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Nangona uninzi lweekhamera ezikrelekrele zikuvumela ukuba unyamekele isilwanyana sakho sasekhaya ngelixa ungekho, akukho khamera imnandi kangaka. I-Petcube Play 2 eyi-3 1/2-intshi ixhotyiswe ngekhamera yelensi ebanzi ene-4x zoom kunye nombono wasebusuku. Esi sixhobo sibonisa iilaser phantsi ukuze ikati yakho ikwazi ukuleqa, kwaye izithethi zaso zikuvumela ukuba uthethe iintetho ezithomalalisayo nezikhuthazayo ngexesha langempela. Ukuba imakrofoni ifumana imisindo emininzi kakhulu, isaziso sefowuni siya kukukhumbuza.
Ucango oluqhelekileyo lwesilwanyana sasekhaya luthambekele olutyibilikayo—ungabuyela endlwini egcwele iikati ezingezizo ezakho, okanye okubi nangakumbi, iraccoon ibikhupha itoast etshisiweyo kwisitya sakho senkunkuma. Faka ucango lwekati oluyi-microchip yePetSafe kucango lwangaphandle okanye eludongeni. Isiciko seplastiki siya kuvulwa kuphela xa isitshixo se-microchip esinxitywe yikati kwikhola sifunyenwe. Ekubeni sisebenzisa iibhetri ezine ze-AA umbane, isilwanyana sakho sasekhaya singasetyenziswa ngexesha lokucima kombane.
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Iikati ziphelelwa ngamanzi emzimbeni lula, kwaye isitya samanzi esizele ziingceba zokutya kunye nenkunkuma asiyi kutsalela ikati yakho ukuba isele amanzi. Umthombo wamanzi wePet WATER obubanzi obuyi-7 3/4 intshi ungabamba phantse iikomityi ezili-11 zamanzi kwaye usebenzise ipompo ukuwujikelezisa ngesihluzo, esisusa yonke into ukusuka ekutyeni ukuya kwiibhaktheriya ezincinci nezicaphukisayo. Gcina amanzi ekati yakho ecocekile kangangeentsuku ezininzi. Ukongeza, abanye oogqirha bezilwanyana bathi iintsana zikhetha ukusela amanzi empompini avela emthonjeni onje endaweni yokuma amanzi kwisitya esiqhelekileyo.
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Ixesha lokuthumela: Okthobha-26-2021