שרקנים, כמו בני אדם, אינם יודעים לייצר בעצמן ויטמין C (בניגוד לחיות אחרות), ולכן חייבים לקבל אותו דרך המזון או בתוסף. חוסר בויטמין C עלול להשפיע על הגדילה ועל התפתחות מחלות שונות ואפילו עלול לגרום למוות! כל מי שמגדל שרקנים חייב לוודא שהם מקבלים מספיק ויטמין C ואם לא, לתת אותו כתוסף. במאמר הבא ישנם פרטים נוספים, הסברים וטבלה של כמויות ויטמין C במזונות שונים. שרקנים / קביות כחיות מחמד שרקנים הם מכרסמים שהגיעו מהרי האנדים בדרום אמריקה. למרות שהם נחשבים "חיות מחמד לילדים", הם מצריכים טיפול קפדני ומזון מתאים על מנת לשמור על בריאותם. ככל שתשקיעו יותר בשרקן שלכם, כך תהנו ממנו יותר. שרקנים רבים משמשים היום כחיות מחמד בתוך הבית והאינטראקציה איתם נהדרת. ישנם 4 סוגים עיקריים של שרקנים הנבדלים זה מזה בעיקר בצבע ואורך הפרווה. שרקנים חיים בממוצע 5-7 שנים (קצת יותר מרוב המכרסמים האחרים). בבגרותם הם שוקלים בין 900-1200 גרם. תזונה: כמו הרבה בעלי חיים אחרים, שרקנים מגלים בשלבים מוקדמים בחיים איזה מזון הם מעדיפים, על סמך טעימות. לכן חשוב כבר בגיל צעיר לחשוף אותם למגוון גדול של מזונות (מגיל הגמילה). שרקנים הם צמחונים וחציר (עשב) הוא המרכיב העיקרי בתזונה שלהם. העשב שוחק להם את השיניים (שגדלות כל הזמן). חציר צריך להיות זמין 24/7 וצריך להוות כ-80% מהתזונה היומית שלהם! בשרקנים בוגרים מומלץ להימנע מאלפלפא / אספסת שהוא חציר קטניות ועשיר מדי בקלוריות ובסידן (גורם השמנה ואבנים בדרכי השתן). בניגוד לחיות אחרות ובדומה לאנשים, שרקנים אינם מייצרים בעצמם ויטמין C. חוסר בויטמין C מוביל לצפדת. הסימנים האופיניים הם: תאבון ירוד, נפיחות, כאבים במפרקים ובצלעות, קושי לזוז, פגיעה בצמיחת עצמות ושיניים, דימום ספונטני, בעיקר מהחניכיים, לתוך המפרקים ולשרירים. אם השרקן לא מטופל בזמן, המחלה קטלנית, בעיקר בגורים בגדילה ובנקבות בהריון. בנוסף, חוסר ויטמין C עלול לגרום להחלשות מערכת החיסון והתפרצות מחלות אחרות. למזלנו, קל יחסית לתת ויטמין C דרך המזון. יש לוודא שיש כמות של בין 10-25 מ"ג ויטמין C ליום במזון. הטבלה הבאה תעזור להבין את כמות הויטמין C במזונות שונים ואת הכמות שיש לתת ליום בממוצע. סוג המזוןכמות הויטמין C לכל 100 גרם מזוןהכמות שיש לתת במצבים שונים בגרםבמצב רגיל (25 מ"ג/יום)בשרקן חולה (50 מ"ג/יום)בחוסר ויטמין C 100 מ"ג/יוםפטרוזיליה132193876כרוב120214284קיווי952353106ברוקולי913162124כרוב ניצנים862958116אפונה604284168תותים594284168תפוזים544692184תרד2888176352חסה24105210420לפת21120240480בזיליקום18137274548 כמות המזון הטרי הניתן כל יום, צריך להיות בין 1/4 ל-1/2 כוס סה"כ, לכן הטבלה הנ"ל יכולה לעזור לכם לבחור את הירקות / פירות עם כמות הוויטמין C הגבוהים ביותר. כשמנסים פרי או ירק חדש, יש לתת אותו במשך 3-4 ימים, ולראות אם השרקן אוהב אותו, ולתת למערכת העיכול זמן להתרגש למזון החדש. כופתיות יש לתת בכמויות מדודות, מומלץ להשתמש בכופתיות ייחודיות לשרקנים שמכילות תוספת של ויטמין C (ולא מזון לארנבונים). כדאי לשים לב לתאריך הייצור ותאריך התפוגה כיוון שרמות ויטמין C יורדות עם הזמן. מזון אינו משמש רק לאכילה, הוא גם משמש כהעשרה סביבתית. המראה, הריח, הטעם, והטקסטורה משמשים כגירוי מנטלי. ניתן גם להחביא את המזון במקומות שונים, כמו למשל גליל ריק של נייר טואלט. מזונות שיש להימנע מהם: מזונות עתירי עמילן כמו אפונה, שעועית, תירס, אגוזים, עוגות ועוגיות, דגנים, גרעינים וכו'. מזונות אלה עלולים לגרום שינויים מסוכנים בפלורה הטבעית והנורמלית של חיידקי המעיים, ושינויים אלה מסוכנים ואף עלולים להיות קטלניים. למידע נוסף על גידול שרקנים וחוסר ויטמין C – שאלו אותנו. מרפאת דוליטל לחיות מחמד – תל חי 31, כפר סבא, 077-4406645

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