Izingulube zaseGuinea, lawo magundane abukekayo namnene, aseyizilwane ezifuywayo ezidumile ngenxa yemvelo yazo enothando nobukhulu obulawulekayo. Lezi zilwane ezincane azithandeki nje kuphela kodwa futhi azinakekeli uma kuziwa ekuzilungiseni. Kodwa-ke, badinga ukunakekelwa okuthile ukuze balondoloze impilo yabo nokuphila kahle. Kulo mhlahlandlela obanzi, sizocubungula ngezidingo zokulungisa ama-guinea pigs, sixoxa ngezici ezihlukahlukene zendlela yokuzilungisa, okuhlanganisa ukunakekelwa koboya, ukugunda izinzipho, kanye neminye imikhuba ebalulekile yokugcina abangani bakho abanoboya bejabule futhi benempilo.
Ukuqonda Imikhuba Yokuzilungisa Yemvelo Yezingulube ZaseGuinea
Ngaphambi kokuthi singene emininingwaneni yokulungisa izingulube, kubalulekile ukuqonda imikhuba yazo yemvelo yokuzilungisa. Izingulube zaseGuinea zingabalungiseleli abacophelelayo ngokwazo futhi zichitha ingxenye enkulu yosuku lwazo zihlanza futhi zinakekela uboya bazo. Basebenzisa izidladla zabo ezincane zangaphambili ukuze zikame izinwele zabo futhi basuse udoti noma ukungcola. Naphezu kokuzilungisa ngenkuthalo, basengadinga usizo oluthile kubanikazi babo ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi bahlala besesimweni esihle kakhulu.
Izingulube zaseGuinea ngokuvamile ziyizilwane ezihlanzekile, kodwa izici ezifana neminyaka, impilo, kanye nezimo zokuphila zingathinta imikhuba yazo yokuzilungisa. Isibonelo, izingulube ezindala zingase zibe nobunzima bokufinyelela kuzo zonke izindawo zomzimba ngenxa ye-arthritis noma ezinye izinkinga ezihlobene neminyaka. Kulezi zimo, ukungenelela komuntu kuba okubalulekile ekugcineni inhlanzeko yabo.
Ukunakekela Uboya Nejazi
Uboya be-Guinea pig bungenye yezici zayo ezihluke kakhulu, eziza ngobude obuhlukahlukene, ukwakheka nemibala. Ukunakekelwa okufanele koboya kubalulekile ekugcineni ingulube yakho ye-Guinea iphilile futhi inethezekile. Nazi ezinye izinqubo ezibalulekile zokulungisa uboya babo:
1. Ukuxubha
Nakuba ama-Guinea pig ekwazi ukuzilungisa kahle, angase azuze ngokuxubha ngezikhathi ezithile. Ukuxubha kusiza ukususa uboya obuxekethile, ukungcola, nemfucumfucu enganqwabelana ejazini lakho. Ukuxubha njalo kungavimbela ukukhwelana, okuvame kakhulu ezingulubeni ezinezinwele ezinde.
- Onezinwele ezinde vs. Ingulube yaseGuinea enezinwele ezimfishane: Izingulube ze-Guinea ezinezinwele ezinde, njengezinhlobo ze-Peruvian kanye ne-Silkie, zidinga ukuxubha njalo ukuze zigweme ukuhlangana. Izinhlobo ezinezinwele ezimfishane, njenge-American Guinea pig, zidinga ukuxubha kancane kodwa zisengazuza ekuzilungiseni ngezikhathi ezithile.
- Ukuvama: Ezingulubeni ezinezinwele ezinde, ukuxubha kabili kuya kwezintathu ngeviki kuyanconywa. Izingulube ezinezinwele ezimfishane zingadinga kuphela ukuxubha kanye ngesonto noma ngaphansi.
- Ukukhetha Ibhulashi: Sebenzisa ibhulashi elithambile elenzelwe izilwane ezincane. Qinisekisa ukuthi imnene futhi ayiklwebheki noma isicasule isikhumba sabo.
- I-Brashing Technique: Gcoba uqonde ekukhuleni kwezinwele, ube mnene futhi ube nesineke ukuze ugweme ukubangela ukungakhululeki noma ingcindezi. Qala ngamaseshini amafushane futhi kancane kancane wandise ubude besikhathi njengoba ingulube yakho ijwayela inqubo.
