CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to raise snails at home?

1. How to raise snails at home?

Tools/Materials:

Snail, box, cabbage

Methods/Steps

1. Box

Prepare an empty small box with a lid, otherwise the little snail will escape!

2. Cornmeal

Add some cornmeal to the box, not a lot, and smooth it out.

3. Chinese cabbage

Ask the vegetable seller at the market for a few green cabbage leaves, put them on cornmeal, and put the little snails in.

4. Ventilation

The lid doesn't have to be tightly closed. There should be some space. You can make a few holes to allow air to circulate. You will find that snails always stay in places where air can circulate freely.

5. Avoid light

Snails hate light, but they yearn for free air and the ability to crawl freely, so they should be kept in a place away from light and with good ventilation as much as possible.

6. Cleaning

Clean the snail's nest regularly. There will be a lot of feces, so wipe it clean so that it can live happily.

The leaves and cornmeal should also be replaced regularly~

2. How to raise small snails? Are they poisonous?

1. The equipment for breeding snails does not need to be too large, and a small fish tank of more than ten centimeters can be used for breeding. 2. When breeding snails, you can feed them some fruits and vegetable leaves, and rinse them before feeding. 3. Spread a layer of cornmeal under the equipment, and moisten it with a spray bottle every day, without adding water, to avoid the breeding of bacteria. 4. Pay attention to ventilation when covering the lid to keep the air flowing. 5. Snails are not toxic and are suitable for breeding at a temperature of 16-30℃.

1. How to raise small snails

1. Breeding equipment

The snail's activity range is not large, so the equipment for breeding snails should not be too large. It is recommended to use a small fish tank of about ten centimeters for breeding.

2. Food

You can feed the snails some fruit and vegetable leaves, such as cabbage leaves. Just rinse the leaves and then feed them.

3. Humidity

Spread a layer of cornmeal on the bottom of the breeding container, and then moisten it with a spray bottle every day. Note that you should not add water to the bottom of the container, otherwise it will easily breed bacteria and cause the snails to get sick.

4. Ventilation

When closing the lid, leave a gap and you can punch a few holes on it to allow air to circulate. Snails like to stay in places where air can circulate smoothly.

5. Temperature

The suitable temperature for snail breeding is 16-30℃. Snails hate light, but like free air and free space for activities, so try to choose a dark and ventilated place for breeding.

2. Are snails poisonous?

1. Are snails poisonous?

Snails are not poisonous.

2. Are snails beneficial insects or pests?

Snails mainly feed on green plants, and in gardening they feed on flowers, vegetables, etc. Wild snails are very harmful to crops, so snails are pests.

3. Characteristics of snails

(1) Snail is a general term for all terrestrial species of the class Gastropoda. In Western languages, there is generally no distinction between aquatic snails and terrestrial snails. In Chinese, snail refers only to terrestrial species, and the broad term snail also includes giant shield slugs.

(2) Snails are a group of animals that include many different families and genera. They feed on plants and lay their eggs in the soil or on trees.

(3) Snails are mostly found on tropical islands, but some also live in cold regions. Arboreal species are brightly colored, while terrestrial species are usually of similar colors and usually have stripes.

3. How to keep snails at home?

1. Living environment

First, find a box, preferably a breathable sealed box, and put paper towels on the bottom of the box, preferably unscented paper towels.

Then spray it with water, because snails need a humid environment, otherwise they will dry out and die. In addition, snails do not like sunlight, and the room temperature is between 25 and

Between 30 degrees is the most suitable environmental temperature for snails.

2. Food

Because snails are omnivorous, they like to eat vegetable leaves and fruit slices, but they cannot contain salt because snails are afraid of salt. Generally speaking, you should give snails 20 grams of water a day.

Feed the cow three times. Before feeding, check whether the paper towel is clean. If it is dirty, replace it with a new wet paper towel before feeding the snail.

3. Winter management

Hibernation can be ended under artificial temperature and humidity control. If the breeding conditions are not met, when the temperature drops to around 15℃, it is necessary to adjust the conditions according to local conditions.

