CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What are the little things about raising snails?

1. Please advise: What are some things to pay attention to when raising 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 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: Snails are omnivores and like to eat vegetable leaves and fruit slices, but they cannot contain salt because they 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 should replace it with a new wet paper towel before feeding the snail.

3. Winter management can be released from hibernation under artificial temperature and humidity control. If the breeding conditions are not met, when the temperature drops to about 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.

2. How to feed snails?

First of all, it is best to use a wooden box to raise snails because it has good moisture retention. Snails cannot dry out. If they dry out, they will shrink into their shells and not come out. But I see that my brothers use fancy cages or glass or plastic tanks to raise them, which is not good. Cages cannot store water and are very easy to dry out, unless you have the energy and time to spray water. Glass tanks can store water, but too much water cannot be dissipated, which easily breeds bacteria and odors. If you have to use a glass tank for beauty and viewing convenience, you have to design it well. I am only talking about wooden boxes here. The wooden box is padded with a mixture of loess and fine sand, with a mixing ratio of about 3 soil to 1 sand. The humidity should be moderate, so that a handful of sand and soil can be squeezed into a ball in the hand, and it will not fall apart when you let go, but it will fall apart when you touch it. Don't mix it with mud when mixing. Now mix the sand and soil well, spray some water on a layer of sand, and then sprinkle a layer of sand and soil and spray water again. Repeat this cycle. The thickness of the sand and soil should be at least 5 cm, but if it is for reproduction, it should be at least 8-10 cm, because snails need to drill holes into the soil to reproduce when they reproduce. It seems that snails always reproduce when the weather is hot. When you see a snail burrowing into the soil after mating - even if you can't see the snail, you can see that it has drilled a hole - it means that it is about to reproduce. Be sure to make sure that it has finished breeding and come out. At this time, you can gently dig the hole, take out the eggs, and place them in a tile flowerpot. The soil is 5 cm under the eggs and 1-2 cm above the eggs. The type and humidity of the sandy soil are the same as the soil in the box. Pay attention to maintaining humidity. I didn't pay attention to the temperature. Anyway, in summer, white and transparent small snails came out after 2 weeks. Here I would like to talk about the problem of snail food. I saw that some buddies only feed vegetables and fruits. This is not a comprehensive nutrition. The feed for snails should be a mixture of cornmeal, bran, calcium powder, and glucose. Spread this mixture on a piece of glass and spray it with water, and you can see the snails eating it. In this way, supplemented with vegetables and fruits, your snails will grow big and bright. How to raise snails 1. Temperature is an important factor affecting their growth activities. They have the characteristics of being warm and avoiding cold and heat. This is determined by genetic factors. Because snails are cold-blooded animals, that is, cold-blooded animals, their body temperature changes with the change of environmental temperature, so temperature is particularly important for the growth and reproduction of snails. The most basic temperature requirement for the growth and activity of snails is 15-39 degrees. The optimal temperature is 25-35 degrees. When the temperature drops to 8 degrees, they gradually enter a dormant state. There is a danger of freezing to death below 0 degrees. When the temperature rises to 40 degrees, it will cause hibernation. 2. The living habits of snails depend on suitable temperature and humidity. This is because the daily activities of snails depend entirely on their own secretion of mucus with a high water content to keep the body moist. On the other hand, because snails rely on the mantle to breathe air and cannot live completely immersed in water, snails have formed a habit of loving tides and hating immersion. 3. Strong light stimulation is not conducive to the growth of snails. Snails are mainly active at night, afraid of direct sunlight during the day, and like to live in dark and humid environments. Snails have very poor and abnormal vision. They can only see objects within 6 cm in strong light, but can see farther in weak light, and can see objects within 20 cm. 4. Generally speaking, snails are afraid of direct sunlight, and the temperature difference is small at night, the air humidity is high, and the light is dim, which is not conducive to the loss of water in the snail's body, so they usually move and feed at night. The activity pattern is to start around 6 pm, reach a peak between 8 and 12 pm, and gradually weaken after 12 pm, until it basically stops completely around 8 am the next day and starts to rest. 5. Snails need to drill the soil during their growth and development. First, they absorb nutrients such as humus, organic matter, and calcium from the soil; second, they regulate humidity; third, they resist enemies; and fourth, they lay eggs. 6. Hibernation is a habit of snails to resist adversity, protect themselves, and thus maintain their lives. When snails encounter adverse conditions such as high temperature, low temperature, lack of food, and lack of water, they will automatically secrete mucus to form a membrane to seal the shell opening until the adversity is lifted. They will gradually wake up, break the membrane, and continue to move. The snail's dormancy period can be as long as 6 months, which means that the snail can dormant for 6 months without eating or moving and will not die. 7. Snails are omnivorous animals. They generally feed on the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits of green plants, such as lettuce leaves, cabbage leaves, pumpkin leaves, loofah leaves, bitter endive, sweet potatoes, carrots, and various fruits and vegetables, but they do not like to eat irritating plants, such as leeks, garlic, onions, peppers, and salty foods. In addition, they also eat some sand and soil because the soil contains humus. Young snails mostly feed on humus and fully decomposed plant leaves.

