Muaj ntau ntau hom gerbils thoob ntiaj teb, 87 hom paub, thiab tam sim no 14 genera ntawm gerbil, kom meej. Lawv tag nrho cov nyob rau hauv cov tsiaj subfamily Gerbillinae, yav tas los hu ua cov suab puam nas. Cov tsiaj me no feem ntau yog nyob rau Africa, Asia, thiab India.
Tam sim no, yuav luag txhua lub khw muag tsiaj uas koj nkag mus yuav muaj cov gerbils muag, tshwj tsis yog hauv California, uas lawv tsis raug cai los yuav lossis khaws cia ua tsiaj. Tawm ntawm tag nrho cov ntau yam gerbils kis thoob plaws ntiaj teb, koj tsuas tuaj yeem khaws ob hom no ua tsiaj hauv ntau thaj chaw.
Lwm yam ntawm gerbils, peb lub xeem ntawm peb daim ntawv teev npe, piv txwv li, tej zaum yuav ua tau zoo tsiaj, tab sis tsuas yog pom nyob rau hauv lawv haiv neeg thaj av.
Nyeem kom paub seb hom gerbil yuav haum rau koj!
5 Hom Gerbil Breeds
1. Mongolian Gerbils
Mongolian gerbil yog cov gerbil tshaj plaws uas koj yuav pom hauv khw muag tsiaj. Lawv yog cov zoo heev nyob rau hauv lawv tag nrho cov tsos, nrog loj, dub ob lub qhov muag thiab ib tug nruab nrab lub tsho tiv no nrog ib tug ntev, nyias tail.
Mongolian gerbils yog nyob rau thaj tsam Steppe ntawm Mongolia. Lawv tau raug coj los tshawb fawb rau Tebchaws Meskas los ntawm Dr. Victor Schwentker hauv xyoo 1954. Lawv tau nkag mus rau hauv kev lag luam tsiaj sai sai thiab tau nrov heev li tsiaj me. Lawv tsis tau coj mus rau UK thiab lwm cov teb chaws Europe kom txog thaum xyoo 1960.
Vim Mongolian gerbils yog ib hom tsiaj zoo li no, lawv tau xaiv bred kom muaj ntau lub tsho loj. Hauv cov qus, lawv tsuas muaj cov xim golden agouti xwb.
Cov gerbils tuaj yeem tuaj hauv:
- Dub
- Burmese
- Liab liab hma liab
- Schimmel
- Silver nutmeg
- Ivory cream
- Grey agouti
- Pink-eyed white
- Polar fox
- qhov muag liab thiab qhov muag tsaus muag
- Saffron
- Lilac
- Dab
- Sapphire
Mongolian gerbils feem ntau khaws cia rau hauv qhov nruab nrab mus rau qhov loj me me vim lawv nyiam nyob ua khub lossis pawg loj dua. Lawv yog cov tsiaj txhu tshwj xeeb tab sis feem ntau yuav nyiam lub tuam txhab ntawm gerbils los ntawm tib lub litter. Ib pawg zoo tshaj plaws ntawm Mongolian gerbils yog kev sib xyaw ntawm ob tug txiv neej thiab ob tug poj niam los ntawm tib lub litter. Ceev faj yog tias koj sim qhia lawv mus rau lwm tus gerbil tom qab ncav cuag kev loj hlob vim tias lawv tsis zoo li yuav tau txais kev sib tw tshiab.
Rau tib neeg, cov gerbils no tsis yog txhoj puab heev, quirky, thiab xav paub. Lawv kuj muaj kev ntseeg siab heev, ua rau nws yooj yim dua los tswj lawv sai sai tom qab kev saws me nyuam thiab thaum tswj lawv sab nraum lawv lub qhov rooj.
Mongolian gerbils feem ntau ncav cuag qhov ntev ntawm 4-6 ntiv tes ntev ntawm lub qhov ntswg mus rau hauv paus ntawm lawv tus Tsov tus tw. Tus Tsov tus tw yog txog ⅔ qhov ntev ntawm lawv lub cev. Lawv lub neej nruab nrab yog 3-5 xyoos, txawm tias lawv tuaj yeem nyob ntev dua yog tias saib xyuas kom raug.
2. Fat-tailed Gerbils
Fat-tailed gerbils tsuas yog lwm yam gerbil uas pom zoo li tus tsiaj sab nraud ntawm lawv thaj av. Lawv tsuas yog pib ua kom muaj koob meej hauv khw muag tsiaj thoob plaws North America thiab Europe sab av loj.
Cov gerbils no yooj yim qhia sib nrug los ntawm Mongolian gerbils nkaus xwb raws li lawv tus Tsov tus tw dav. Lawv tau txais lawv lub npe rau qhov laj thawj zoo, loj hlob tus Tsov tus tw luv uas tsuas yog ncav cuag li 2 ntiv tes ntev tab sis yog club-shaped thiab tuab heev. Lawv cov tails yog qhov tshwj xeeb vim tias hom gerbil siv lawv khaws cov rog thiab dej hauv. Nws ua haujlwm raws li qhov qhia tau zoo ntawm lawv txoj kev noj qab haus huv txij li kev zoo siab rog-tailed gerbil muaj tus Tsov tus tw zoo nkauj.
Fat-tailed gerbils tsis tau nrov txaus los xaiv bred ntawm no. Lawv tsuas tuaj nyob rau hauv ib lub tsho tiv no. Lawv muaj mos, tuab, thiab fluffy pluab nyob rau hauv ib tug mottled daj-grey qauv nyob rau sab saum toj thiab ploj mus rau hauv dawb hauv qab. Lawv loj hlob mus txog 4 inches ntev ntawm lub qhov ntswg mus rau lub hauv paus ntawm lawv tus Tsov tus tw thiab muaj peev xwm nyob tau 5-7 xyoo.
