Akuzona zonke izilwane ezinhle zibe abantu abadala, kodwa ama-hedgehogs kukhona. Lawa mafolishi amancane asebusuku adabuka e-Europe, e-Asia, e-Afrika kanye naku-inthanethi, lapho ungathola khona ama-memes awo ehlanganiswe abe yizinkomishi zetiye futhi ephuza amabhamu okugeza. Akumangalisi ukuthi abantu bafuna ukugcina ama-hedgehog njengezilwane ezifuywayo ngoba mahle njengamahhashi amancane, kodwa nawu umbuzo wangempela: Ingabe uyamukela i-hedgehog empilweni yakho kuyafaneleka ?

Empeleni, yenza isipele. Umbuzo wokuqala kufanele ube: Ingabe uyayemukela i-hedgehog efuywayo empilweni yakho okusemthethweni ?

Amazwe ahlukene anemithetho ehlukene mayelana nokugcina ama-hedgehogs, kodwa e-United States ungaba umnikazi wesilwane esifuywayo ngokusemthethweni kuzo zonke izifundazwe. ngaphandle Georgia, Hawaii, California, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, kanye namadolobha amahlanu aseNew York City. Ngisho nakulezi zindawo, kungaba semthethweni ukuba nazo ekhaya lakho ezinezimvume zezilwane zasendle ezikhethekile.

Ezinhlotsheni ezingu-17 ze-hedgehog ezihlala emazwenikazi amane, izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu ekuhwebeni kwezilwane ezifuywayo yi-African pygmy hedgehog ( Atelerix albiventris ). Uma uhlala esifundeni noma ezweni lapho kuvunyelwe ukugcina khona, ungathola eyodwa kumfuyi noma ngezinye izikhathi uze uyithole emakethe yamaza. Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi ziyathandeka futhi zisemthethweni akusho ukuthi ziwuhlobo lwesilwane esifuywayo olufunayo, noma ngabe ubuhle be-hedgehog buhlangana ngempela nomkhiqizo wakho we-Instagram. Nansi imibuzo emihlanu odinga izimpendulo kuyo ukuze unqume ukuthi i-hedgehog noma cha:

1. Ingabe Ama-Hedgehogs Ama-Cuddly?

Ama-Hedgehog ayizidalwa ezihlala zodwa futhi ngokuvamile zixhumana kuphela endle ngesikhathi sokuzalanisa. Sesikushilo lokho, uma uthola isilwane sakho esifuywayo i-hedgehog sisencane kakhulu futhi usiphatha njalo, kunethuba lokuthi izoba enye yezingwazi ezinothando ezingavamile emhlabeni.

“Njengazo zonke isilwane esifuywayo, ngasinye sinobuntu obuhlukile,” kusho uSydney Brehm, udokotela wezilwane esibhedlela i-Sweetwater Creek Animal Hospital e-Lithia Springs, eGeorgia. "Abaningi akubona abalandeli abakhulu bokugonwa futhi bancamela ukuhlola indawo ebazungezile bebodwa."

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isimo saso sinjani, khumbula, i-hedgehog yesilwane sakho sizoba nemigogodla eminingi eqinile. Ngisho noma ama-spines awakhohliswa ngama-barbs noma ushevu, futhi awadedeli uma esegqitshiwe esikhumbeni sakho njengamacici e-porcupine, asuke ebukhali futhi maningi. Ama-Hedgehog aqondile uma egingqika ebholeni elimpintshayo, okuyinto avame ukuyenza lapho esaba noma elele. Ngakho-ke, uma uthemba ukwenza i-hedgehog yakho ibe enye yalezi ezi-snuggly, cishe unomugqa omude, ohlabayo wokugeja.

2. Ingabe Bazozwana Nezinye Izilwane Ezifuywayo?

Nakuba ama-hedgehog eyedwa, akuwona umqondo omuhle ukunamathisela i-hedgehog yesilwane sakho ekhejini futhi ungayinaki. Zikhuthele kakhulu endle - zingakhuphuka, zibhukude futhi zivame ukugijima amamayela ambalwa ubusuku ngabunye (amahora ajwayelekile ebhizinisi le-hedgehog). Njengoba ama-hedgehogs adinga ukuba nesikhathi sokugijima azungeze, ukuthintana nezinye izilwane ezifuywayo kungase kugwemeke, kodwa kufanele kugcinwe kuncane.

“Ama-hedgehog enza kahle kakhulu uma evalelwe yedwa,” kusho uBrehm. "Lapho uwakhipha futhi cishe, angase athinte amakhala ngekati noma inja yakho, noma angase ahlale egingqike ebholeni kuze kube yilapho omunye elahlekelwa isithakazelo noma ahlatshwe ekhaleni izikhathi ezimbalwa futhi ayeke."