2. Ukugeza
Izingulube zaseGuinea ngokuvamile azidingi ukugeza okuvamile, futhi ukuzigeza kaningi kungazihlubula isikhumba sazo amafutha emvelo, okuholela ekomeni nasezinkingeni zesikhumba. Nokho, kunezimo ezithile lapho ukugeza kungase kudingeke khona:
- Izizathu zezokwelapha: Uma i-Guinea pig inesimo sezempilo noma inkinga yesikhumba edinga ukwelashwa, udokotela wezilwane angase atuse ukugeza ngezikhathi ezithile nge-shampoo enemithi.
- Ukungcola: Uma i-Guinea pig ingena entweni engcolile noma engcolile, njengendawo egcwele umchamo, ukugeza kungase kudingeke. Ezimweni ezinjalo, thintana nodokotela wakho wezilwane ukuze uthole isiqondiso ngezindlela zokugeza ezifanele nemikhiqizo.
- Uboya obuhlanganisiwe: Endabeni yoboya obubophene kakhulu, ukugeza kungasiza ukuthambisa nokukhulula amafindo, okwenza kube lula ukunquma noma ukuxubha amacansi.
Lapho ugeza i-Guinea pig, sebenzisa amanzi afudumele, futhi uqinisekise ukuthi indawo izolile futhi ivikelekile ukuze unciphise ukucindezeleka. Sebenzisa ishampoo yengulube emnene, eyakhelwe ngokukhethekile, bese uyomisa kahle ngemva kwalokho ukuvimbela ukugodola.
3. Ukususwa kweMat
Ama-Mats angaba yinkinga ezingulubeni, ikakhulukazi lezo ezinezinwele ezinde. Ama-Mats avela lapho ama-tangles noma amafindo akheka eboyeni, okungase kungakhululeki futhi kuholele ezinkingeni zesikhumba uma kushiywe kungalungiswanga. Ukususa amacansi kudinga isineke nokunakekela:
- Ukunciphisa: Sebenza ngokucophelela kumata usebenzisa ibhulashi elithambile noma iminwe yakho. Yiba mnene ukuze ugweme ukulimaza i-Guinea pig yakho. Amanye amacansi angase abe nzima kangangokuthi udinga ukuwasika.
- Ukunquma: Uma unobunzima bokudonsa noma umata useduze kakhulu nesikhumba, cabanga ukuwuphungula. Sebenzisa isikele esinamakhala aluhlaza noma izikele zokulungisa eziklanyelwe izilwane ezincane. Qaphela kakhulu ukuze ugweme ukusika isikhumba se-guinea pig.
- Prevention: Ukuxubha nokuzilungisa njalo kungavimbela amacansi ukuthi akheke kwasekuqaleni. Khuthalela ngokukhethekile izingulube ezinezinwele ezinde ukuze ugweme ukukhwelana.
4. Ukuchithwa Kwesizini
Izingulube zaseGuinea ziyachitheka ngezikhathi ezithile, ikakhulukazi entwasahlobo nasekwindla. Ngalezi zikhathi, zingase zilahlekelwe uboya obuningi kunokuvamile, futhi kubalulekile ukuzisiza ukuthi zilawule ukuchitheka ngoku:
- Ukwandisa imvamisa yokuxubha ukususa uboya obuxekethile nokuvimbela amacansi.
- Ukuqinisekisa ukudla okunomsoco okucebile ngamavithamini namaminerali, njengoba umsoco udlala indima ebalulekile empilweni yejazi labo.
- Ukunikeza izindawo zokucasha ezengeziwe kanye nokulala okuthambile ukuze uhlale unethezekile ngalezi zikhathi.
Ukunakekelwa Kwezipikili
Ukunqunywa kwezinzipho kuyisici esibalulekile ekulungiseni izingulube ze-Guinea, njengoba izinzipho ezikhule ngokweqile zingaholela ekuphatheni kabi nasezinkingeni zempilo. Izingulube zaseGuinea zinezinzipho ezikhula njalo, okuthi, uma zingagcinwa, zibe zinde kakhulu, okwenza kube nzima kuzo ukuhamba kahle. Nansi indlela yokunakekela izinzipho ze-Guinea pig yakho:
1. Ukuhlola Ubude bezinzipho
Hlola njalo izinzipho ze-Guinea pig yakho ukuze ubone ukuthi zidinga ukugunda yini. Izinzipho zengulube yaseGuinea ngokuvamile ziba nombala okhanyayo, okwenza kube lula ukubona ngokushesha—umthambo wegazi ongaphakathi kozipho. Unganqamuli ngokushesha, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukopha nobuhlungu.
