Ukwazisa Chinchillas njengezilwane zasekhaya
Siyakwamukela emhlabeni omangalisayo wobunikazi be-chinchilla! Amachinchilla ayizilwane ezincane ezinoboya obumyamya obudume ngobumhlophe babo obumangalisayo kanye nobuntu bokudlala. Njengezilwane zasekhaya, ayihlukile ngenxa yezidingo zokunakekela ezikhethekile, impilo ende, kanye nezici ezithokozisayo. Ngokomlando, amachinchilla ayizingelwa ukuze kutholakale uboya bawo, okwaholela ekucishweni kwabo eduze nasendle ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20. Namhlanje, akhuliswa esitini sokugcina ukuze kuthengiswe njengezilwane zasekhaya, kunezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko ezigcinwa njengezilwane zasekhaya: Chinchilla lanigera (chinchilla emiswe emisedweni emide) kanye ne-Chinchilla brevicaudata (chinchilla emiswe emisedweni emifushane). Ukuqonda umlando wazo kanye ne-taxonomy kuyindawo enhle yokuqala yokunikeza impilo ejabulisayo nenempilo.
Amachinchilla ayengxenye yomndeni we-Chinchillidae futhi ahlobene kakhulu nama-viscacha nezinye izilwane ezincane zaseNingizimu Melika. I-taxonomy yazo ikhombisa ukuziqhelanisa kwazo ezindaweni ezinzima, eziphakeme kakhulu, okuthinta izidingo zokunakekela njengezilwane zasekhaya. Ngokwesibonelo, uboya babo obumnyama—kufika ezinweleni ezingu-60 ngelinye i-follicle—babasiza ukufudumala ezindaweni ezibandayo, kodwa futhi kusho ukuthi ashisa ngokushesha emazingeni okushisa angaphezulu kwe-75°F (24°C). Njengomnini omusha, ukubona lezi zici zemvelo kuzokukhokhela ekudaleni ikhaya elifanele le-chinchilla yakho.
Ukuqonda Umlando we-Chinchilla
Amachinchilla anomlando othakazelisayo ohlotshaniswe nendawo yabo yangokuzalwa emazweni afana ne-Chile, Peru, Bolivia, ne-Argentina. Endle, ahlala ezindaweni ezinamadwala, ezomile ezindaweni eziphakeme kufika ezinyaweni ezingama-14,000 (amamitha angu-4,270), lapho azizuzisile khona ukulondoloza amanzi futhi achume ngokudla okuncane. Abantu bomdabu base-Andes, njengezizwe zama-Chincha (lapho igama lazo livela khona), basehlonipha amachinchilla ngoboya bawo ngaphambi kokufika kwama-koloni aseYurophu ngekhulu le-16. Ngama-1900s, ukuzingela ngokweqile kwaholela ekwehleni okukhulu kwamanani, okwaholela emizamweni yokulondoloza kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezinhlelo zokuzalela zasekhaya.
Lo mlando ubalulekile kubanikazi bezilwane zasekhaya ngoba ugqamisa ukuthi kungani amachinchilla enezidingo ezikhethekile kangaka. Izimo zokuziphatha zasendle zibangela izindlela zokuziphatha ezifana nokuxhuma (angakweqa amamitha angu-6 noma 1.8!) nokucashwa emigodini, ngakho ukuphindaphinda lezi zithu esitini sokugcina kuyikhiye lokuphila kahle kwabo. Ukwazi ikusasa lawo futhi kwakha ukwazisa ukuzelapha kwabo kanye nokuhluka njengabalingani.
I-Taxonomy kanye Nezinsiza Zezinhlobo
Ngokwe-taxonomy, amachinchilla awela phansi kwe-order ye-Rodentia, suborder ye-Hystricomorpha, ebaqongela nabanye abalulekile baseNingizimu Melika abafana nama-guinea pigs. I-genus ye-Chinchilla ifaka izinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko ezishiwole ngaphambilini. Chinchilla lanigera, evame kakhulu ekuthengisweni kwezilwane zasekhaya, inomsila omude kanye nomzimba omncane, kuyilapho i-Chinchilla brevicaudata inomsila omfushane kodwa ayigcinwa kancane njengesilwane sasekhaya. Amachinchilla asekhaya avame ukuza ngezilungiselelo zezimbombo zemibala—njenge-gray, beige, noma violet—athuthukiswe ngokukhethwa kwezinhlobo.
Ukuqonda ukuhlelwa kwabo kusiza abanikazi ukubone ukuthi kungani amachinchilla engeyona nje “ama-hamster amakhulu.” I-physiology yabo, njengohlelo lokugaya olucwebekile olufanele ukudla okunefayibha ephezulu, luvela emlandweni wabo wokuziphendulela. Ngokwesibonelo, awakwazi ukucubungula ukudla okunamafutha noma ushukela, ngakho ukunikeza i-hay kanye nama-pellets akhethekile kuyibalulekile.
Amacebiso Okusebenza Abanikazi Abasha
Ukuqala, cabanga ngalezi zicebo ezisekelwe emlandweni kanye ne-biology yazo:
- Dala Indawo Emzimela: Ngenxa yemvelapo yazo yase-Andes, gcina indawo yabo phakathi kwe-60-70°F (15-21°C). Gwedla ukushaya ngqo kwelanga noma izindawo ezinomswakama, njengoba engakwazi ukujuluka futhi angahlaselwa i-heatstroke.
- Linganisa Izindlela Zokuziphatha Zasendle: Hlinzeka nge-cage ende, enezigaba eziningi (okungenani amamitha ama-3 ubude) ukuze kuneliseke izimo zokuxhuma, futhi faka izindawo zokucashwa ukuze zilingane nemigodi.
- Ukugcina Ukudla: Nikela i-timothy hay engaphezi kanye namaspunfula angu-2-4 we-chinchilla-specific pellets nsuku zonke. Wedlula ama-treats anoshukela noma amafutha—namathela ezitsheni ezomisiwe noma i-rose hips ngokuphazima.
- Izidimbha Zothuli: Uboya babo obumnyama budinga izidimbha zothuli (kusebenzisa uthuli oluphephile lwe-chinchilla) kathathu kwezimbili nxelevisi isonto ukuze kuhlale lihlanzekile, linganisa indlela ezizilungisela ngayo othuli lwentaba mlilo endle.