CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What are the health issues to pay attention to when raising snails?

1. How to raise giant snails?

1. Breeding environment The breeding room should be dark and humid. Snails like darkness, not because they don't need sunlight, but to avoid direct sunlight. For example, they can be raised in buildings, bungalows, basements, air-raid shelters, etc. Each group occupies 1 square meter.

2. Customization of breeding boxes: The breeding practice of snail farmers across the country has proved that a breeding box with a volume of 40*50*10cm can breed about 100 species of snails. A group of species of snails (200) can have two such wooden boxes, or it can be customized according to actual conditions (the wooden box is preferably made of odorless poplar, willow, or birch). Plastic basins, brick pools, etc. can also be used as substitutes.

3. Requirements for breeding soil: Finer river sand is better for growing snails. For young cattle, you can add humus-rich, loose and moist garden soil, but it must not contain pest eggs, and must not be contaminated by harmful substances such as fertilizers and pesticides.

4. Temperature control: The temperature can be controlled above 12 degrees to mate and lay eggs. 15℃～25℃ is the most suitable temperature for reproduction. The temperature is 5 degrees below zero and above 32 degrees, and it enters a dormant state. Therefore, we must do everything possible to ensure that the indoor temperature is above 15 degrees, so that more eggs can be laid and economic benefits can be improved. Under suitable conditions, the large snail can breed 3 to 5 times a year, and each breeding bull can produce more than 4 kilograms of commercial cattle per year.

5. Ensuring humidity is the core of management. Indoor air humidity should be controlled within the range of 70% to 85%. The breeding soil can be kneaded into a ball and will fall apart when touched (this is a sign of 30% to 40% humidity). The humidity of the breeding soil for breeding cattle can be 30%. 35% to 40% is best for commercial cattle. The thickness is generally 800 meters.

6. Feeding good feed is the guarantee of success. Snails are omnivorous animals. Green feed: such as cabbage, lettuce, sunflower leaves, melon leaves, bean leaves, tomatoes, eggplants, etc.

Juicy feed: such as various melon peels, fruit tubers, cucumbers, potatoes, carrots, etc. Add some concentrated feed. Snails have a wide range of diets, but their appetite is small. A group of snails only eats two large cabbage leaves a day. Feed snails once every two days, and commercial snails once a day. It is best to feed at dusk.

7. Breeding of snails Snails are hermaphroditic lower-level mollusks. When the breeding bulls are sexually mature, they mate with each other and lay eggs regardless of gender. After mating, the breeding bulls start to dig holes and lay eggs about 10 days later, which takes 1 to 2 days. Collect the egg masses and put them in a half-bottle of wet sand for natural incubation. The hatching will be completed in 12 to 15 days.

8. Management of Commercial Snails In the process of breeding free-range snails, managing young and growing snails well is the key to success.

① Keep the breeding box clean and sanitary.

② Maintain a reasonable density to prevent overcrowding. 2,000 to 3,000 snails per square meter is appropriate, and the boxes should be divided in time as the snails grow.

③ The temperature and humidity should be controlled well. The temperature should be generally controlled between 12℃ and 30℃, and the moisture content of the breeding soil should be 40%.

④ Pay attention to ventilation.

2. What do pet snails eat? How to keep them?

It is better to use a larger box, because a 6-8 cm thick breeding soil needs to be placed in the box as a habitat for snails. The breeding soil can be made of garden soil, sand, yellow sand, cinder ash, and stone powder. Mix them in a ratio of 3:3:2:1:5:0.5, expose them to the sun for several days for disinfection, then add water and the humidity reaches 40%. However, it needs to be replaced once after 1-2 months of breeding. It is advisable to start breeding from young snails. For 1-month-old young snails, fresh cucumbers, apples, tender cabbage, and green leaves can be fed once a day. The temperature should be controlled at 25-30 degrees, and the feeding amount is about 1/10 of the snail's body weight. In winter, the temperature drops, the breeding soil should be appropriately thickened, and a thicker layer of fallen leaves and cotton wool should be placed in the box for insulation. When the temperature drops to about 10 degrees, air conditioning or light bulbs should be used to keep warm around the box, but the light bulbs should be wrapped with black cloth to prevent strong light exposure. If you use a coal stove indoors, you need to move the breeding box to another place. Do not allow carbon monoxide to fumigate, otherwise the snails will be poisoned. Keep the box clean and hygienic. Remove any remaining food, feces and other dirt every day, and wash the food bowl. The top of the box should be covered with a wire mesh lid to provide adequate ventilation. It should also be protected 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. Snails need moisture the most and are most afraid of dryness. If the box is relatively dry, it is important to spray water inside the box.

3. How often do snails take a bath?

Wash once a week

Snails eat lettuce leaves, and cabbage leaves are the best. They also eat some things like carrot slices and fruit slices. They are not picky eaters, so don't feed them everything. If you have any new ideas for feeding snails, please ask me in advance. Snails don't drink water and can't swim.

Three: Health

Snails must be kept clean and should be bathed once a week.

Adjust the faucet water flow to the thinnest, then put the snail under the water and rinse it slowly a few times. There is no need to wipe it clean, just put it directly into the nest.

You need to clean his poop every three days. When it is small, its poop is in the form of small black dots. When it grows bigger, it becomes black strips. You can just pick it up with toilet paper and then throw it away. If you are too lazy to clean it, it will have a peculiar smell over time.

4. Can wild snails be raised?

Wild snails can be raised, but they usually have parasites, so be careful to prevent them from being infected when raising them.