Carry out insulation treatment. If moving indoors, thicken the breeding soil to 25 cm and use cotton wool on the outside for insulation.

Additional information:

Breeding points:

1. The temperature should be between 16 and 40 degrees Celsius, with the best temperature being 25 degrees Celsius. It is usually better to be higher than lower. Heating must be done with a ground dragon fire channel, which should be prepared all year round, especially in late spring.

In early summer, you should prevent sudden drops in temperature. If possible, it is best to use heating, but do not use a stove to heat.

2. Humidity. The surface humidity of the soil should be maintained at 25% to 35%, and the relative humidity of the air should be 85% to 90%.

Cover the top with wet plastic sheeting.

3. To prevent dry wind and cold air from blowing in directly, the entrance should have double doors, hanging cloth and wind shield.

4. Resolutely control the entry of odorous gases into the breeding grounds.

5. The pH of the breeding soil must be controlled at 6.5-7.5. Do not use contaminated sandy soil that has been treated with pesticides or chemicals.

6. The breeding container must have good water permeability and air permeability.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Snail

When raising snails at home, you need to pay attention to the following points:

1. Feeding box

Snails can be kept in boxes made of glass, plastic or other materials. The best ones are transparent, so that the snails can be observed easily. The size of the box depends on the size of the snail. Generally speaking, it is best to choose a larger box to allow the snail to have a certain amount of space to move around. The box cannot be sealed, but must have a gap to allow air to circulate inside the box. It is better to have a larger box because 6 to 8 cm thick soil needs to be placed inside the box as a habitat for the snail.

2. Spread the breeding soil

After choosing a box for snails, you need to spread a layer of sterilized soil in the box. The soil can be some soil dug from the vegetable field and spread on the bottom of the box, with a height of about one-fourth of the box. Because snails like a humid environment, the soil must be kept moist and not too dry. Therefore, according to the dryness of the soil, spray the soil with water.

The breeding soil can be made of garden soil, sandy soil, yellow sand, cinder ash, and stone powder. Mix them in the ratio of 3:3:2:1:5:0.5 and expose them to the sun for several days for disinfection. Then add water and the humidity will reach 40%. However, it needs to be replaced once after 1 to 2 months of breeding.

3. Feeding

It is advisable to start raising young snails. One-month-old snails can be fed with fresh cucumbers, apples, tender cabbage and green leaves once a day. The temperature should be controlled at 25-30 degrees, and the feeding amount should be about 1/10 of the snail's body weight.

Snails are omnivorous animals, and they like to eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, melons, etc. In daily feeding, you can feed snails with a variety of vegetable leaves, some rotten fruits, wheat flour, white beans and other foods. You can feed snails in different ways, and you don't have to feed them a single food. But you should pay attention that snails are afraid of salt and salty foods, so you must not let snails eat salt.

4. Breeding environment

Snails are most afraid of direct sunlight and are sensitive to the environment. The most suitable temperature for snails is 16-30℃ (growth and development are fastest at 23-30℃), air humidity is 60-90%, soil humidity is about 40%, and pH is 5-7. Snails hibernate when the temperature is below 15℃ and above 33℃, and may be frozen to death or killed by heat when the temperature is below 5℃ or above 40℃. Snails hibernate in cold weather such as winter.

5. Hygiene and cleaning

Snails like a clean environment, so you should pay attention to the cleanliness of the breeding box. Generally, you should clean it every 3 to 4 days to remove the food residues and snail feces in the box to provide the snail with a clean environment. In addition, you should also put some leaves, branches, etc. in the box for the snails to crawl and play on. But be sure to spray water on the box to keep it moist.

Additional information:

Farming snails has the advantages of a wide range of feed sources and low cost (they eat grass, vegetables, leaves, fruit peels and other waste); they do not occupy arable land and require little investment; they do not compete for labor and have quick results; they are easy to raise and have a high reproduction rate (control the temperature and humidity, feed only once a day, and each snail can lay 150 to 300 eggs every two months); they have strong hunger resistance and a low incidence rate; they are silent, odorless, and pollution-free, and are both clean and hygienic, making them suitable for farming in urban and rural families.

