CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What is it like to raise a turtle? What are the risks?

1. What are the risks of raising Chinese softshell turtles?

The key is whether it is easy to sell. Poor sales are the most troublesome. Also, technology and venue

2. How about raising earthworms?

Very good! Easy to keep, but the income is considerable. You can keep it in a pot for a short time, but you need a large place to keep it for a long time.

Breeding points:

1. Breeding conditions. Earthworms like to live in dark, moist, loose soil rich in humus. They are highly adaptable and can be raised anywhere as long as a certain temperature and humidity are maintained.

2. Three-dimensional factory breeding. The equipment used to raise earthworms is relatively simple, and plastic basins can be used for small-scale breeding. If you want to breed earthworms on a large scale, you can adopt a three-dimensional multi-layered breeding platform. The specific method is: lay bricks against the wall in the house, and the height of each layer should be about 30-38cm. It is best to use cement boards for the layer boards, and 5-7 layers of breeding platforms can be built on each wall. Practice has shown that this kind of breeding platform can make the indoor temperature 6-10℃ higher than that of a flat pool, and the growth and development of earthworms is significantly accelerated. It only takes about 7 months to complete a generation, and the annual output is significantly increased.

3. Feed configuration. Earthworms are omnivorous insects. They can be fed with anything that pigs can eat, such as wheat bran, rice bran, cake meal, green fodder, potatoes, vegetable leaves, bones, etc. They only need to be fed once every night. Earthworms are the most voracious food for earthworms, so they can be used in breeding.

4. Scientific management. Scientific management is the key to success in artificially raising earthworms. Mites are common parasites in raising earthworms. The prevention and control methods include using trichlorfon and 20% mite egg ester powder, which are diluted 1:400 and mixed into the raising soil. Mites can also be removed by replacing the raising soil in time or using fried dough sticks, bones, and pumpkin flowers as bait.

3. How to raise earthworms at home

Breeding methods

Earthworms have strong vitality. As long as they are not exposed to the outdoors, wind, rain, or direct sunlight, they can survive. Loose soil and a dark and humid environment can make earthworms grow fast and well. There are many ways to artificially breed earthworms. The following mainly introduces three breeding methods:

1. Pot culture

You can choose a plastic basin with a smooth inner wall, more than 15 cm in height and more than 45 cm in diameter, and you can directly raise it with soil inside. Seed incubation is also mostly done in basins. The hatched larvae can be raised in basins according to size. Pot breeding is suitable for small-scale breeding, with small investment, easy operation and flexible movement. The disadvantage is that the temperature and humidity are difficult to control, and the output efficiency is low.

2. Tank culture

Cylinder culture is generally suitable for unheated or slightly heated culture. It is suitable for tile pots and jar pots with smooth inner walls. The height should not exceed 1 meter. Half or part of it should be buried underground. The soil element can be placed 40-50 cm thick. In spring and autumn, the temperature can be slightly heated at 0℃-20℃ to shorten the hibernation period of the soil element. The advantages are that the underground temperature and humidity are balanced and stable, the soil element grows well, has a long lifespan, and has good output quality. The disadvantages are that the cycle is long, the yield per unit area is low, and it is easy to be damaged by rodents.

3. Three-dimensional greenhouse pond culture

Use bricks to build a square or rectangular pool 40-50 cm high on the indoor cement floor, leave a 1-meter walkway, build pools on both sides or build three-dimensional pools all over the room, make a ground fire dragon to heat the bottom, and lay wooden boards on the ground for easy operation. While painting the inner walls around, use cement slurry to stick 6-8 cm wide glass strips (if there are no glass strips, thick films can be used instead) to prevent earthworms from running away. To prevent rodents and ants. The advantages are: insects grow well and are easy to manage. Earthworms can be raised all year round regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter. It is the main breeding method for farmers at present.

4. Can you make money by raising Chinese sedge?

I could before, but now it's hard to say

5. What are the benefits and prospects of earthworm breeding?

The profit of earthworms is not very high. If you raise a small number of them, it is not cost-effective. The current recycling price is about 50 yuan per kilogram of dry goods. Some companies say that the recycling price is one or two hundred yuan, but those are not true and are all scams, so don't believe them. The cost is basically the cost of seedlings and the construction of breeding ponds. However, the material is paved with asbestos tiles, which are also relatively cheap. The main thing about earthworms is incubation. As long as they are hatched, they are basically half successful. In general, management is relatively simple and worry-free, and there is no difficulty. The biggest difficulty is that you may encounter scammers when you introduce the species again. In terms of sales, you can buy seedlings from breeding companies when introducing the species, and they all package recycling. After all, it is a Chinese medicinal material, and the prospects are still good, and the market will not be saturated.

6. Is earthworm easy to breed?

Special breeding includes earthworms, and the input-return ratio is very impressive. However, the breeding technology is not yet mature, and the risk is quite large. After solving the technical problems, there is another situation that daunts everyone. That is sales. Without sales, everything is in vain. So I advise you that if you want to develop in the long run, finding your own foothold is the key. Gain a foothold first, then develop. Finding your own sales channel is the most critical.