CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to keep snails alive (How to keep snails alive)

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. How to breed snails?

1About breeding equipment

For pet snails, in order to have a better viewing effect, we often use some transparent utensils, such as plastic and glass. The size of the utensils should not be too large, because the activity range of snails is not large, and a small fish tank of more than ten centimeters is best.

2 About Food

Pet snails are different from commercial snails, so we don't need to buy professional feed to raise 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 you prepare the equipment for breeding, lay a layer of gauze on the bottom, which is the same as the one on the window. Then use a spray bottle to humidify it every day to prevent it from getting sick. Do not add water to the bottom of the container, as it is easy to breed bacteria and cause the snail to get sick.

4 About lighting

Snails don't like strong light. They like warm, humid and shaded places. So when breeding them, be careful not to expose them to strong light, otherwise they will die.

5. About Temperature

The most suitable breeding temperature is between 16 and 30 degrees. Dear, you must control the temperature well.

5. How to keep snails alive longer?

1. Temperature: The cultivation temperature should be controlled between 16 and 40°C;

2. Soil: The breeding soil should be moist and fluffy humus soil;

3. Light: Snails are shade-loving animals and do not need sunlight. During the breeding season, you can give snails some scattered light to stimulate egg laying.

4. Humidity: The relative humidity of the air in the breeding environment should be between 80% and 90%;

5. Feeding: Feed the snail one to two pieces of vegetable leaves every day.

6. 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.

7. How to raise snails?

1. Prepare a small box and poke a few holes in the lid. Find some sand, spray water on the sand, and put it in the box. Snails like a humid environment.

2. Choose healthy food for snails. Feed snails a variety of fruits and vegetables. Fresh, raw food is the best food for snails because it contains the most nutrients and is easy to digest. Apples, eggplants, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, and lettuce are cheap and convenient choices, and any fruits and vegetables will do. Provide snails with a variety of fruits and vegetables to ensure that it gets a wide range of nutrients. Feed snails organic food because snails are sensitive to pesticides.

3. Snails stop eating when they are full. When you notice that the snail has eaten all the food, just give it some more fruits and vegetables. Over time, you will get to know how much the snail eats and be able to plan the food accordingly.

4. Snails will drink water from the dish and bathe in it to keep their shells moist. The water in the dish should be less than 1 cm deep to prevent the snail from falling in. Choose a heavy dish so that the snail will not tip it over.

5. Snails need calcium to help their shells grow and repair. Snails absorb calcium through their food as they crawl onto the shell powder. Place conch shells next to the snail food to attract them to crawl onto them. Conch shells can be purchased from pet stores.