Ngokuka-Brehm, i-hedgehog ingahlalisana namakati nezinja, kodwa ngokuvamile ngeke yenze ubungane nazo, futhi kuwumqondo omuhle ukuqapha noma yikuphi ukusebenzelana phakathi kwesilwane sakho esifuywayo se-hedgehog kanye nesinye isilwane. Kungcono futhi ukuthi ugcine i-hedgehog yakho ikude nezinye izilwane ezifuywayo ezincane zangaphandle, ukuze kuphephe zombili izilwane.

3. Ingabe Ama-Hedgehogs Athwala Izifo?

I-hedgehog evamile, enempilo enempilo izophila phakathi kweminyaka emihlanu nesishiyagalombili, kodwa ijwayele izifo ezithile, njengezinja namakati athambekele ekubeni namarabi kanye ne-distemper. Ama-Hedgehog anamandla okuthwala futhi adlulisele isifo sonyawo nomlomo, i-salmonella, ama-ringworm, futhi angase athwale amanye amagciwane ahlukahlukene kanye nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane, okuyisizathu esenza anqanyulwe kwezinye izindawo.

Ukuze nje ube sohlangothini oluphephile, yeka ukwanga i-hedgehog yesilwane sakho, futhi nakanjani ugeze izandla zakho ngemva kokusiphatha.

4. Adlani Ama-Hedgehogs?

Endle, ama-hedgehogs agxile emahlathini azo zonke izinhlobo zezilwane ezincane njengezinambuzane, izikelemu, ama-centipedes namaxoxo (ama-hedgehogs abesilisa nawo aziwa ngokudla ama-hedgehogs uma ethola isidleke sazo). Ungathenga ukudla kwe-hedgehog yezentengiselwano, okuthi, uma kufanele ube ne-hedgehog, yilokho okufanele ukuphakele ekhaya.

“Kulungile ukunikeza ukudla ngezikhathi ezithile—imifino engenasitashi, isithelo, ngisho nokulunywa kwenyama engenamafutha lapha nalaphaya,” kusho uBrehm. "Ama-Hedgehog athambekele ekuzuzeni isisindo kanye nokukhuluphala ngokweqile, okuholela ezinkingeni zempilo ngokwemvelo, ngakho-ke hlala ugcine ukuphatha kulinganiselwe futhi njalo uhlinzeka ngesondo eliphansi eliphansi lokuzivocavoca."

5. Ingabe I-Hedgehog Yakho Izogcina Ishejuli Efana Nawe?

Ngaphandle uma uyisikhova sangempela sasebusuku, mhlawumbe akunjalo. Ama-Hedgehog asebusuku futhi asebenza kakhulu ngenkathi abantu abaningi belele, ngakho-ke lungele ukuthi isilwane sakho esifuywayo senza imisindo eminingi yasebusuku, futhi uhlele ngokufanele.

Ama-Hedgehog anezinye izidingo ezimbalwa okufanele azikhumbule, futhi. "Ngenxa yokuthi bayisilwane esifuywayo esingavamile, ikheji labo lizodinga ukunakekelwa kwamasonto onke, futhi i-hedgehog ngokwayo izodinga ukugeza njalo nokunqunywa kwezinzipho," kusho uBrehm. "Futhi okokugcina, izinga lokushisa lendawo ye-hedgehog yakho libaluleke kakhulu. Uma izinga lokushisa lehla kakhulu, i-hedgehog izozama ukulala futhi ingase ingalulami emzamweni [i-hedgehog ngeke ibe namanoni agcinwe ekuthunjweni. zingaba khona endle, ngakho-ke zingabulawa indlala kalula]. Izinga lokushisa elifanele lilinganiselwa ku-75 degrees F (24 degrees C). Ukuba nohlelo lokulondoloza izinga lokushisa kwendawo ebiyelwe yi-hedgehog yakho kuzobaluleka kakhulu ukuthi ube khona ngaphambi kokwethula. omunye endlini yakho."

Ngakho-ke, indaba eyisisekelo ngama-hedgehogs ukuthi, yebo, ayathandeka, kodwa, cha, awazenzi izilwane ezifuywayo ezihamba phambili. Injabulo yesilwane kufanele ibe yinto ecatshangelwayo esinqumweni sakho sokuthatha eyodwa futhi, kulokhu, kuphephile ukucabanga ukuthi i-hedgehog izojabula kakhulu emhlabeni wayo kunokuba izoba kweyakho.

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