CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What materials do you need to keep snails alive? (What materials do you need to keep snails alive?)

1. What do you need to prepare to raise snails?

To raise snails, you need to prepare a site. The site should be close to the natural environment, with good air quality, fertile soil and no pollution. The best breeding grounds are farmlands and orchards. You need to know the temperature and humidity that are suitable for snail growth. The temperature should be kept at around 25 degrees, which can promote faster growth and development. The humidity should be around 40%, not too high or too low. You should also pay attention to the lighting. You should be able to adjust the light intensity well and install a dimming setting.

2. What do you need to prepare to raise snails?

To raise snails, you need to prepare a breeding site or a transparent, odorless container, moist soil, leaves, branches, food troughs, green fodder, concentrated feed, etc. When raising snails, you need to reasonably match the food according to the growth stage, and clean up the uneaten food in time.

3. How to breed snails?

1. Living environment

First, you need to find a box, preferably a breathable sealed box, and put paper towels on the bottom of the box, preferably odorless paper towels, and then spray it with water, because snails need a humid environment, otherwise they will dry out. In addition, snails do not like sunlight, and the room temperature between 25 and 30 degrees is the most suitable environment for snails.

2. Food

Because snails are omnivores, they like to eat vegetable leaves and fruit slices, but they cannot contain salt because snails are afraid of salt. Generally speaking, you should feed snails three times a day. Before feeding, check whether the paper towel is clean. If it is dirty, you have to 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℃, insulation treatment should be carried out according to local conditions. If it is moved indoors, the breeding soil should be thickened to 25 cm and cotton wool should be used for insulation.

Additional information:

Breeding points:

1. Temperature

16～40℃, 25℃ is the best, usually it can be higher but not lower. Heating must be done with ground dragon fire channel, and it should be prepared all year round, especially in late spring and early summer, to prevent sudden temperature drop, it is best to use heating if conditions permit, and do not use stove heating.

2. Humidity

The surface humidity of the breeding soil should be maintained at 25% ~ 35%, and the relative humidity of the air should be 85% ~ 90%. It can be wet but not dry. To control humidity and retain moisture, cover the top with plastic cloth.

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.

4. How to raise snails at home?

Tools/Materials: snail, box, pakchoy Method/Steps 1. Prepare an empty small box with a lid, otherwise the snail will escape!

2. Cornmeal: Add some cornmeal to the box, not too much, and spread it out evenly.

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

4. The ventilated cover should not be closed tightly, but should leave a gap. 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. Light-avoiding snails hate light, but they yearn for free air and the ability to crawl freely, so try to keep them in a light-avoiding place with good ventilation.

6. 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.

5. How to keep snails alive?

Before raising snails, you must first prepare a suitable living place for them, and also feed them reasonably according to their eating habits. During the breeding process, you must do a good job of managing temperature, humidity, hygiene, etc.

1. Feeding box

Snails can be kept in boxes made of glass, plastic or other materials. The best ones are transparent, so that it is easy 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, but must have a gap to allow air circulation inside the box.

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.

3. Feeding

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℃ (they grow fastest at 23-30℃), air humidity is 60-90%, soil humidity is about 40%, and pH is 5-7. They 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℃. In cold weather such as winter, snails will hibernate.

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.

6. How do I raise the snails given by school (I am a sixth-grade student in Putuo District, Shanghai)?

Snails are easy to raise: prepare a container, about 20 cm square, to raise two white jade snails. Spread a layer of wet soil about 4.5 cm thick inside, cover the container with glass or transparent plastic plate to observe the activities of snails. Feed fresh leaves every day. Remove the rotten leaves that have not been eaten. Soon, the snails will lay eggs in the soil, and they will hatch into small snails after about 10 days. The key points of raising are: 1. Keep the soil moist, but not too wet to become a paste; 2. The leaves should be clean and fresh. Soak the leaves in clean water for two or three hours in advance to remove the pesticide residue on the leaves. 3. Don't cover it too tightly, and keep the air circulating. 4. Prevent the snails from escaping. 5. Keep the container clean and remove the residual leaves and snail excrement in time. 6. When the small snails grow up, change to a larger container in time. There are many varieties of snails, among which white jade snails are edible snails with high nutritional value. French baked snails are a famous dish. But don't try to eat ordinary wild snails to avoid poisoning.