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1. How to raise snails? What do snails eat?

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

2. For indoor artificial breeding of snails, it is advisable to choose a leeward open space, 30 snails can be placed per square meter, feed once a day, and spray water 1-2 times. For indoor wooden box breeding, 10-15 cm thick humus soil is laid in the box, and vegetable leaves are placed on it. 20-30 snails are placed in two boxes, and water is poured once every two evenings with a watering can to make the inner wall of the box moist. Snails should be fed once every night, and vegetables, crops, green manure crops, weed roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits of each season, melon peels, fruit peels, leftover residues and waste paper can be used, and some concentrated feed, protein feed and mineral feed can be added. It can also be fed once every two days, and snails can eat leftover rice and humus. Natural enemies such as chickens, ducks, sparrows, pigeons, and mice should be prevented during breeding. Key points for snail breeding: 1. Prevent dry wind and cold air from blowing in directly, and the entrance should adopt double doors, hanging cloths, and windshields. 2. Resolutely control the entry of odorous gases into the breeding site.

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

4. Do not use strong light when not working. Darkness is best. Use 15W red bulbs for lighting at night to stimulate egg laying.

2. What should you pay attention to when raising snails?

1. Pay attention to the feeding method. Snails are nocturnal animals that live during the day. It is best to feed them in the evening, especially in summer. The moisture in some vegetables, wild vegetables, fruit peels and plant leaves is easy to evaporate. If the feed is stored for too long, it will easily rot and deteriorate. Feeding in the evening can shorten the storage time and ensure the freshness of the feed. Feeding concentrated feed such as rice bran and sweet potato powder can be put into the feeding trough or food tray together with water for them to eat.

2. Pay attention to the feed mix. The green fodder and concentrated feed should be reasonably matched. Pay attention to the supplementation and supply of calcium, phosphorus and vitamins. Refer to the feed formula: 70% rice bran, 10% semolina, 10% wheat flour, 5% broad bean flour, 5% potato flour, add appropriate amount of calcium powder. Before feeding, spray clean water to lure snails to forage.

3. Pay attention to the appropriate temperature and humidity. Temperature and humidity are one of the keys to the success or failure of artificial snail breeding. The temperature for breeding snails should be controlled at 25-30℃, and the optimal growth temperature is around 25℃. In the winter and early spring, it is necessary to prevent sudden cooling to avoid the death of snails. During the breeding period, it is best to spray water once in the morning and evening every day. Do not spray water directly on the snail's body, let alone soak it in cold water. In order to maintain a certain humidity in the breeding environment, the relative humidity of the breeding box and soil cannot be lower than 30% or greater than 50%.

4. Pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene. Snails and earthworms can be mixed. The fruits, plant stems and leaves left by snails should be removed in time. The remaining rice bran, bran flour, etc. can be left on the soil surface for earthworms to eat. This can not only avoid feed waste, but also prevent the remaining feed residue from rotting and moldy, which will pollute the environment and affect the growth of snails. For simple box breeding, snail feces and feed residues should generally be removed every 2 to 3 days. Then wash the box with clean water.

5. Pay attention to prevent pesticide poisoning. Green fodder such as vegetable leaves, fruits and vegetables should be cleaned before feeding. Green fodder contaminated or with pesticide residues must be soaked and washed before feeding to prevent snails from poisoning and death or pesticide residues in their bodies that affect their edible value.

6. Pay attention to escape prevention and natural enemy attack. In open outdoor breeding, pay attention to the escape of snails and natural enemy attack at any time. If electric fences are used to prevent escape, the power supply should be checked regularly and the escape prevention facilities should be inspected and repaired. Before breeding, the site and breeding utensils should be cleaned and disinfected to kill various mites, parasite eggs and pathogens.

7. Pay attention to overwintering seed preservation Overwintering seed preservation is an important part of snail farming. In areas with large temperature differences between day and night, especially in late autumn, early winter or early spring when the climate is changeable, insulation and anti-freezing measures should be taken in time. If the place does not have the conditions for overwintering, you can stop spraying water before overwintering, make the breeding site dry, and let the snails hide in the soil to hibernate, but the indoor temperature must not be lower than 10℃. Snails in a dormant state can survive for at least half a year without dying, but before dormancy, you should increase the supply of nutrients and fatten them to facilitate a smooth overwintering.

8. Pay attention to keeping feeding records. Feeding records should be kept during feeding. Regularly observe and record the snail's eating habits, food intake, growth, mating, egg-laying, hatching, indoor temperature and humidity, as well as soil temperature, humidity, pH value, etc., so as to summarize the feeding experience in time, check for existing problems, and improve feeding management at any time.

3. What to do if the soil for raising snails is too wet?

Snails have high requirements for humidity, generally requiring a relative humidity of about 85%. If the humidity in the breeding box or pond is too low, the snails will seldom move, and more mucus will appear at the mouth of the snail. Excessive mucus will attract bacteria to multiply when it is attached to the soil, making the mucus stink and polluting itself, leading to the death of a large number of snails.

It is necessary to control and regulate humidity. The specific methods are as follows. (1) In spring and autumn, it is relatively cool, so spray water once a day; from June to September, the temperature is high, so spray water once in the morning and evening every day. (2) When raising snails in an open brick pond, in late spring, summer, and early autumn, remove the plastic film covering the pond when feeding in the evening, spray water once, and then cover the pond with the film again the next morning to maintain the humidity in the pond.