- Uma izinzipho zicacile, ungabona umbala obomvana ngokushesha. Sika inani elincane nje lezipho ukuze ugweme ukulimaza ngokushesha.
- Ngezinzipho ezimnyama noma ezimnyama, ungase ungaboni okusheshayo kalula. Kulezi zimo, nqamula amanani amancane ngesikhathi, uqaphele ukuthi ungangeni kakhulu.
2. Amathuluzi Okunquma Izinzipho
Ukuze unciphise izinzipho ze-Guinea pig yakho, uzodinga:
- Izinqamuli zezinzipho eziqondene nengulube yaseGuinea (zifanele futhi izilwane ezincane njengonogwaja).
- Impushana encane ye-styptic noma i-cornstarch yokumisa ukopha uma kwenzeka usike ngokushesha.
3. I-Nail Trimming Technique
Nansi indlela yokusika izinzipho ze-Guinea pig yakho:
- Cela othile abambe i-Guinea pig yakho ngobumnene nangokuvikelekile, ukuze bangabhibhi ngesikhathi senqubo.
- Bamba isidladla se-guinea pig kancane kodwa ngokuqinile.
- Usebenzisa izinqamuleli zezinzipho, nquma ingxenye encane yezipikili, uqaphele ukuthi ungasiki ngokushesha.
- Uma ngephutha usike ujule kakhulu futhi izinzipho zopha, sebenzisa impushana ye-styptic noma isitashi sombila ukumisa ukopha.
Qaphela: Uma ungaqiniseki ngendlela yokunquma izinzipho ze-Guinea pig yakho, thintana nodokotela wezilwane noma umnikazi wengulube ye-Guinea onolwazi ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Izinsizakalo zokuzilungisa ziyatholakala kulabo abakhetha ukungazenzi ngokwabo.
4. Imvamisa
Imvamisa yokunquma izinzipho ingahluka kuye ngezidingo zomuntu ngamunye ze-Guinea pig yakho. Ngokuvamile, kufanele uhlole izinzipho zabo njalo emavikini 3-4. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izingulube zingase zidinge ukugunda kaningi uma izinzipho zazo zikhula ngokushesha, kuyilapho ezinye zingadinga ukunakwa kancane.
Ukunakekelwa Kwezindlebe Namehlo
Nakuba izingulube ze-Guinea zingabalungiseleli abanekhono, izindlebe namehlo abo kungase kudinge ukuhlanzwa ngezikhathi ezithile:
1. Ukuhlanza Izindlebe
Izingulube zaseGuinea zinamadlebe amancane, athambile futhi asengozini yokwakheka kwe-wax. Ukuhlanza izindlebe zabo:
- Sebenzisa indwangu ethambile, emanzi noma i-swab kakotini ukuze usule ngobumnene noma iyiphi ingcina ebonakalayo noma udoti endlebeni engaphandle.
- Ungafaki noma yini endlebeni, ngoba ingalimaza i-eardrum. Uma usola ukutheleleka kwezindlebe noma ukunqwabelana kwe-wax ngokweqile, thintana nodokotela wezilwane ukuze uhlanzeke futhi ulashwe.
2. Ukuhlanza Amehlo
Izingulube ze-Guinea ngezikhathi ezithile zingase zibe nokuphuma kwamehlo, okungama futhi akhe ama-crusts eduze kwamehlo azo. Ukuhlanza amehlo abo:
- Sebenzisa indwangu ethambile, emanzi noma ibhola likakotini ukuze usule ngobumnene noma yikuphi ukukhishwa noma ama-crusts endaweni yamehlo.
- Uma ukukhishwa kwamehlo kuqhubeka noma kubonakala kungavamile, thintana nodokotela wezilwane ukuze aphinde akuhlole, njengoba kungase kubonise inkinga yezempilo ecashile.