3. 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.

4. Snail breeding technology?

1. Open-air farming method

The open-air breeding method can be used for breeding in farmland. After plowing, the soil should be finely ground, and broad-leaved trees should be planted around the field to provide shade. Nets should be used around to prevent snails from escaping. The roof of a flat-roofed house can also be used for breeding. Loose soil with a thickness of more than 10 cm is placed on the roof, and a few grapes are planted around and a trellis is built to provide shade. Nets are also used around. The advantages of the open-air breeding method are fresh air and good humidity, fast growth of snails, and mild disease. It should be noted that water should be sprinkled in time during drought to keep the soil moist; drainage should be carried out in time when there is a lot of rain; natural enemies and livestock and poultry should be prevented from invading, and those who have big cats at home should pay more attention.

2. Plastic greenhouse farming method

Choose an open space of 30 meters long and 6 meters wide, plow it first, build a 30-centimeter-high wall around it, build a plastic greenhouse, open the front and back doors, and level the plowed soil in the greenhouse before breeding. The advantage of the plastic greenhouse breeding method is that it is easy to adjust the temperature and prevent natural enemies. However, it should be noted that in the hot season, sunshade facilities should be added to keep the soil moist and the air properly convective.

3. Indoor farming method

Indoor breeding methods can be divided into two types: flat breeding and three-dimensional breeding.

(1) Flat surface farming

In the room, bricks are used to build squares about 25 cm high and 2 to 3 square meters in size, and the squares are padded with pine wood more than 10 cm thick.

(2) Three-dimensional breeding

First, make a wooden box (the box is about 25 cm high, the length depends on the needs) and a shelf, pad the box with loose soil more than 10 cm thick, and then put the box layer by layer on the shelf. This breeding method is simple and easy, with low investment and safety. It should be noted that: open the doors and windows for ventilation every day; adjust the temperature and soil humidity; keep the soil clean and the indoor hygiene; cover the box with a breathable net to prevent the snails from escaping.

5. How to raise snails?

1. The size of the breeding equipment should not be too large, because the snail's activity range is not large, and a small fish tank of more than ten centimeters is best.

2. Food Pet snails are different from commercial snails, so we don’t need to buy professional feed when breeding them. We can just feed them some fruits and vegetable leaves. For example, cabbage leaves are a good choice. Generally, when feeding, just rinse the leaves clean.

3. About humidity: When preparing the breeding equipment, spread a layer of cornmeal on the bottom. Then use a spray bottle to humidify it every day. Do not add water to the bottom of the container, which is easy to breed bacteria and cause the snails to get sick.

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. The most suitable breeding temperature is 16 to 30 degrees. Snails hate light, but they yearn for free air and free crawling, so try to avoid light and keep it in a well-ventilated place.

6. 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.