Ukwazisa ngoHay yamaChinchilla
I-Hay iyisisekelo sokudla kwe-chinchilla, ihlinzeka nge-fiber ebalulekile yokuvikela impilo yazo yesizayo futhi isiza ukugugulela amazinyo azo akhula njalo. AmaChinchilla yizilwane ezidla uhlaza ezinohlamvu lwesizayo olubuthakathaka, ngakho ukukhetha i-hay efanele kanye nokuqinisekisa izinga layo kuyinto ebalulekile empilweni yazo. Ngokungafani nama-pellets noma ama-treats, i-hay kufanele ibe khona ku-chinchilla yakho njalo, ihlanganise cishe u-80-90% wokudla kwazo kwansuku zonke. Le ndatshana izokukhombisa inkambo yokukhetha i-hay engcono kunayo yonke kumngane wakho oneuboya kanye nokuqonda ukuthi "izinga eliphezulu" kusho ukuthini mayelana nokudla kwabo.
Izinhlobo zeHay Efanele amaChinchilla
Akukho hay yonke eyenzekile ngokulinganayo, futhi ama-chinchilla anemibango ethile mayelana nohlobo lwe-hay abaludla. Izinhlobo ze-hay ezinconywa kakhulu zingama-Timothy hay, orchard grass, kanye meadow hay. I-Timothy hay ivame ukubhekwa njengeningizimu yegolide ngenxa yokuqukethwe kwayo okuphezulu kwe-fiber (cishe 32-34%) kanye ne-protein ephansi (7-9%), okuhambisana nemibango yezondlo ye-chinchilla. I-Orchard grass iyindlela engcono, inikeza ukuthungwa okuthambile abanye ama-chinchilla abakuthandayo, kuyilapho i-meadow hay inikeza ingxube yotshani ukuze kube nokuhlukahluka.
Gweba ama-alfalfa hay njengomthombo wodla oyinhloko, njengoba inamanzi kakhulu e-calcium ne-protein (15-20% protein), okungaholela ezinkingeni zempilo njengama-bladder stones noma isifundavnya emaduzhini ama-chinchilla amadala. I-Alfalfa inganikezwa ngokulinganiselweyo emantwaneni ama-chinchilla asakhula (ngaphansi kwezinyanga eziyi-6) noma ezimitha, kodwa njalo ngokulinganiselwa. Lapho wethula uhlobo olusha lwe-hay, wenze kancane kancane emasontweni angu-7-10 ukuze ugweme ukucasuka kwesisayo.
Ukahlaziya Izinga leHay
Izinga libalulekile ngendlela efanayo nohlobo lwe-hay. I-Hay yezingeni eliphezulu kufanele ibe intsha, eluhlaza, futhi inephunga elimnandi, enokuthungwa okuthambile kodwa kancane okurhabekile. Nazi izinkomba ezibalulekile okufanele uzibheke:
- Umbala: I-Hay emuhle iluhlaza okotshani, hhayi ophuzi noma onsundu, okukhombisa ukuthi yavunwa ngesikhathi esifanele futhi ayilahle izakhi ezibalulekile.
- Iphunga: Kufanele iphange kamnandi futhi ifane notshani, hhayi isiphefumulo noma enamaqongqoqo. I-Hay enamaqongqoqo angadala izinkinga zokuphefumula noma zezisayo futhi kufanele ilahleke ngokushesha.
- Ukwakheka: Gweba i-hay enothuli oluningi noma egcwele izinto ezingcolile, njengoba lokhu kungacwaswa uhlamvu lwama-chinchilla olubuthakathaka lokuphefumula.
- Ukugawulwa: I-Hay yokuqala (evunwa kusasa) irhabekile futhi inefiber ephezulu, efanele kakhulu ama-chinchilla, uma kuqhathaniswa nokugawulwa okuthambile okwamuva.
Amacebo Okusebenza Ekukhetheni Nokugcina iHay
Ukukhetha nokugcina i-hay ye-chinchilla akudingeki ukuba yinkimbinkimbi. Nazi amacebo asebenzayo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isilwane sakho sinayo njalo engcono kunayo yonke:
- Thenga Ngamaqembu Amancane: Thenga i-hay ngamanani amancane ukuqinisekisa ubusha, ikakhulukazi uma ungenawo indawo efanele yokugcina. Hlose ukuyisebenzisa phakathi kwezinyanga ezi-2-3 ngemva kokuthenga.
- Thola Imikhiqizo Eyaziwayo: Funa imibrendi ethembekile njenge-Oxbow, Kaytee, noma abalimi bendawo abakhiqiza hay yezilwane ezincane. Gweba i-hay ejwayelekile noma eyetholakala ezitolo zezilwane “ngemali encane”, njengoba izinga lingahambisani.
- Gcina Kahle: Gcina i-hay endaweni epholile, eyomele, esitsheni esivimbela umoya ukuze ugweme i-mold futhi ugcine ubusha. Gweba ukuyichaja ukushayisana ngqo nelanga noma umswakama.
- Nika Ukuhlukahluka: Gujula phakathi kwezinhlobo ze-hay eziphephile (njenge-Timothy ne-orchard grass) ukuze ugcine i-chinchilla yakho inetshise kanye nokunikeza izakhi zezondlo ezahlukene.
- Bheka Ukudla: AmaChinchilla kufanele adle isandla se-hay nsuku zonke—cishe ubungako bomzimba wabo. Uma edla kancane, kungabonisa izinkinga zamazinyo noma i-hay yomgangatho ophansi, ngakho xoxa nodokotela wezilwane.
Amaphutha Avamile Okugwema
Kuwulula ukwenza amaphutha uma uqala, kodwa ukwazi kungasiza. Ungacabangi ukuthi yonke i-hay ebekiwe “ezilwaneni ezincane” iyafanele—hlola njalo uhlobo nezinto ezixubile. Gweba ukuthembela ngokweqile ama-pellets noma ama-treats, njengoba i-hay iyisisekelo sokudla empilweni yesizayo. Ekugcineni, nangingaze izinguquko emikhubeni yokudla hay ye-chinchilla yakho, njengoba ukwehla okuguqukayo kungabonisa izinkinga zempilo.
Isiphetho
I-Hay ayisiyo nje ukudla kuma-chinchilla; iyingxenye ebalulekile empilweni yazo yomzimba nengqondo. Ngokukhetha uhlobo olufanele, ukuqinisekisa izinga eliphezulu, nokulandela izindlela zokugcina nokuphakamisa ezifanele, ungabasiza ama-chinchilla akho aphumelele. Ngalawo macelo esandleni sakho, ulungilele kahle ukunikeza isilwane sakho ukudla okuvikela imibango yawo eyodwa futhi kugcine isisu saseno somncane sijabule!