(3) When raising snails in wooden boxes or beds, observe the soil and walls of the box or pool every day, as well as the dryness and wetness of the shell surface and the extension and retraction of the snail's ventral foot. Spray water once, twice or not at all, depending on the situation. When raising snails in plastic greenhouses, two ditches should be opened in the greenhouse and automatic spray (drip irrigation) facilities should be installed. Water should be sprayed regularly to keep the greenhouse moist.

If the leaves of crops or grass planted in the shed are very dry, you should also spray water, because snails only eat moist leaves and not dry leaves. If the grass grows too high, you should cut it off in time, leaving the roots and keeping it 5 cm high to promote the growth of tender grass. (5) During the breeding process, if you find that the snails secrete too much mucus, smell a bit, and the shells are covered with mud, making it difficult to move, you can put them in a basket and wash them in water.

When washing, you can gently turn it over with your hands until the mucus and mud are washed off. After washing, the snails are moist, lively, relaxed, and their food intake increases.

4. Do I need to spray water when raising snails?

Wet it with water from a spray bottle, or use a temperature and humidity regulator.

Snails lay eggs in the soil. When you find eggs, separate them from the big snails in time, otherwise they may be eaten. It is recommended that:

1. If the breeding soil is relatively clean, take the big snail out and do not move the snail eggs. If the covering soil is too deep, dig out some of the soil. Generally, covering about 1 cm is enough.

2. You can use a spoon or something like that to dig out the eggs with the soil (do not take the eggs with your hands, and do not wash them with water), and put them in a separate container. First, put a layer of soil, then put the eggs, and then cover them with a thin layer of soil about 25px thick. The container does not need to be too ventilated, and pay attention to moisture retention;

The soil should be kept moist for hatching, and not dry. If it is dry, you can spray some water with a spray bottle. The temperature can generally be between 20-30 degrees, and the higher the temperature, the faster the hatching (usually the same temperature and humidity as the big snail will do), and it will take at least 7 days and at most 1 month to hatch.

The newly hatched snails will not eat for the first few days, but will just lie there motionless. After a few days, they will start to crawl around. At this time, you can feed them some soft young leaves. It is not recommended to take out the empty eggshells too early, as snails will usually eat the eggshells to supplement calcium (unhatched and broken eggs should be cleaned up in time, otherwise they will stink).

The snails are relatively weak after giving birth, so add some concentrated feed to their food and feed them for more than a week.

Daily care:

In addition to the above cleaning and feeding, you should also pay attention to the ambient temperature and humidity. The temperature is generally maintained between 20-30 degrees, and the most suitable temperature is around 25 degrees. Long-term temperatures below 20 degrees or above 30 degrees may cause snails to hibernate, become sick, or even die. It is recommended to buy a temperature and humidity integrated thermometer to monitor the ambient temperature and humidity.

In summer, try to place the snail in a well-ventilated and cool place indoors, away from direct sunlight. If the temperature is too high, it needs to be cooled down. Generally, you can turn on the air conditioner to cool it down. Experts can also use a semiconductor refrigerator with temperature control.

In winter, heating is required depending on the situation. Generally, pet heating pads, electric heating films (floor heating in Northeast China), air conditioners, etc. are used. Remember, the heating pad must not be placed directly under the box! ! ! Also, do not directly touch the box! ! ! It is recommended to place it on the side of the box, with a little distance or a layer of books between the two; when heating, the temperature must be monitored at all times. In addition to the above-mentioned thermometer and hygrometer, it is recommended to buy an ordinary alcohol thermometer to measure the temperature of the soil surface at any time. Generally, it is good to control it at around 25 degrees; when there is heating in Northeast China, the room temperature can reach more than 20 degrees and there is no need for heating;

Humidity is also important. Snails generally prefer an air humidity of about 80%. In summer or winter, when heating, it is recommended to use a spray bottle to spray some water mist in the breeding box every day, and at the same time, ensure that the box is well ventilated; high temperature and high humidity are the main causes of shell shrinkage disease. If the temperature is too high and there is no condition to cool it down, then the humidity must be kept low.

5. Do newly hatched white jade snails need to be sprayed with water?

Need to spray water once a day

If you want the snail to hatch quickly, you can spray water in a dark place to ensure a certain humidity, and the snail will crawl out quickly. You can also put the snail in water, and it will crawl out due to lack of oxygen. Or you can put the snail in the palm of your hand, and it will crawl out when it feels hot. It likes to live in a dark, humid environment rich in humus. It hides during the day and comes out at night. It is afraid of direct sunlight and is sensitive to the environment.

6. Instructions for raising snails?

Snails need to be raised in a dark and humid place. You can prepare a container first, put sand in the container, cover it with paper towels, spray water on it to keep the humidity, then put the snails in, move the container to a dark and cool place, and feed the snails regularly. You can put washed vegetable leaves, fruits, feed, etc. You also need to add calcium supplements such as bone meal and feed them regularly.

7. How to feed snails? Are plastic boxes not suitable for them to live in?

This is very simple. Prepare a large square fish tank and cover it with 5-8 cm deep fine sand. Mix it with water, squeeze it with your hands, and gently spread it. Cover it with a layer of window screen or glass, but use a spray bottle to spray water every day to keep the tank moist. It should also be placed in a cool place. Snails can eat some leafy vegetables such as cabbage and lettuce in the tank. If you want your snails to grow well, it is best to cut the vegetables and mix them with cornmeal. Take your time and you will get better. I wish you success in raising snails.