I-Degou - ama-rodents ama-Chilea amnandi, ayenziwa kakhulu phakathi kwabathandi bezilwane. Lezi zilwane zomphakathi ezihlala endle ngamakholoni, ngakho ekhaya bazozibandakanya nomnikazi nabo bonke amalungu omndeni. Iminyaka emingaki ehlala e-degu?
Izilwane degus
I-Degou - ama-rodents avela enqenqemeni yama-eight-toothed, ehlala eChile kuphela, ezindaweni ezimpumalanga ze-Andes. Lezi zilwane izihlobo eziseduze ze- chinchillas , izingulube ze-Guinea , i-nutria, i-agouti. Ubuchopho babo buyanciphisa kakhulu, ekugcineni komsila kuyi-brush encane. Zibukeka zihle kakhulu futhi zihlekisa, ngakho-ke zathandwa njengezilwane ezifuywayo. Endle, i-degus ihlala emaphaketheni yamakoloni. Emhlambini, isikhundla somuntu oyedwa singasungulwa, singanqunywa ngobukhulu besanti, lapho isilwane sihlamba khona. Ukugeza okukhudlwana, kuphakama isimo. Ukudla okuyisisekelo kwe-degus yi-hay, izimpande, utshani, imbewu, amaqabunga, imifino engasetshenzisiwe kanye nezithelo. UDegu uhlala emigodini, edala wonke amanethiwekhi omhlaba avela emathanjeni ajulile. Lezi zinduku zithandana kakhulu. Ekuthunjweni, baphila kahle emakamelweni, lapho kudingeka khona ukuhlomisa indlu evaliwe. I-Degas iyasebenza kakhulu, bayathanda ukugijima, badlale, badle, ngakho-ke bayoba inketho enhle kakhulu esilwaneni.
Zingaki ze-squirrel degu eziphilayo zihlala ekuthunjweni?
Endle, impilo ye-degus ayidluli iminyaka emihlanu, kepha njengezilwane ezifuywayo, ngokunakekelwa kahle kanye nokudla okunempilo, bangaphila iminyaka engama-7 nangaphezulu. Kukhona amacala lapho u-degu esinda khona eminyakeni eyishumi. Ukwandisa impilo yesilwane sakho udinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela umsoco wayo, ukuvumela ukuzila ukudla noma, ngokuphambene, ukudla ngokweqile. Kubalulekile ukuvikela isilwane ekuhlaselweni kwezinye izilwane zasekhaya, uma kukhona. Bangakwazi ukulimaza kakhulu noma ukwesabisa i-dégu. Okubaluleke kakhulu kunokudla okunempilo, ukugcinwa kwemibuso yezemoto, njengoba i-degu yizilwane ezisheshayo.