CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What should you pay attention to when raising snails? How can you keep them alive? (Video of What should you pay attention to when raising snails? How can you keep them alive?)

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 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.

3. What are the top ten taboos in raising snails?

1. Snails should be placed in a dark, moist, loose and humus-rich environment, not too dry;

2. Snails hide during the day and come out at night, so they should be kept away from direct sunlight;

3. Snails are sensitive to the environment, so you need to pay attention to the temperature when raising snails. Too high or too low a temperature will cause the snail to die.

4. The breeding environment of snails should be ventilated and breathable. A closed and airtight environment will cause the snails to die;

5. In summer, snails should be fed with vegetables and fruits regularly to replenish their water.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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.