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What are the living habits of a snail? What does it eat?

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 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℃ and above 33℃, they will hibernate. When the temperature is below 5℃ or above 40℃, they may be frozen to death or heat to death.

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.

Snail's diet

Snails have a very wide range of foraging food, and their staple foods include various vegetables, weeds, and melon and fruit peels; leaves, stems, buds, flowers, and juicy fruits of crops; and all kinds of green grass and green plant feed, succulent feed, bran feed, and cake feed.

What does the white jade snail eat? (Listed in table)

The white jade snail is named for its white jade-like head and skin. It is famous for its extremely rich nutritional value. It is not only a delicious delicacy, but also a medicinal food treasure. Snails are cold in nature, salty in taste, can clear away heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and soften hard masses, and can cure many diseases. The whole body of the white jade snail is a treasure, with high comprehensive utilization value, large demand, and great potential for deep processing. The meat of the white jade snail is fat and tender, rich in nutrition. It is a high-quality nutritional product with high protein (containing more than 20 kinds of amino acids), low fat, and cholesterol tending to zero. Regular consumption can increase nutrition, enhance endurance, improve physical fitness, keep the skin tender and healthy, delay aging, and prolong life. The special effect protein contained in snails is very beneficial to the intellectual development of children. Snail meat and eggs can cure many diseases in medicine. According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", snails can be used to prepare 18 kinds of prescriptions; modern Chinese medicine believes that snails are cold in nature, salty in taste, enter the large intestine, lungs, and kidneys, and have the effects of removing phlegm, clearing away heat and detoxifying, diuresis, reducing swelling, relieving asthma, softening hard masses, and regulating hernia. They are mainly used to treat swollen and painful hemorrhoids, swollen throat, asthma, dehydration, umbilical cord wind in children, foot rot, Japanese encephalitis, wind-evil epilepsy, diphtheria, mumps, hypertension, etc., and can also stop nosebleeds and relieve deafness.

1. Living habits

Like other snails, the white jade snail likes to live in a dark, humid, loose and humus-rich environment. It hides during the day and comes out at night. It is afraid of light and heat, and is most afraid of direct sunlight. It is extremely sensitive to the environment. When the humidity and temperature are not suitable, the snail will retract its body into the shell and secrete mucus to form a protective film to seal the shell mouth to overcome the interference of the adverse environment. When the environment is suitable, the protective film will automatically dissolve and resume activity. Therefore, during the breeding process, attention should be paid to the influence of temperature and humidity. The suitable temperature is 16℃~30℃, humidity is 60%~85%, soil humidity is about 40%, and pH is 5~7. When the temperature is below 15℃ and above 35℃, it will hibernate and stop growing and reproducing.

2. Food habits

Various green plants and bran can be used as food for white jade snails. Generally, they are fed with broad-leaved plants such as cabbage, green vegetables, and lettuce in spring; in summer, they can be fed with large amounts of sugar cane, sunflower leaves, and various melon and fruit peels; in autumn, when the temperature is low and their appetite decreases, they can be fed with some vegetable leaves and potato chips. White jade snails do not eat grass or weeds, and refuse to eat onions, leeks, and garlic, which have pungent tastes.

3. Reproduction

The white jade snail is hermaphroditic and mates with different sexes. It can reproduce all year round in artificial breeding as long as the temperature and humidity are suitable. It usually takes 6 months from hatching to sexual maturity. It can lay eggs 15 to 20 days after mating and fertilization, and lay the eggs in the cave. The eggs are the size of mung beans, covered with a layer of shiny white membrane. Each time, 100 to 200 eggs are laid, and baby snails can be hatched in 8 to 15 days. The lifespan is generally 5 to 6 years.

Breeding and cultivation technology of Scattered Snail

The scat snail has a high egg-laying capacity, high reproduction rate and short production cycle. It is native to western France and Algeria. Scat snail is a rare species of edible snail and is listed as one of the four famous snails in the world. The main producing countries are France and the United Kingdom, and China is the third largest producer of scat snails. Scat snail is the second domesticated edible snail in my country. It was first introduced in the 1960s and reintroduced in 1987. It has been domesticated in various parts of my country for more than ten years. It is an edible snail suitable for the development of my country's northern temperate climate. Artificially cultivated scat snails are now scattered all over the provinces and regions north of the Yangtze River in my country. It has been proven to be the most suitable rare edible snail variety for family breeding.

1. Breeding environment The breeding room should be dark and humid. Snails like darkness, not because they don't need sunlight, but to avoid direct sunlight. For example, they can be raised in buildings, bungalows, basements, air-raid shelters, etc. Each group occupies 1 square meter.

2. Customization of breeding boxes: The breeding practice of snail farmers across the country has proved that a breeding box with a volume of 40*50*10cm can breed about 100 species of snails. A group of species of snails (200) can have two such wooden boxes, or it can be customized according to actual conditions (the wooden box is preferably made of odorless poplar, willow, or birch). Plastic basins, brick pools, etc. can also be used as substitutes.

3. Requirements for breeding soil: Finer river sand is better for growing snails. For young cattle, you can add humus-rich, loose and moist garden soil, but it must not contain pest eggs, and must not be contaminated by harmful substances such as fertilizers and pesticides.

4. Temperature control: The temperature can be controlled above 12 degrees to mate and lay eggs. 15℃～25℃ is the most suitable temperature for reproduction. The temperature is 5 degrees below zero and above 32 degrees, and it enters a dormant state. Therefore, we must do everything possible to ensure that the indoor temperature is above 15 degrees, so that more eggs can be laid and economic benefits can be improved. Under suitable conditions, the large snail can breed 3 to 5 times a year, and each breeding bull can produce more than 4 kilograms of commercial cattle per year.

5. Ensuring humidity is the core of management. Indoor air humidity should be controlled within the range of 70% to 85%. The breeding soil can be kneaded into a ball and will fall apart when touched (this is a sign of 30% to 40% humidity). The humidity of the breeding soil for breeding cattle can be 30%. 35% to 40% is best for commercial cattle. The thickness is generally 800 meters.

6. Feeding good feed is the guarantee of success. Snails are omnivorous animals. Green feed: such as cabbage, lettuce, sunflower leaves, melon leaves, bean leaves, tomatoes, eggplants, etc.; juicy feed: such as various melon peels, fruit tubers, cucumbers, potatoes, carrots, etc. Add some concentrated feed. Snails have a wide range of diets, but their appetite is small. A group of snails only eats two large pieces of cabbage leaves a day. Feed the snails once every two days, and the commercial snails once a day. It is best to put the feed at dusk.

7. Breeding of snails Snails are hermaphroditic lower-level mollusks. When the breeding bulls are sexually mature, they mate with each other and lay eggs regardless of gender. After mating, the breeding bulls start to dig holes and lay eggs about 10 days later, which takes 1 to 2 days. Collect the egg masses and put them in a half-bottle of wet sand for natural incubation. The hatching will be completed in 12 to 15 days.

8. Management of commodity snails

In the process of raising large snails, managing young and growing snails well is the key to success. ① Keep the feeding box clean and hygienic. ② Maintain a reasonable density to prevent crowding. 2000 to 3000 snails per square meter is appropriate, and the boxes should be divided in time as the snails grow. ③ Control the temperature and humidity. The temperature is generally controlled between 12℃ and 30℃, and the moisture content of the feeding soil is preferably 40%. ④ Pay attention to ventilation.