CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What should I pay attention to when raising snails?

1. What are the taboos of keeping a snail as a pet?

When raising snails as pets, it is best to use transparent utensils to increase the ornamental value. When feeding them, you can directly feed them chopped cabbage. Be sure to clean them before feeding to prevent pesticide residues.

It doesn't like light, so when breeding, don't let it be exposed to strong sunlight. Snails also need careful care.

2. What are the ten taboos of 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.

3. How to take care of the small snails you picked up?

The wild snails you pick up need to be kept in a moist, cool place, with a temperature of 16-30 degrees and a humidity of 60%. They should be fed with vegetables and fruits on a daily basis, and kept away from the sun and salt. Snails are prone to death when exposed to salt and sunlight. They can be kept in a transparent, sealed, breathable glass container, with some sterilized soil spread on the bottom of the container, and the soil should be sprayed with water regularly using a spray bottle.

You can feed wild snails vegetable leaves, fruit pulp and peels, such as cabbage and watermelon peels. Just rinse the leaves and peels before feeding. Note that snails cannot touch salt, and salty foods cannot be used for feeding. The body of a snail is made of water. Once it encounters salt, it will quickly dehydrate and die.

4. What should I do to breed snails?

Snail farming does not require animal quarantine, you only need to go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau to apply for a business license and a health permit.

In the process of snail breeding, attention should be paid to the combination of its feed. Some calcium, phosphorus and vitamin supplements can be appropriately provided, and attention should be paid to its feeding method. Attention should be paid to the freshness of its feed, and rotten and spoiled feed should not be fed. The most important thing in snail breeding is to control the temperature and humidity, which is the key to breeding snails. Therefore, the optimal growth temperature of snails is about 25°C, and the relative humidity of the breeding box and soil cannot be lower than 30% or greater than 50%, otherwise it will seriously affect the growth of snails. Only by doing a good job in snail breeding management can the economic benefits of snail breeding be effectively improved, and farmers should pay attention to it.

5. What is the correct way to raise snails? Do snails drink water?

Snails drink water. Breeding methods: Regarding the breeding utensils, 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 range of activities of snails is not large, and a small fish tank of more than ten centimeters is best. Regarding food, pet snails are different from commercial snails, so we do not need to buy professional feeds for breeding. We can feed them some fruits and vegetable leaves. For example, cabbage leaves are a good choice. Generally, when feeding, just rinse the leaves.

When preparing 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 equipment, as it is easy to breed bacteria and cause the snail to get sick.

About light: snails don't like strong light, they like warm, moist and shaded places, so when breeding, be careful not to let it be exposed to strong light, otherwise it will die. About temperature: the most suitable breeding temperature is 16 to 30 degrees, and the temperature must be controlled well.

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?

Open-air farming

The open-air breeding method can be used in farmland. After plowing, the soil should be finely ground, broad-leaved trees should be planted around the field to provide shade, and nets should be used around to prevent snails from escaping. It is also possible to use the roof of a flat-roofed house for breeding. Loose soil with a thickness of more than 10 cm should be placed on the roof, and a few grapes should be planted around it and a trellis should be built to provide shade, and nets should also be used around it.

The advantages of open-air breeding are fresh air and good humidity, fast growth of snails and low disease risk. It should be noted that water should be sprinkled in time to keep the soil moist during droughts and drain water in time when there is a lot of rain. Prevent natural enemies and livestock from invading, especially those who have big cats at home.