CATDOLL : CATDOLL:How to raise snails?

1. How to raise snails?

Prepare a small box and poke a few small holes on the lid. Find some sand, spray water on the sand, and put it in the box. Snails like a humid environment. Buy some cabbage or green leafy vegetables at the market and feed them to the snails.

Place the box containing snails in a ventilated and dark place. Snails prefer shade to sunlight. When raising snails, raise more than one. Snails like to live in groups.

A matter of life and death: Keep it moist! A watertight container + a mat that can absorb a certain amount of water, such as tissue paper or a few layers of cloth. Water it three times a day, morning, noon, and night, to keep the mat moist, but don't keep it wet all the time. The consequence of forgetting to water it is that it will dry out into a hollow shell.

Feeding is very simple. Omnivorous animals eat everything. I usually give it what I eat. I give it a few grains of rice during meals, some pulp from watermelon and tomato, and some leaves from vegetables (don't add salt! The snail will melt it!). The snail's body is translucent, so it is very interesting to feed it. You can see it taking the food into its body bit by bit. The color of the food will also dimly show through its torso.

Snails like to live in a dark, moist, loose and humus-rich environment. They hide during the day and come out at night. They are most afraid of direct sunlight and are sensitive to the environment. The most suitable environment for snails is: temperature 16-30℃ (23-30℃, the fastest growth and development); air humidity 60%-90%; breeding soil humidity about 40%; pH 5-7. When the temperature is below 15℃,

It will hibernate when the temperature is above 33℃, and may be frozen to death or burned to death when the temperature is below 5℃ or above 40℃.

Likes to burrow into loose humus soil to live, lay eggs, regulate body humidity and absorb some nutrients, which can last up to 12 hours. Omnivorous and partial eaters coexist. Likes moisture and is afraid of flooding. In humid nights, and with wet food, the snail's appetite is active. But flooding can suffocate the snail. Self-feeding survival. As soon as the baby snail hatches, it will crawl and eat without the mother's care. When invaded by enemies, its head and feet will retract into the shell, and secrete mucus to seal the shell mouth; when the shell is damaged and disabled, it can secrete certain substances to repair the flesh and shell. Very tolerant. Snails have amazing survival ability and are very tolerant to cold, heat, hunger and drought. Like constant temperature breeding. The temperature is constant between 25 and 28 degrees Celsius, and the growth and reproduction are vigorous.

When a snail crawls, it leaves a line of mucus on the ground. This is a liquid secreted from its body, so it will not be in danger even if it walks on a knife edge.

Snails have a wide range of food sources, mainly vegetables, weeds, melon and fruit peels; leaves, stems, buds, flowers, juicy fruits of crops; all kinds of green grass and green plant feeds, juicy feeds, bran feeds, and cake feeds. Snails eat with their mouths.

If you put a normal snail (for example, a snail found on a tree after the rain) in a glass, cover the mouth of the cup with cardboard (you can put some water and leaves in the cup), and then make a few small holes in the cardboard to keep the air flowing, the snails will crawl onto the cardboard. Leave the glass alone for a day and on the next day you will find some black unidentified objects in the glass, which are the snail's feces. At this time, when you open the cardboard, you will find that part of the cardboard has been eaten, which gives you a creepy feeling.

Snails can be raised outdoors, indoors or in air-raid shelters. Wooden boxes, tanks, basins, cement pools, etc. are commonly used for indoor breeding. The breeding box is generally 94×45×45 cm. A movable screen door should be set on the side of the box to facilitate ventilation, observation, feeding and water spraying. Each box generally contains 50 to 100 adult snails, 1000 to 3000 medium snails, and 3000 to 5000 small snails. It should not be too dense. Multiple boxes can be placed repeatedly, and mixed soil is placed at the bottom of the box to facilitate humidity regulation and egg laying for adult snails. The mixed soil is a mixture of half sand and half garden soil. Use boiling water to scald the garden soil to kill pests, then mix it into the sand and spread it on the bottom of the box, about 10 cm thick. The humidity of the soil is generally maintained at about 40%, and the indoor air humidity in the box is preferably 75% to 90%. If the humidity in the air is not enough, the surface of the snail shell will be dry, which will cause death in severe cases, so water should be sprayed on the snail body frequently to adjust the humidity. The suitable temperature for snails to grow is 20-30℃. In order to increase the reproduction rate, the room should be heated to maintain a temperature of 20-25℃, but death from gas poisoning must be prevented. Snails like to move around, so broken bricks and branches can be placed in the breeding box (pond) for snails to crawl, live and avoid adverse environments.

