Ngaba iLeopard Geckos ifuna uhlobo oluthile lweTerrarium?

I-Leopard geckos ngamacikilishe amancinci, ahlala emhlabeni asuka kwimimandla ebharhileyo eMzantsi Asia, ikakhulu e-Afghanistan, ePakistan, nakumntla-ntshona weIndiya. Ekuthinjweni, ukubonelela nge-terrarium efanelekileyo kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa impilo kunye nolonwabo lwabo. I-Leopard geckos kulula ukuyikhathalela xa ithelekiswa nezinye iintlobo zezilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo, kodwa iimfuno zabo ze-terrarium zithe ngqo kwaye kufuneka zihlangatyezwe ukudala indawo yokuhlala efanelekileyo.

Ingwe eyilwe kakuhle i-leopard gecko terrarium iphindaphinda indawo yazo yendalo, ibanika indawo ekhuselekileyo, epholileyo, nekhuthazayo. Kule ngxoxo, siza kuphonononga izinto ezibalulekileyo ezenza ingwe yegecko terrarium kunye neemfuno ezithile ezizibandakanyayo.

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Ubungakanani beTerrarium

Ubungakanani bengwe yegecko terrarium yenye yezona zinto zibalulekileyo ekufuneka ziqwalaselwe xa kumiselwa indawo yazo yokuhlala. Indawo ebiyelweyo enobungakanani obufanelekileyo ibonelela igeckos ngesithuba abasidingayo ukuhamba-hamba, i-thermoregulate, kunye nokuzibandakanya kwimikhwa yendalo. Nantsi eminye imiba ephambili malunga nobungakanani beterrarium kwingwe yegeckos:

  1. minimum Size: Kwigecko yengwe endala enye, ubuncinane obucetyiswayo bobungakanani bokuvalelo yitanki yeegallon eziyi-10 (malunga nee-intshi ezingama-20 ubude, i-intshi ezili-10 ububanzi, kunye ne-intshi ezili-12 ukuphakama). Nangona kunjalo, enkulu ihlala ingcono, kwaye abaninzi abathanda izirhubuluzi batusa ukuqala ngetanki ende ye-20-gallon yengwe endala yegecko.
  2. IiGeckos ezininzi: Ukuba uceba ukubeka iigeckos ezininzi kunye, uya kufuna indawo ebiyelweyo enkulu ukulungiselela iimfuno zabo. Itanki elide elingama-gallon angama-20 lingahlala iqela elincinci, kodwa kubalulekile ukunika indawo eyongezelelweyo yegecko nganye eyongezelelweyo.
  3. Indawo yokufihla amabala: I-Leopard geckos ifuna indawo yokufihla ngaphakathi kwendawo ebiyelweyo, ngoko ke qiniseka ukuba uyayiqwalasela xa umisela ubungakanani. Iindawo zokufihla ngokwaneleyo zivumela oonqinishe ukuba bamisele imimandla kwaye bazive bekhuselekile.
  4. Isithuba esithe nkqo: I-Leopard geckos ikakhulu isemhlabeni kodwa inokunyuka ngamanye amaxesha. Ukubonelela ngesithuba esithe nkqo ngaphakathi kwendawo ebiyelweyo kunokuvuselela indlela abaziphatha ngayo, kodwa oku akuyomfuneko engqongqo.
  5. Iindawo zokuzalela: Izicwangciso zokuzalanisa zinokwahluka, njengoko kufuneka zibandakanye iindawo ezivalelekileyo zenkunzi nemazi ukuqinisekisa ukuzala ngempumelelo kunye nokunciphisa amathuba okuzala ngokugqithisileyo.

Ngamafutshane, kubalulekile ukuqwalasela ubungakanani bendawo ebiyelweyo xa useka ingwe yegecko terrarium. Ukubonelela ngendawo eyaneleyo yokuthuthuzela, iindawo zokufihla, kunye nabantu abanokuthi bahlale kunye (ukuba kufanelekile) kubalulekile kwimpilo yabo yonke.