Cov rog-tailed gerbil yog ib txwm nyob rau thaj tsam suab puam nyob rau sab qaum teb Africa. Lawv tau tshawb pom thiab sau tseg thawj zaug hauv 1880 hauv Algeria los ntawm tus kws kho tsiaj Fabkis Fernand Lataste.
Ntsuab-tailed gerbils ua tus tsiaj yooj yim khaws cia vim tias txawm lawv muaj kev sib raug zoo, lawv kuj zoo siab nyob ib leeg. Lawv tsis txhoj puab heev thiab yuav tsis tshua tom, kho sai sai rau kev daws teeb meem. Lawv tau txais lub koob npe nrov raws li yog ib qho ntawm cov kab mob tshaj plaws hauv tsev neeg gerbil.
3. Pallid Gerbils
Less paub txog lub pallid gerbil, zoo gerbil, thiab Shaw's jird. Lawv tsis feem ntau khaws cia ua tsiaj tsuas yog qee zaus hauv lawv lub tebchaws. Lawv yog ib co ntawm cov gerbils paub ntau thiab tau pom ib qho chaw ntawm peb daim ntawv teev npe.
Pallid gerbils, los yog Gerbillus perpallidus, lawg los ntawm tim lyiv teb chaws. Lawv zoo sib xws hauv qhov loj me, cov duab, thiab xim rau Mongolian gerbil tab sis muaj lub cev luv thiab ntev tails. Lawv npog nyob rau hauv ib txheej nyias ntawm daj ntseg txiv kab ntxwv plaub uas ploj mus rau hauv dawb hla lawv midsection. Lawv kuj muaj cov tsho tawv nyias dua li cov Mongolian vim qhov chaw kub kub uas lawv nyob.
Pallid gerbil yog ib qho yooj yim saib xyuas zoo ib yam li Mongolian gerbil. Cov kev cai kom lawv noj, ntxuav, thiab ua kom zoo yog txhua yam zoo ib yam. Qhov nruab nrab, pallid gerbils tsuas yog nyob kom txog thaum lawv muaj hnub nyoog li 5 xyoos yog tias lawv tau txais kev kho kom raug.
4. Great Gerbils
Tus zoo gerbil, los yog Rhombomys opimus, yog ib hom loj tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub gerbil subfamily, ntau npaum li lawv lub npe xav. Lawv feem ntau tsis khaws cia ua tsiaj nyob txhua qhov chaw hauv ntiaj teb vim lawv muaj tus cwj pwm nruj dua li lwm tus thiab muaj kev noj qab haus huv.
Nws tsis pab qhov uas tsis yog qhov ntxim hlub, zoo li nas zoo li zoo li Mongolian gerbil, tus gerbil zoo yog loj dua cov nas feem ntau thiab zoo li zoo li Midwestern prairie aub tshaj li txhua yam fluffy thiab ntxim nyiam rau koj cov menyuam
Tseem muaj lus xaiv los ntawm cov zej zog kev tshawb fawb tias cov gerbils loj yog lub luag haujlwm rau Dub Tuag thiab tsis yog nas, raws li ntau qhov kev xav thaum lub sijhawm.
Gerbil yog ib txwm nyob rau thaj tsam ntawm Central Asia. Cov zej zog muaj teeb meem tshwj xeeb nrog lawv nyob rau sab hnub poob Tuam Tshoj vim lawv tuaj yeem khaws cov qoob loo uas xav tsis thoob hauv lawv qhov tsis muaj qhov kawg, kev puas tsuaj burrows.
Saib ntxiv:Gerbil vs. Guinea npua: Yam tsiaj twg koj yuav tau txais? (Nrog Duab)
5. Shaw's Jirds
Hnub kawg, kom qhov sib txawv ntawm qhov zoo-paub thiab me-hlub zoo gerbil, muaj Shaw's jird. Shaw's jird, los yog Meriones shawi, yog lwm hom gerbil loj dua tab sis ib qho uas tau tswj xyuas qhov zoo nkauj ntawm tus tsiaj ntxim hlub. Hloov ntawm tus Tsov tus tw hauv daim tawv nqaij, lawv feem ntau muaj cov tails ntev heev luv luv, cov plaub hau zoo uas ua rau lawv zoo nkauj dua li lwm cov plaub hau tsis muaj gerbils.
Shaw's jird yog ib qho ntawm North African lub teb chaws tab sis yog ib qho ntawm cov tsiaj gerbils tsawg tshaj plaws uas koj pom hauv khw muag tsiaj. Lawv tsis yog tus phooj ywg zoo li thawj peb gerbils ntawm daim ntawv teev npe, nrog cov poj niam ua nruj ua tsiv nrog ib leeg thiab thaj chaw heev. Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj kom khaws ob tug txiv neej Shaw lub jirds ua ke los yog ib tug txiv neej thiab ib tug poj niam.
Tus Shaw's jird tuaj yeem muaj cov plaub dub lossis tawv tawv rau saum uas ploj mus rau hauv qab. Lawv feem ntau docile nyob ib ncig ntawm tib neeg thiab tuav tau zoo heev. Lawv tsis tshua tom. Qhov tseeb, cov gerbils no feem ntau dhau los ua tamer dua li lwm hom gerbil thaum lawv tau ua rau lawv cov tib neeg sib raug zoo.