2. How to raise snails

(1) Snails have a small range of activity, so the equipment used to raise snails should not be too large. It is recommended to use a small fish tank of about ten centimeters for breeding.

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

(3) Spread a layer of cornmeal on the bottom of the breeding container, and then use a spray bottle to moisten it every day. Please note that you should not add water to the bottom of the container, otherwise it will easily breed bacteria and cause the snails to become sick.

(4) When closing the lid, leave some space. You can punch a few holes on it to allow air to circulate. Snails like to stay in places with smooth air circulation.

(5) 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.

5. How to isolate snails?

First of all, we need to look at its living environment

Snail's life habits

1. It likes dark, moist and hidden environment, hides during the day and comes out at night, and is very sensitive to strong light stimulation.

2. Omnivorous and picky eaters coexist.

3. Likes moisture and is afraid of waterlogging.

4. They have great tolerance. Snails have amazing survival abilities and are very tolerant of cold, heat, hunger, and drought.

5. Like constant temperature. When the temperature is constant between 25 and 28 degrees Celsius, the plant will grow and reproduce vigorously.

In summary, how to deal with snails

1. Start with the environment

Keep the room ventilated and ventilate the bathroom frequently to keep it dry. If the walls and the floor are dry, they will not be able to run or climb around.

Keep the hygiene good and cut off their nourishment conditions.

2. Use pesticides

However, when the snail encounters an adverse environment such as dryness, odor stimulation, etc., it can quickly retract its ventral foot into the shell and secrete mucus to form an operculum outside the shell to protect itself and survive the adverse environment. The self-protection ability is very strong!

Here we recommend a practical and cheap method, the contact killing method: the materials are mainly quicklime and salt (NaCl). Salt was used more in the early days, especially for the yellow slugs that appeared in the home, and it was effective and had no toxic side effects, but it was almost ineffective when used in large areas of the field.

Quicklime has a very good isolating effect on snails in dry conditions. It can also kill snails by direct contact. The principle is that when the snail's body comes into contact with this type of drug, the high concentration of the drug causes the snail to secrete a large amount of secretions and die of dehydration.

Three: Find the source

Check the vents, ceilings, sewers, etc. to see if there are any possible entrances for them, and seal them up accordingly.

6. How to keep white jade snails as pets?

First, recognize it

Nowadays, the snails that people keep as pets are generally white jade snails. The white jade snail is named because its entire body is white jade in color. It is also of the right size and looks cute, so it has become a new favorite among people's snail breeding.

Second, when raising snails, you should pay attention to choosing a good breeding box.

Generally, you can choose a box made of glass, plastic or other materials to raise snails. The best ones are transparent, so that you can easily observe the snails in the box. The box gives the snails a certain amount of space to move around, and it is best to have holes in the box, and there must be gaps to allow air to circulate inside the box.

Third, when raising snails, you should pay attention to laying a good breeding soil for the snails.

After choosing a box for raising 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 one-fourth of the box. Because snails like a humid environment, you need to spray the soil with water according to the dryness of the soil.

Fourth, when raising snails, you should pay attention to providing them with a variety of food.

Snails are omnivorous animals and like to eat a variety of fruits, vegetables, melons, etc. The food they eat is all natural vegetarian food. In daily feeding, you can feed snails with various vegetable leaves, some rotten fruits, wheat flour, white beans and other foods. Snails are afraid of salt and salty foods.

Fifth, when raising snails, you must pay attention to providing them with suitable temperature and humidity.

Snails hate sunlight and prefer warm and humid environments. The temperature between 25 and 30 degrees is the most favorable temperature for snails. At this temperature, snails are more active and can best promote their growth. In winter and other cold weather, snails will hibernate.

Sixth, when raising snails, pay attention to the hygiene and cleanliness of the breeding box

Snails eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the box, but they also like a clean environment, so you should pay attention to the cleanliness of the box. 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 water on the box to keep it moist.

7. What are the methods of breeding snails?

Breeding methods. (1) Wooden box breeding: Use 1 cm thick wood to make a 40 cm x 50 cm x 15 cm wooden box, and cover the lid with glass to prevent the snails from escaping. Wooden box breeding is more common in northern my country. (2) Net cage breeding: Net cage breeding is to enlarge the wooden box, generally with a length of 4.

The cage should be 5 meters long and 1.2 meters wide, with several partitions in the middle to increase the activity area of ​​the snails and prevent them from crowding together. The two sides of the cage can be made of wood, bricks, and plastic cloth, 26-30 cm high, and covered with plastic mesh to prevent the snails from escaping.

Cage breeding is low-cost, easy to operate, well ventilated, and provides a large surface for snails to move around. They grow faster than in wooden boxes or plastic pots. Cage breeding is common in northern my country. (3) Basement breeding: Build multiple layers of cement slabs in the basement, leaving a door-shaped passage in the middle for easy operation. The slabs are 100 cm long and 50 cm wide, with each layer 40-50 cm apart, and bricks are used at both ends of the slabs.

The basement is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the temperature and humidity are easy to control, but ventilation must be maintained, the air must be fresh, and a certain amount of light must be provided. (4) Greenhouse breeding: Choose a sunny place that is sheltered from the wind, plow and harrow the ground 25 meters long and 6 meters wide 2-3 times, make the soil fine and level the ground, leave a 50-centimeter passage in the middle for easy management, and then build a trench around it or make a "T"-shaped greenhouse.

This greenhouse can raise 200,000 two-month-old young snails on the ground.