Ukunakekelwa kwamazinyo
Izingulube zaseGuinea zinamazinyo akhula njalo adinga ukunakekelwa okufanele ukuvimbela izinkinga zamazinyo. Amazinyo azo aguga ngokwemvelo ngokuhlafuna utshani nokunye ukudla okune-fibrous. Nawa amanye amathiphu okugcina impilo yamazinyo engulube yakho ye-Guinea pig:
I-1. Ukudla
Qinisekisa ukuthi ukudla kwe-guinea pig yakho kunotshani obusezingeni eliphezulu, imifino emisha, namapellets e-Guinea pig. Lokhu kudla kunikeza i-fibre edingekayo kanye nesenzo sokugwaza ukugcina amazinyo abo egugile kahle.
- Hay: Nikeza ngezinhlobonhlobo zotshani, njenge-timothy, utshani bezithelo, noma i-meadow hay, ukuze unikeze ukwakheka okuhlukile kokuhlafunwa.
- Imifino: Imifino emisha efana ne-kale, parsley, ne-carrot top nayo ingasiza ekugqokeni kwamazinyo.
2. Qaphela Imikhuba Yokudla
Bheka imikhuba yokudla yengulube yakho. Uma ubona ukuncipha kwesifiso sokudla, ubunzima bokuhlafuna, ukuconsa, noma ukuncipha kwesisindo, kungase kubonise izinkinga zamazinyo. Ezimweni ezinjalo, thintana nodokotela wezilwane ukuze uhlolwe amazinyo.
Ukunakekelwa kwe-Anal Gland
Izingulube ze-Guinea zinezindlala ze-anal ezingase zivaleke noma zitheleleke, okuholela ekuphatheni kabi kanye nezinkinga zempilo. Nakuba kungewona umsebenzi wokuzilungisa nsuku zonke, kubalulekile ukuqaphela izimpawu zezinkinga ze-anal gland futhi ufune ukunakekelwa kwezilwane uma kunesidingo. Izimpawu zezinkinga ze-anal gland ezingulubeni zingabandakanya:
- Ukuvuvukala endaweni yangasese.
- Ukuphuma noma ukopha endaweni yangemuva.
- Izinguquko ekuziphatheni, njengokungahlaliseki noma ukungakhululeki.
Uma ubona noma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, thintana nodokotela wezilwane ukuze uhlolwe futhi welashwe ngokugcwele. Ukuzama ukulungisa izinkinga ze-anal gland ekhaya kungaholela kwezinye izinkinga.
Ukuhlolwa Kwezempilo Okuvamile
Ngaphezu kokuzilungisa, ukuhlolwa kwezempilo okuvamile kubalulekile ukuze uqinisekise inhlalakahle yengulube yakho. Udokotela wezilwane onolwazi ekunakekelweni kwe-guinea pig kufanele enze lokhu kuhlola okungenani kanye ngonyaka. Phakathi nalokhu kuvakasha, udokotela wezilwane uzo:
- Hlola impilo yonke ye-Guinea pig yakho.
- Hlola amazinyo abo ukuze uthole izimpawu zokukhula ngokweqile noma izinkinga zamazinyo.
- Hlola isisindo sabo ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi bagcina usayizi onempilo.
- Bhekana nanoma yikuphi okukukhathazayo noma imibuzo ongase ube nayo mayelana nempilo ye-Guinea pig yakho.
Isiphetho
Izingulube zaseGuinea azinakekeli kakhulu uma kuziwa ekuzilungiseni, ngenxa yemikhuba yazo yemvelo yokuzilungisa. Nokho, basengadinga usizo oluthile ukuze balondoloze uboya babo, izinzipho, kanye nenhlanzeko iyonke. Ukuxubha njalo, ukugunda izinzipho, nokuhlolwa kwezindlebe zabo, amehlo, nempilo yamazinyo ngezikhathi ezithile kuyizici ezibalulekile ekulungiseni izingulube zeguinea. Ukunaka lezi zidingo zokuzilungisa kuqinisekisa ukuthi i-Guinea pig yakho ihlala ijabule, inempilo, futhi inethezekile kukho konke ukuphila kwayo. Ukwengeza, ukuhlolwa kwezilwane okujwayelekile kubalulekile ukuze kuqashwe inhlalakahle yabo iyonke kanye nokubhekana nanoma yiziphi izinkinga zempilo ezingase ziphakame. Ngokuzilungisa nokunakekelwa okufanele, ingulube yakho izochuma njengelungu elithandekayo neligcwele lomndeni wakho.