Substrate

Ukukhetha i-substrate, okanye indawo yokulala, kwi-terrarium yengwe yegecko ngomnye umba obalulekileyo wokuseta indawo ebiyelweyo. I-substrate isebenza ngeenjongo ezininzi, eziquka ukunceda ukugcina amanqanaba okufuma, ukubonelela ngomphezulu otofotofo wegeckos, kunye nokuququzelela ukususwa kwenkunkuma. Nazi ezinye iisubstrates eziqhelekileyo ezisetyenziswa kwingwe yegecko terrariums:

  1. Iitawuli zePhepha okanye ikhaphethi yeReptile: Ezi zikhetho ezilula kwaye kulula ukuzicoca, ezizenza zilungele abaqalayo. Abachaphazeli kakhulu amanqanaba okufuma, kodwa banokungabi nabuhle bendalo.
  2. Ithayile okanye iLinoleum: Ezi zibonelela ngomphezulu othe tyaba nococeka lula. Banokunceda ukugcina amanqanaba okufuma ngcono kunezinye iisubstrates kwaye balinganise inkangeleko yeendawo zokuhlala ezomileyo.
  3. Cypress Mulch okanye Coir: Ezi substrates zendalo zigcina ukufuma kakuhle, ezinokunceda ukugcina amanqanaba okufuma afanelekileyo. Nangona kunjalo, kufuneka ulumkele ukufuma, njengoko ingwe geckos zizilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo ezihlala entlango kwaye zifuna indawo eyomileyo.
  4. Isileyiti okanye iFlagstone: Ezi zisetyenziselwa inkangeleko yendalo, kwaye zikwanceda ukugcina amanqanaba okufuma. Banikezela ngomphezulu othe tyaba ekulula ukuwucoca.
  5. Isanti (ngokulumkisa): Isanti ingasetyenziswa njenge substrate, kodwa kubalulekile ukuba ulumke. Intlabathi ekhululekileyo, ecolekileyo inokubangela impembelelo ukuba ifakwe yigeckos, enokuba ngumcimbi onzima wezempilo. Ukuba usebenzisa isanti, khetha isanti erhabaxa, esekwe kwikhalsiyam kwaye ubeke iliso kwigeckos yakho ukuze uqiniseke ukuba abayidli.
  6. I-Bioactive Substrate: Abanye abagcini bakhetha i-bioactive substrates, ezibandakanya izityalo eziphilayo kunye ne-microorganisms ukudala i-ecosystem yokuzimela. Nangona oku kunokuba luncedo, kunzima kwaye kufuna amava amaninzi.

Xa ukhetha i-substrate yengwe yakho, qwalasela imiba efana nokugcinwa lula, ubuhle, kunye neemfuno ezikhethekileyo zegecko yakho. Ngalo lonke ixesha qinisekisa ukuba i-substrate igcinwa icocekile kwaye yomile ukukhusela imiba yezempilo kunye nokugcina indawo efanelekileyo.

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Ubushushu kunye noKufudumeza

I-Leopard geckos i-ectothermic, oku kuthetha ukuba baxhomekeke kwimithombo yangaphandle yobushushu ukulawula ubushushu bomzimba wabo. Ukugcina iqondo lobushushu elichanekileyo kwi-terrarium yabo kubalulekile kwimpilo yabo kunye nokuphila kakuhle. Nantsi into ekufuneka uyazi malunga nobushushu kunye nokufudumeza kwindawo ebiyelweyo yengwe:

  1. I-Basking Spot: Nikeza indawo yokubhaka kwelinye icala lendawo ebiyelweyo apho ubushushu bufikelela kuma-88-92 ° F (31-33 ° C). Oku kuvumela i-geckos ukuba i-thermoregulate ngokuhamba phakathi kwendawo efudumeleyo yokubhaka kunye neendawo ezipholileyo.
  2. Indawo epholileyo: Isiphelo esichaseneyo sendawo ebiyelweyo kufuneka sipholile, kunye namaqondo obushushu ajikeleze i-75-80 ° F (24-27 ° C). Oku kubonelela ngee-geckos indawo epholileyo yokubuyela kuyo ukuba ziba shushu kakhulu.
  3. Ubushushu basebusuku: Ebusuku, amaqondo obushushu angehla ukuya ku-70-75°F (21-24°C). Sebenzisa i-ceramic emitter yobushushu okanye ipadi yokufudumeza ephantsi kwetanki ukunika ubushushu obuthambileyo ebusuku ngaphandle kokuphazamisa umjikelo wabo wendalo wobusuku bobusuku.
  4. Imithombo yoBushushu: Imithombo yobushushu eqhelekileyo yeengwe igeckos ibandakanya izibane zobushushu ezingaphezulu, ii-ceramic heat emitters, kunye neepads zokufudumeza ngaphantsi kwetanki. Qinisekisa ukuba umthombo wobushushu ulawulwa ngokufanelekileyo kunye ne-thermostat ukunqanda ukushisa okukhulu.
  5. Thermometers: Sebenzisa ithemometha echanekileyo ukujonga amaqondo obushushu kwindawo ebiyelweyo. Iithemometha zedijithali ezineprobe ziluncedo ekujongeni amaqondo obushushu kumanqanaba ahlukeneyo.
  6. Kuphephe ubushushu Rocks: Musa ukusebenzisa amatye obushushu okanye ezinye izinto ezinokutshisa kakhulu nezinokutshisa oonqinishe.
  7. Sebenzisa iTimer: Sebenzisa isibali-xesha somthombo wakho wobushushu ukuseka umjikelo ongaguqukiyo wemini nobusuku.

