleza kwezilwanyana! Ukhathalelo lwarhoqo lonyango lwezilwanyana, kunye nonolwazi, umnini-silwanyana sasekhaya onolwazi, kunciphisa kakhulu amathuba okugula nokufa kwezi zilwanyana zasekhaya (kunye neendleko zizonke zokhathalelo lwezonyango). Thetha nogqirha wezilwanyana oqhelene nezilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo ukuze nixoxe ngeendleko zesiqhelo zokhathalelo lwezilwanyana kunye neeshedyuli ezicetyiswe zempilo zesirhubuluzi osiqwalaselayo phambi kokuba usifumane.

Ngaba ndingakwazi ukwenza okanye ukuthenga indawo yokuhlala echanekileyo (indawo ebiyelweyo) yesirhubuluzi sam?

Kuninzi lwezilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo, kuxhomekeke kubukhulu bazo, ungaqala nge-aquarium yeglasi eyi-10-gallon, iphephandaba okanye ezinye iibhedi ezisekelwe ephepheni, umthombo wobushushu, kunye nomthombo wokukhanya kwe-UV-B.

“Imekobume engafanelekanga yenye yezona zinto zidla ngokuba negalelo kwiingxaki zempilo ezifunyanwa kwizirhubuluzi ezithinjiweyo.”

Ubungakanani obufunekayo kunye neziqulatho zekheji ziyahluka ngokuxhomekeke kubukhulu besilwanyana, uhlobo lwaso, kunye nobungakanani baso obulindelekileyo. Indawo engafanelekanga yenye yezona zinto zixhaphakileyo ezinegalelo kwiingxaki zempilo kwizirhubuluzi ezithinjiweyo, kunye nokutya okungafanelekanga.

Kutheni le nto kufuneka ndise isilwanyana esirhubuluzayo kugqirha wezilwanyana ukuze sixilongwe xa kungekho nto iphosakeleyo ngaso?

Njengabantu kunye nezinye izilwanyana zasekhaya, izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo ziyagula, kwaye ukuthintela ukugula ngokuqinisekileyo kungcono kunonyango. Izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo zizifihla kakuhle iimpawu zokugula Kuba endle, ukuba zineempawu zokugula, zinokuhlaselwa lula ngamarhamncwa okanye amanye amalungu eqela lawo. Ke ngoko, ezi zilwanyana azibonakali zigula de isigulo sihambele phambili kakhulu, kwaye azinakukwazi ukusifihla kwakhona. Izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo zihlala zenza into efanayo. Ukuba ubona iimpawu zokugula kwisirhubuluzi sakho, kufuneka usixilongwe ngugqirha wezilwanyana ngoko nangoko. Ukulinda ukubona ukuba izinto ziba ngcono, okanye ukunyangwa ngamayeza athengiswayo, ngakumbi lawo athengiswa kwiivenkile zezilwanyana, kulibazisa kuphela uvavanyo olufanelekileyo, ukuxilongwa ngokuchanekileyo, kunye nokuphunyezwa konyango ngexesha elifanelekileyo. Ukongeza, unyango olulibazisekileyo ludla ngokukhokelela kumatyala abizayo onyango lwezilwanyana kwaye mhlawumbi nokufa ngokungeyomfuneko kwesilwanyana esirhubuluzayo. Oogqirha bezilwanyana banokwenza izinto ezininzi ukunceda ukunyanga izirhubuluzi ezigulayo, kodwa ukungenelela kwangethuba kubalulekile.

Nangona imigaqo yokuxilongwa kunye nokunyangwa kwezifo iyafana kungakhathaliseki ukuba zeziphi iintlobo zezilwanyana zasekhaya, kukho ukungafani okubalulekileyo phakathi kwezilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo, iintaka, izilwanyana ezincinci, izinja kunye neekati. Kuphela ngugqirha wezilwanyana onobuchule bokunyanga izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo ekufuneka kudityanwe naye ukuze ufumane iingcebiso zonyango okanye utyando kwezi zilwanyana zikhethekileyo.

Yintoni ebandakanyekayo kutyelelo lokuqala lonyango lwezilwanyana kwisilwanyana esirhubuluzayo?

Kwiiyure ezingama-48 zokuthenga kwakho okanye ukwamkela isilwanyana esirhubuluzayo, isilwanyana sakho sasekhaya kufuneka sixilongwe ngugqirha wezilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo. Ngexesha lotyelelo, ugqirha wakho wezilwanyana uya kukwenza uhlolo lomzimba, kuqukwa novavanyo lobunzima bomzimba, kwaye ajonge izinto ezingaqhelekanga. Isilwanyana sasekhaya sivavanyelwa iimpawu zokuphelelwa ngamanzi emzimbeni okanye ukungondleki. Umlomo wayo uya kukhangelwa iimpawu ze-stomatitis esosulelayo (usulelo lomlomo), kwaye kuya kwenziwa uvavanyo lwelindle ukukhangela izifunxi-gazi zamathumbu. Ngokungafaniyo nezinye izilwanyana zasekhaya, izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo azisoloko zihlambalaza rhoqo, kwaye akunakwenzeka ukuba ufumane isilwanyana esirhubuluzayo ukuba sizimele ngokomyalelo (nangona abaninzi baya kukunika isampuli engamkelekanga ukuba banomsindo!). Ngaphandle kokuba isampulu ye-fecal intsha, ukuyihlalutya kuya kunika ulwazi oluncinci oluluncedo. Ngamanye amaxesha, ugqirha wakho wezilwanyana unokwenza i-colonic wash, efana ne-enema, ukufumana isampuli yoxilongo ukujonga ngokuchanekileyo ii-parasites zangaphakathi. Ngokuqhelekileyo, ugqirha wakho wezilwanyana uya kuzisa isampuli ye-fecal emva kokuphambuka kokuqala kwesilwanyana ekhaya. Uninzi lotyelelo lonyango lwezilwanyana mhlawumbi luya kuba yiseshoni yemibuzo neempendulo, njengoko ugqirha wakho wezilwanyana uya kufuna ukukufundisa ngokutya okufanelekileyo kunye nenkathalo. Izitofu zokugonya azifuneki ngokwesiqhelo kwizirhubuluzi.

Njengezinja kunye neekati, izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo kufuneka zihlolwe ubuncinane ngonyaka, ukuba kungekhona isiqingatha sonyaka xa sele zikhulile, kwaye kufuneka zihlolwe isitulo sazo kwii-parasites rhoqo.