Izifo zeShell kuma-turtles: ukubonakaliswa kwemitholampilo

Liyini igobolondo?

Igobolondo liyisivikelo esingenzi lutho, uhlobo lwezivikelo zofudu, ezihlanganiswe nomzimba walo. Eqinisweni, i-carapace yizimbambo ezihlanganisiwe kanye nomgogodla, ombozwe ama-horny scutes noma, kancane kancane, isikhumba (kwezinye izinhlobo zasemanzini).

Ufudu luwukuphela kwesilwane esinamahlombe aso atholakala ngaphakathi kwesifuba, okungukuthi igobolondo.

I-carapace iqukethe ingxenye yomgogodla (imvamisa i-convex) - i-carapacas kanye nengxenye yesisu (eyisicaba) - i-plastron, exhunywe ibhuloho lethambo. I-carapace ne-plastron zakhiwe kusukela esisekelweni sethambo esinamapuleti aqinile anezimpondo noma ama-scutes ngaphandle. Eqinisweni, uhlaka lwethambo lwe-plastron yizimbambo nama-collarbones wesilwane esihuquzelayo. 

I-Turtle Skeleton:

Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi igobolondo liyisitho se-turtle futhi lixhunywe ngokuqondile nokuqukethwe kwalo. Lokhu kudinga ukuchazelwa nezingane. Ngeshwa, kunezimo lapho izingane zizama ukunamathisela ipensela (noma enye into) phakathi kwegobolondo nomzimba wofudu - futhi ngaleyo ndlela zenze umonakalo omkhulu esilwaneni.

Yiziphi izinguquko zegobolondo okufanele zikuxwayise?

• Umonakalo.

Ukulimala komzimba egobolondweni ngeshwa kuvame, ikakhulukazi ezimfudu. Uma umnikazi enganaki kangangokuthi uvumela ufudu ukuba luhambe efulethini, khona-ke ukulimala cishe akunakugwenywa. Ukuhamba efulethini, isilwane singase siwe sisuka phezulu noma silimaze igobolondo, sikhuphukele endaweni okunzima ukuyifinyelela. Bangayinyathela ngephutha, babeke ifenisha phezu kwayo, ngisho nenja ingakwazi ukuyidla. Umnikazi onomthwalo wemfanelo kufanele azame ukuqeda amathuba okulimala okunjalo futhi ahlole njalo i-carapace ngomonakalo nokuqhekeka.

Ukulimala kweCarapace kwelashwa ngempumelelo ngokuhlinzwa, uma kungabambezeleki ngokuvakashela udokotela.

Uma ubona ukulimala kwegobolondo, ungangabazi futhi uthathe isilwane sakho kuchwepheshe (i-herpetologist) ukuze sihlolwe.

• Ukucwecwa kwegobolondo.

Ezimfuduni zasezweni, lokhu akuvamile ukwenzeka. Inqubo efanayo ibonisa ukutheleleka okukhulu kwebhaktheriya noma ukukhunta.

Ezimfudumeni zasemanzini, ukuxebuka kancane kwegobolondo kungase kubonise ukubola. Kodwa uma izikali ezifile zikhulu futhi "i-molting" enjalo iqhubeka isikhathi eside, khona-ke lokhu kuyisizathu esibucayi sokukhala i-alamu futhi uvakashele udokotela. Ngokunokwenzeka, sikhuluma ngezifo zefungal. Ikakhulukazi uma ulwelwesi oluphakathi kweminwe nesikhumba entanyeni luphenduka lube bomvu kufudu, futhi i-turbidity noma i-mucus elandela ngemuva kofudu ibonakala emanzini.

• Umbala uyashintsha.

Nge-hypovitaminosis A, igobolondo aligcini nje ngokuthambile, kodwa futhi liyakhanya, liba njengepulasitiki.

Uma kwenzeka uketshezi olumnyama olufana negazi lwenze ngaphansi kwesihlangu, thintana nochwepheshe ngokushesha. Yile ndlela ukwehluleka kwezinso noma i-sepsis ezibonakalisa ngayo. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka ezigabeni zetheminali, ngeshwa.

Ngokuqondene nezimfudu zamanzi ahlanzekile, kufanele uxwayiswe ngokuvela kwamachashaza ama-pink emagobolondweni. Lokhu kuwuphawu lokutheleleka ngebhaktheriya. Ngaphandle kokwelashwa kwekhwalithi ephezulu okufika ngesikhathi, ungqimba olungaphezulu lwegobolondo luzoqala ukufa, futhi ngokuzayo, ukubhujiswa kuzodlulela emathanjeni nakwezinye izinhlelo zomzimba.

• Igobolondo elithambile.

Uma singakhulumi ngezinhlobo ezithambile zezimfudu, khona-ke igobolondo elithambile libonisa izimo ezingalungile zokugcina i-turtle kanye nokuntuleka kwevithamini D emzimbeni. Lena inkinga engathi sína, ngaphandle kokungenelela okufika ngesikhathi, okuholela emiphumeleni edabukisa kakhulu. Qinisekisa ukuthi uthintana nochwepheshe, ubuyekeze izimo zesilwane kanye nokudla kwaso. Mhlawumbe ufudu alunazo izinto eziwusizo emisebeni ye-ultraviolet noma emisebeni ye-ultraviolet. 

Ukuqinisa igobolondo le-turtle, izithasiselo ezikhethekile zokuphakela ama-turtle zinqunywa. Kuyadingeka futhi ukubukeza ukudla nezimo zokuboshwa.

• Umumo wegobolondo ongalungile.

Ngesifo se-metabolic (rickets), ukwakheka kwegobolondo kungashintsha ngokungenakuhlehliswa. Kubalulekile ukuqapha ukuqala kwezinguquko futhi ulungise ukudla kanye nezimo zokuboshwa ngesikhathi.

• Ulwelwe egobolondweni.

Ukwakheka kwe-algae egobolondweni lezimfudu zasemanzini kuvamile, kodwa kuphela uma kuyisamba esincane. I-algae eyeqile iholela ekubhabheni kwama-scutes kanye nokubhujiswa okulandelayo kwegobolondo. 

Ulwelwe luvela ngenxa yoshintsho lwamanzi olungajwayelekile, ukungahlanzeki kahle, noma ukukhanya okugqame kakhulu ku-terrarium. Ukuze uziqede, igobolondo liphathwa ngesisombululo esikhethekile (ngokwesincomo sikadokotela), futhi i-aquarium ihlanzwa kahle.

Lezi izimpawu okufanele uhlale uzibheka. Ungakhohlwa ukuthi impilo nokuphila kwesilwane sakho kuncike ekuvakasheni okufika ngesikhathi ku-herpetologist kanye nokwelashwa okulandelayo. Kaningi, ngenxa yokunganaki nokubambezeleka kwabanikazi, izifo zama-turtles zingena esigabeni esingenakuhlehliswa.

Qaphela futhi unakekele abangane bakho abancane!