Ukugcina iqondo lobushushu elichanekileyo kwi-terrarium kubalulekile ekugayweni kwegeckos, imetabolism, kunye nempilo iyonke. Iqondo lobushushu liyabavumela ukuba bakhethe ubushushu ababuthandayo kunye nokuziphatha.

Ukukhanyisa

I-Leopard geckos i-crepuscular kwaye isebenza kakhulu ngexesha lasekuseni nangokuhlwa. Ngenxa yoko, abafuni ukukhanya okukhethekileyo kwe-UVB, njengoko bengathembeli kakhulu elangeni kwiimfuno zabo ze-vitamin D. Nangona kunjalo, uhlobo oluthile lokukhanyisa luyimfuneko kwi-terrarium ukudala umjikelo wendalo wobusuku bobusuku, ukubonelela ngomthombo wokushisa (ukuba usebenzisa isibane sokushisa), kwaye ikuvumela ukuba ugcine i-geckos yakho.

Nantsi eminye imiba ephambili yokukhanyisa kwi-leopard gecko terrariums:

  1. Umthombo wokukhanya: Sebenzisa i-wattage low-wattage, isibane sokufudumala kwe-incandescent okanye i-ceramic emitter yokushisa ukubonelela ngokufudumala. Le mithombo yobushushu ikwavelisa ukukhanya okubonakalayo, okunokusebenza njengomthombo wokukhanya emini.
  2. UMjikelo weMini-Ebusuku: Gcina umjikelo oqhelekileyo wobusuku bobusuku kwigeckos yakho. Jonga malunga neeyure ezili-12 zokukhanya kunye neeyure ezili-12 zobumnyama. Isibali-xesha sinokunceda ukwenza lo mjikelo.
  3. Kuphephe Ilanga Elithe ngqo: Gcina i-terrarium kude nelanga elithe ngqo, njengoko oku kunokubangela ukufudumala kunye nokudala ubushushu obugqithisileyo.
  4. IiBhalbhu zasebusuku eziBomvu okanye eziBlue: Abanye abagcini basebenzisa iiglowubhu zasebusuku ezibomvu okanye ezibhlowu ukubonelela ngokukhanya okumfiliba, kwasebusuku okungaphazamisi isimilo sendalo sikanqinishe.
  5. UkuKhanya kweUVB (Ngokuzikhethela): Ngelixa ingwe igeckos ingakufuni ukukhanyiswa kwe-UVB, ukuba inokubonelela ngempilo enokubakho. I-UVB inokunceda kwimetabolism ye-calcium kunye ne-synthesis ye-vitamin D. Ukuba ukhetha ukunika ukukhanya kwe-UVB, sebenzisa ibhalbhu ye-UVB enemveliso ephantsi eyenzelwe izirhubuluzi.

Isishwankathelo, i-leopard geckos ayifuni ukukhanya okubanzi kwiindawo zabo, kodwa umthombo wokukhanya usabalulekile ukugcina umjikelo wobusuku bobusuku, ukubonelela ukushisa, kunye nokuvumela ukujonga. Kubalulekile ukwenza indawo yokukhanya ekhululekileyo nefanelekileyo yegeckos yakho.

Ukuhombisa kunye nokuNtyebisa

I-Leopard geckos isenokungasebenzi njengezinye iintlobo zezilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo, kodwa zisaxhamla kwindawo etyetyisiweyo. Ukubonelela ngezinto zokuhombisa kunye nokufihla amabala kunokuvuselela indlela yokuziphatha yendalo, ukunciphisa uxinzelelo, kunye nokudala indawo yokuhlala ekholisayo ngakumbi. Nazi ezinye izinto onokuthi uzibandakanye kwi-terrarium yengwe yegecko:

