Hay for Guinea pigs

I-Hay ibhekisela ku-roughage. Ukudla okunjalo kunikezwa izingulube ze-Guinea ikakhulukazi ebusika. Okubaluleke kakhulu lokho okubizwa ngokuthi "i-vitamin hay", ecebile nge-carotene, evunwa ku-alfalfa enamaqabunga amahle, i-clover, izimbabazane ezomisiwe emthunzini. Sebenzisa i-"vitamin hay" ukuze unike abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kanye nezilwane ezincane.

Kudingekile ukunaka izinga le-hay: umbala kufanele ube luhlaza, futhi iphunga kufanele libe mnandi futhi libe mnandi. Ngaphambi kokuncelisa utshani, kuyadingeka ukuthi ubheke, unqume ikhwalithi yayo, iminyaka yokugcina, ususe uthuli lwe-hay. Lokhu kufanele kwenziwe ngaphandle kokwehluleka, ngoba konke lokhu kuthinta ukubaluleka komsoco we-hay kanye nokugayeka kwawo yizilwane.

“Iminyaka” yotshani inqunywa izinga lokomisa nokushintsha umbala kwamanye amakhambi eliwaqukethe. Isibonelo, ukhova luhlala luluhlaza enyangeni yokuqala ngemva kokugunda, ngemva kwezinyanga ezi-4 luba nsundu, ngemva kwezinyanga eziyisi-7 lome futhi lube mnyama, ngemva kwezinyanga eziyisi-8 luphuka kalula futhi lube yimpushana lapho luhlikihlwa ezintendeni zezandla. 

Unyawo lwehansi, lapho ingaphezulu leqabunga libushelelezi, liluhlaza, futhi indawo engezansi imhlophe qhwa, ihlala imhlophe ezinyangeni zokuqala ngemuva kokugunda, bese iphenduka ibe phuzi futhi ibe mnyama ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyi-9, futhi lonke iqabunga liba brittle futhi iphuka kalula ibe yimpushana. I-cornflower enekhanda elimnyama ngemuva kokugunda igcina umswakama eziqwini izinyanga ezi-3, bese kuthi isikhathi esithile umswakama uhlala emakhanda kuphela, futhi ngemuva kwesikhathi esithile isitshalo soma ngokuphelele futhi siba brittle. 

Hay akufanele kube manzi. Icwilisiwe, ilahlekelwa ukunambitheka kwayo okomile futhi ishintsha umbala. Ngakho-ke, i-hay elungiselelwe ezitshalweni ze-steppe ithatha umbala oluhlaza ophaphathekile noma ompunga-oluhlaza; kusuka ezidlelweni - brownish-green noma cishe black. I-hay akufanele ibe namakhambi anobuthi noma ayingozi. 

Utshani obubolile, obukhuntile futhi alufanele ukuphakela izilwane. Uma kungekho machashaza atholakalayo lapho kuhlolwa utshani obunsundu noma obumnyama, kusho ukuthi utshani bucwiliswe kuphela. I-hay ebolile inephunga elithile, elithuthukiswa ikakhulukazi uma uhlikihla isixha ngezandla zakho. Kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi i-hay ebolile eyomile futhi enomoya omuhle ingase ingabi nephunga elibolile, futhi-ke ingase iphuthelwe ukuthi ifakwe emanzini, uma unganaki ama-specks, angeke anyamalale ngaphansi kwezimo.