Reference: Snail breeding technology - Baidu Encyclopedia

Put the snails in half a basin of wet sand and one or two vegetable leaves. Cover the basin with gauze and tie it up, place it in a shaded and ventilated place, change the vegetables every two or three days, and spray some water on it.

Snails like to live in a dark, humid, 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.

They like to burrow into loose humus soil to live, lay eggs, regulate body humidity and absorb some nutrients, which can last up to 12 hours. They are both omnivorous and partial eaters.

Additional information:

Snails are omnivorous animals. Young snails are mostly saprophagous, mainly feeding on decaying plants; adult snails generally feed on green plants, including roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, etc. They especially like to eat young shoots and succulent plants, as well as various waste paper, pig manure, plant residues, etc. They will even cannibalize each other when hungry.

As soon as the baby snails are hatched, they will crawl and eat without the mother's care. When they are attacked by enemies, their heads and feet will retract into the shell and secrete mucus to seal the shell opening; when the shell is damaged, they can secrete certain substances to repair the body and shell. They have strong endurance.

Snails have amazing survival ability and are very tolerant to cold, heat, hunger and drought. They like constant temperature breeding. When the temperature is constant between 25 and 28 degrees Celsius, they grow and reproduce vigorously. When snails crawl, they will leave a line of mucus on the ground. This is a liquid secreted by their bodies. Even if they walk on the edge of a knife, there will be no danger.

Reference: Snail - Baidu Encyclopedia

1. Feeding box

Snail breeding boxes can generally be made of glass, plastic or other materials. The best ones are transparent so that it is convenient to observe the snails in the box.

The size of the box depends on the size of the snail. Generally speaking, it is best to choose a larger box to allow the snail to have a certain amount of space to move around. The box cannot be sealed, and there must be gaps to allow air to circulate inside the box. It is better to have a larger box because 6 to 8 cm thick breeding soil needs to be placed in the box as a habitat for the snail.

2. Spread the breeding soil

After choosing a box for snails, you need to spread a layer of sterilized soil in the box. The soil can be some soil dug from the vegetable field and spread on the bottom of the box, with a height of about one-fourth of the box. Because snails like a humid environment, the soil must be kept moist and not too dry. Therefore, according to the dryness of the soil, spray the soil with water.

The breeding soil can be made of garden soil, sandy soil, yellow sand, cinder ash, and stone powder. Mix them in the ratio of 3:3:2:1:5:0.5 and expose them to the sun for several days for disinfection. Then add water and the humidity will reach 40%. However, it needs to be replaced once after 1 to 2 months of breeding.

3. Feeding

It is advisable to start raising young snails. One-month-old snails can be fed with fresh cucumbers, apples, tender cabbage and green leaves once a day. The temperature should be controlled at 25-30 degrees, and the feeding amount should be about 1/10 of the snail's body weight.

Additional information:

Hygiene and cleaning

Snails like a clean environment, so you should pay attention to the cleanliness of the breeding box. Generally, it should be cleaned every 3 to 4 days to remove food residues and snail feces in the box to provide the snail with a clean environment.

In addition, you should also put some leaves, branches and the like in the box for the snails to crawl and play on. But be sure to spray the box with water to keep it moist. The top of the box should be covered with a wire mesh lid to provide adequate ventilation, and prevent damage from natural enemies such as rats and mosquitoes, especially its biggest natural enemy, mites. The breeding environment should be disinfected with diluted peracetic acid every week.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia Snail

The feeding method is as follows:

1. Prepare a box with a lid that has ventilation holes. Or use an open lid and place a layer of mesh on it to prevent the snails from crawling away.

2. After that, put wet fine sand or paper towels sprayed with water on the bottom of the box, because snails like to live in a humid environment.

3. Feed the snails three times a day on a regular basis, and you can feed them some fresh vegetable leaves.

4. In addition, snails do not like sunlight, so do not place the box in the sun. At the same time, make sure the room temperature is kept between 25 and 30 degrees.

5. In addition, the snails need to clean up their leftover food every day, and their feces can be cleaned up every three days.