  1. Ukufihla Amabala: Ingwe iqunge laziwa ngokuthanda ukuzifihla. Ukubonelela ngeendawo ezininzi zokufihla ezenziwe ngezinto ezifana ne-cork bark, izigodo ezinesiqingatha, okanye izikhumba zezilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo. Ezi zikhumba kufuneka zibekwe kuzo zombini iziphelo ezifudumele kunye nezipholileyo ze-enclosure.
  2. Izincedisi zeSubstrate: Ukongeza amatye asicaba, amaqhekeza e-driftwood, okanye imibhobho ye-PVC kwi-substrate inokudala iindawo zokufihla ezongezelelweyo kunye nembonakalo yomhlaba eyahlukileyo yegeckos.
  3. Izityalo eziphilayo okanye ezenziweyo: Ukubandakanya izityalo eziphilayo okanye ezenziweyo zingongeza umdla obonakalayo kwi-terrarium. Izityalo eziphilayo zinokunceda ukugcina amanqanaba okufuma xa zikhethwe ngokufanelekileyo kwaye zikhathalelwe.
  4. Ukunyuka kwamathuba: Ngelixa ingwe igeckos ikakhulu isemhlabeni, inokunyuka ngamanye amaxesha. Banike izinto zokuhombisa ezifana namasebe okanye iileji ukuze bazihlole.
  5. Ukutya kunye nezitya zamanzi: Sebenzisa izitya ezingenzulu ekutyeni nasemanzini. Khetha izitya ze-ceramic okanye zeplastiki ekulula ukuzicoca.
  6. Iiplatforms zeBasking: Ukuba unokukhanya kwe-basking, nikezela ngeqonga okanye ilitye ngaphantsi kwayo ukuvumela i-geckos ukuba iqhube kakuhle.
  7. Ubunzulu beSubstrate: Gcina ubunzulu be-substrate obufanelekileyo (malunga nee-intshi ezi-2-3) ukuvumela i-geckos ukuba igrumbe okanye igrumbe.
  8. Utshintsho lweNdawo: Uhlengahlengiso ngamaxesha athile okanye utshintshe ihombisi ukuze ukhuthaze ingqondo kwaye unciphise isithukuthezi. Nangona kunjalo, ziphephe iinguqu ezithe rhoqo, ezinokuthi zicinezele i-geckos.

Ukutyebisa indawo yengwe yakho kanqinishe ngokubonelela ngeendawo zokufihla, amathuba okunyuka, kunye namathuba okuhlola kunokuphucula impilo-ntle yabo kwaye ibagcine ngokwasengqondweni nasemzimbeni.

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ukufuma

I-Leopard geckos izalelwa kwimimandla ebharhileyo, ngoko ke ukugcina inqanaba lokufuma elisezantsi kwindawo yabo kubalulekile. Ukufuma okuphezulu kunokukhokelela kwimiba yokuphefumla kunye neengxaki zolusu kwezi zirhubuluzi. Nanga amanye amacebiso okulawula ukufuma kwindawo ebiyelweyo yengwe:

  1. Ukukhetha i-Substrate: Khetha i-substrate engagcini ukufuma okugqithisileyo. Iitawuli zephepha, ikhaphethi yezilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo, kunye neethayile zesileyiti ziinketho ezilungileyo zokugcina amanqanaba okufuma asezantsi.
  2. Isitya samanzi: Nikezela ngesitya samanzi angekho nzulu esikhulu ngokwaneleyo ukuba iigeckos zisele kuso kwaye zingene xa zikhetha. Gcina isitya samanzi sicocekile kwaye utshintshe amanzi rhoqo.
  3. Ukuphosa: Kuphephe ukudumba ngokugqithisileyo kwindawo ebiyelweyo, njengoko oku kunokunyusa amanqanaba okufuma. Yinkungu kuphela xa kukho imfuneko yokugcina ukufuma okufanelekileyo ukuze kuphalazwe.
  4. Fihla indawo: Qinisekisa ukuba izikhumba azibekwa ngokuthe ngqo phezu kwesitya samanzi, njengoko oku kunokudala ukufuma kwendawo okunokukhokelela kwimiba yokuphefumla.
  5. I-Hygrometer: Sebenzisa i-hygrometer ukujonga amanqanaba okufuma ngaphakathi kwendawo ebiyelweyo kwaye wenze uhlengahlengiso njengoko kufuneka.
  6. Ukuchitha Uncedo: Ukunceda ekuchitheni, unokubonelela ngesikhumba esifumileyo ngokubeka isitya esincinci esigcwele i-moss emanzi okanye iitawuli zephepha kwindawo ebiyelweyo. Oku kunokunceda i-geckos kwinkqubo yabo yokuchitha.

