CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to raise snails at home (How to raise snails at home)

1. How to raise snails at home?

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 to breed them. We can just feed them some fruits and vegetable leaves, such as cabbage leaves, which are a good choice. Generally, when feeding, just rinse the leaves. ;

3. Regarding humidity: When preparing the equipment for breeding, 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 equipment, as it is easy to breed bacteria and cause the snails to get sick.

4. Ventilation: Don’t cover the lid tightly, but leave some space. 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.

2. 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.

3. How to keep snails at home?

Snails give birth to their babies in the soil. There are many humus-rich fungi in the soil, which snails need.

Quote: Snails like to live in dark and humid environments with overgrown weeds, lush crops, loose soil and a lot of humus. They hide during the day and are active at night. Sometimes they come out to feed during the day on rainy days.

Problems that should be paid attention to when feeding snails artificially

Snails are omnivorous animals that need a variety of nutrients during their growth and reproduction. Experiments have shown that it takes 210 days for a one-month-old snail to grow to 50 grams when fed with a single feed, while it only takes 150 days when fed with a compound feed, a difference of two months. Therefore, to feed snails well, the first thing is to scientifically formulate the feed, and the second is to pay attention to the scientific feeding method.

1. Common feed types and characteristics

1. Green feed, such as tender branches and leaves of green plants, is the basic feed for snails, which is rich in chlorophyll, plant protein, inorganic salts and vitamins.

2. Melon and potato feeds such as pumpkin, wax gourd, potato, sweet potato, etc. are rich in starch, sugar, minerals and water, are crispy and juicy, and have good palatability.

3. Bran feeds such as wheat bran, rice bran, corn husks, bean husks, etc. are rich in starch, phosphorus, sulfur and vitamin E.

4. Oil meal feeds such as soybean meal, sesame meal, bean cake, rice bran cake, etc. can provide rich protein, oil, and vitamin B.

5. Animal feeds such as fish meal, bone meal, earthworm meal, etc. are high in protein, calcium, and phosphorus, and contain a full range of essential amino acids.

6. Inorganic feed includes bone meal, shell meal, silkworm shell meal, shrimp shell meal, etc. which can provide rich calcium.

It should be pointed out that snails do not eat irritating foods such as onions, garlic, leeks, peppers, etc. When feeding, poisonous plants such as euphorbia, aconite, hypericum, celery, and arisaema should not be mixed in.

When preparing snail feed, we should not only consider the snail's age, weight, physiological state, etc., but also pay attention to the following issues:

1. In compound feed, green feed should be more, and beans, cereals and bran feed should be less.

2. Choose feed that is cheap and has high nutritional value according to the region and season.

3. When preparing feed, at least three types of feed should be selected to ensure that the nutrients are complete.

4. The prepared feed should not contain toxic or moldy substances.

3. Feeding Method

1. Feeding amount Snails have a large food intake, and their daily food intake accounts for about 4% to 5% of their body weight. Generally speaking, the amount of food fed each time should be higher than 4%, but not too much, so that they can finish eating before the next feeding.

2. Feeding frequency In hot summer, feed once a day. In spring and autumn, feed once every 1-2 days. If there is no heating in winter, feed enough feed before hibernation, and feed enough feed after hibernation, so that it can recover its strength as soon as possible and grow and develop in time. If it is heated in winter, the feeding frequency can be controlled according to the temperature, usually feeding once every other day.

3. Feeding time: Snails are active at night, so feeding should be arranged in the evening and there is no need to feed them during the day.

4. Feeding method: It is best to choose a single variety of vegetables, fruit leaves, and green plant stems and leaves each time to avoid wasting the feed that the snails only eat. Green feed can be placed directly on the breeding soil or on a net woven from plastic ropes, allowing the snails to forage on their own. Rice bran, wheat bran, fish meal and other feeds should be placed in a porcelain basin and placed in the middle of the pool or box. Compound feed should be mixed with warm water in the basin first, and the amount of water should be such that it can be held in a ball by hand and will fall apart when released. Remember that feed cannot be placed in an iron basin to prevent the iron from rusting and poisoning the snails after eating.

4. How to raise snails at home?

Snail farming requires 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 maintain humidity, then put the snail in, and move the container to a dark and cool place. Feed the snails regularly, you can put washed vegetable leaves, fruits, feed, etc., and you also need to add calcium supplements such as bone meal and feed them regularly.

5. How to keep 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.

6. Why can’t snails be raised at home?

1. You can raise it at home.

2. Snails like humidity. You need to prepare a box, put sand in it, spray water on it, and keep it moist. Put some green leaves in it. It is best to cover it with plastic, but leave a vent. When you get home at night, open the plastic to ventilate it and you can raise it.

3. Pay attention to diet. Snails are omnivorous animals and need a variety of nutrients during their growth and reproduction. Experiments have shown that it takes 210 days for a one-month-old snail to grow to 50 grams with a single feed, while it only takes 150 days with a compound feed, a difference of two months. Therefore, to feed snails well, first of all, you need to scientifically formulate feed, and secondly, you need to pay attention to scientific feeding methods.

7. Are there any taboos in keeping snails at home?

1. There is nothing wrong with keeping snails at home. Snail is not the name of a biological classification. It generally refers to all kinds of animals in the family of giant snails, and in a broad sense also includes some animals in other families of the gastropod class (including slugs, etc.).

2. Snails living in cold areas will hibernate, and those living in tropical areas will also hibernate during the dry season. The mucus secreted during hibernation forms a layer of dry film to seal the shell opening, and the whole body is hidden in the shell. They will come out and move around when the temperature and humidity are right.

3. Snails like to live in a dark, humid, loose and humus-rich environment. They hide during the day and come out at night. They are most afraid of direct sunlight and are sensitive to the environment. The most suitable environment for snails is: temperature 16-30℃ (growth and development are fastest at 23-30℃); air humidity 60%-90%; breeding soil humidity about 40%; pH 5-7.

8. Can two 3 cm snails be kept at home?

1. You can raise it at home.

2. Snails like humidity. You need to prepare a box, put sand in it, spray water on it, and keep it moist. Put some green leaves in it. It is best to cover it with plastic, but leave a vent. When you get home at night, open the plastic to ventilate it and you can raise it.

3. You also need to pay attention to diet. Snails are omnivorous animals and need a variety of nutrients during their growth and reproduction. Experiments have shown that it takes 210 days for a one-month-old snail to increase its weight to 50 grams when fed with a single feed, while it only takes 150 days when fed with a compound feed, a difference of two months. Therefore, to feed snails well, first of all, you need to scientifically formulate feed, and secondly, you need to pay attention to scientific feeding methods.

4. But don't release them easily, because in farmland, snails are absolute pests! It is said that they generally feed on green plants, especially on young shoots and tender leaves of plants. Their senses are sharp and flexible. A pair of long tentacles have eyes on the top, which can distinguish day and night and sense the intensity of light. A pair of short tentacles are olfactory organs, which can smell odors and find food. Although it is a mollusk, it has no bones but only soft muscles, but its mouth skills are very powerful. There are countless tiny teeth on its tongue, and there are more than 10,000 of them. As long as they scrape the tender leaves with their tongues, they will scrape the tender leaves into their mouths, and the greater the dew, the more harmful it is. At the same time, although they crawl much slower than turtles, their mobility is not bad at all. You see, only acrobats can compare with this skill. What's more annoying is that they like to live in dark and humid places, shrinking and motionless during the day, and only come out with full energy at night. So if you don't observe carefully, you won't find their bad behavior.