2. How to raise giant snails?

First, clean the snails to prevent parasites and mites. Then find a container that is large enough and put some soil in it so that they can lay eggs. I put small stones in it because I think soil is too dirty. Also, if it is a large snail, be careful that it will eat books. Finally, put food in it (snails have a very wide range of foraging, and their staple food is all kinds of vegetables, weeds, and melon and fruit peels; leaves, stems, buds, flowers, and juicy fruits of crops; all kinds of green grass and barley feed, juicy feed, bran feed, and cake feed)

First clean the snails to avoid parasites and mites."

Then find a container that is big enough and put some soil in it so that they can lay eggs. I put small stones in it because I think soil is too dirty. Also, if it is a large snail, be careful that it will eat the book.

Finally, put the food on the table (snails have a very wide range of foraging, and their main food is various vegetables, weeds, and melon and fruit peels; leaves, stems, buds, flowers, and juicy fruits of crops; they also eat various grass and barley feeds, juicy feeds, bran feeds, and cake feeds)

Snails like to bury themselves in the sand. I raised them when I was a kid. You need to keep the sand moist and sprinkle some water on it frequently. Put some clean vegetable leaves. I used a flower pot and covered it with a glass. They like to eat cucumbers very much. My snails also dug holes and gave birth to many babies, but the densely packed babies were disgusting after they hatched. Hehehehe...

But it is OK not to put sand in the fish tank, and you don't need to add water, just keep the fish tank moist. Sand is easier to control.

The African giant snail is an invasive species. If you want to keep it, you must make sure that the chance of escape is zero. Spread 8cm of soil in the breeding area, and then feed some fruits and vegetables every day. Spray water every few days. Otherwise, the snail will not come out to move around.

3. How to keep snails alive

To raise snails well, you need to start with the soil, temperature, feed, cleanliness, etc. Since snails like moisture, you should choose moist soil in the soil environment, and avoid light. Too high or too low temperature will be detrimental to the growth of snails. In terms of feed, you should adhere to the principle of diversity, and finally keep the environment clean.

How to keep snails alive 1. Breeding soil

Snails live in humid environments, so we should avoid dry soil. Generally, we choose a mixture of soil and sand as the main ingredients, supplemented by coal slag and stone powder as the breeding soil. After exposure and disinfection, add appropriate amount of water. The soil humidity is preferably 40%.

2. Feeding temperature

The optimum temperature for snail growth is 16-30℃, and the fastest growth and development is at 23-30℃. When the temperature is below 15 degrees Celsius, the snail will enter a dormant state. When the temperature is above 30 degrees Celsius, the snail may die. Therefore, when we breed snails, we must pay special attention to avoid sun exposure and prevent low temperatures.

3. Feed

Snails are afraid of salt. When raising snails, special attention should be paid to not feeding them salty feed. At the same time, because snails are omnivorous animals, we should adhere to the principle of diversity and not feed them a single kind of food. You can choose a variety of vegetable leaves, melons and fruits to mix and feed them.

4. Feeding hygiene

Snails have special requirements for the hygiene and cleanliness of their growing environment. After each feeding, you should pay attention to cleaning the residue and do a thorough cleaning at least once a week to ensure the cleanliness of the growing environment. In normal times, you should also pay attention to ventilation in the environment to prevent natural enemies such as mosquitoes and rats.