Ukugcina amanqanaba okufuma afanelekileyo kubalulekile ekuthinteleni imiba yezempilo. I-Leopard geckos ayizifanelanga kakuhle iindawo zokufuma okuphezulu, ngoko ke kubalulekile ukugcina indawo ebiyelweyo yomile.

Ukucoca kunye nokuGcina

Ukucocwa rhoqo kunye nokugcinwa kwe-leopard gecko terrarium kuyimfuneko ukugcina indawo ecocekileyo kunye nokukhusela iingxaki zempilo. Nantsi eminye imisebenzi ebalulekileyo yokucoca kunye nokugcinwa onokuyibandakanya kwindlela yakho yokukhathalela:

  1. Ukucoca indawo: Susa ilindle kunye nokutya okungatyiwayo yonke imihla ukunqanda ukukhula kweentsholongwane eziyingozi.
  2. Ukutshintshwa kweSubstrate: Ngokuxhomekeke kuhlobo lwe-substrate oyisebenzisayo, kuya kufuneka uyitshintshe okanye uyicoce rhoqo. Isubstrate egcina ukufuma inokufuna ukutshintshwa rhoqo.
  3. Ukucoca isitya samanzi: Coca isitya samanzi ubuncinane kanye ngeveki, kwaye utshintshe amanzi njengoko kufuneka.
  4. Ukufihla indawo yoHlolo: Hlola kwaye ucoce iindawo ezifihlakeleyo ukuqinisekisa ukuba zihlala zikhuselekile kwaye zingenazinambuzane.
  5. Decor Cleaning: Coca kwaye ubulale iintsholongwane izinto zokuhombisa ngamaxesha athile ukunqanda ukwakheka kweebhaktheriya.
  6. Ukutshintshwa kweBulbhu yeUVB: Ukuba usebenzisa ibhalbhu ye-UVB, yitshintshe ngokweengcebiso zomenzi.
  7. Iitshekhi zeThermostat: Jonga rhoqo kwaye ulungelelanise i-thermostats kunye nezixhobo zokulawula ubushushu ukuqinisekisa ukuba zisebenza ngokuchanekileyo.
  8. Uhlengahlengiso lweTerrarium: Uhlengahlengiso ngamaxesha athile okanye utshintshe ihombisi ukuze ukhuthaze ingqondo kwaye unciphise isithukuthezi.

Ukugcina i-terrarium ecocekileyo kwaye igcinwe kakuhle kubalulekile kwimpilo kunye nentlalontle yengwe yakho yegeckos. Ukucoca rhoqo kunceda ukuthintela imiba yezempilo kwaye kuqinisekise ukuba okusingqongileyo kuhlala kukhuselekile.

isiphelo

I-Leopard geckos inomtsalane kwaye kulula ukukhathalela izilwanyana ezirhubuluzayo, kodwa iimfuno zabo ze-terrarium zithe ngqo kwaye kufuneka zihlangatyezwe ukuqinisekisa impilo-ntle yazo. Ingwe eyingwe ngokufanelekileyo i-gecko terrarium ibonelela ngobungakanani obufanelekileyo bendawo, i-substrate efanelekileyo, ukufudumeza okufanelekileyo kunye nokukhanya, ukufihla amabala, kunye nokuhombisa ukuvuselela ukuziphatha kwabo kwemvelo.

Xa useka i-leopard gecko terrarium, qwalasela izinto ezifana nobukhulu bendawo ebiyelweyo, ukhetho lwe-substrate, iimfuno zobushushu kunye nokufudumeza, ukukhanya, ukuhombisa kunye nokutyebisa, ukulawula ukufuma, kunye nokucoca kunye nokugcinwa kwemisebenzi. Ngokwenza imeko-bume elungeleleneyo kunye neentlobo ezifanelekileyo, unokunceda ingwe yakho yegeckos ichume kwaye ikhokele ubomi obunempilo, obunelisayo ekuthinjweni.

Ngalo lonke ixesha ujonge iigeckos zakho ngokusondeleyo, unikeze ngokhathalelo lwezilwanyana rhoqo, kwaye ulungele ukwenza uhlengahlengiso kulungiselelo lwabo lweterrarium ngokusekwe kwiimfuno zabo kunye nezinto abazikhethayo. Ngononophelo olufanelekileyo kunye nengqalelo kwi-terrarium yabo, unokonwabela ubuqabane bezi zirhubuluzi zikhethekileyo iminyaka emininzi.

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