CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Can I use the same nutrient soil for growing flowers to grow snails? Why? (Can I use the same nutrient soil for growing flowers to grow snails? Why?)

1. Can white jade snails be raised on coconut bricks?

Coconut bricks are not good. It is best to use humus soil, followed by pure soil, and feed fine eggshell powder every day.

Feeding soil is an essential material for breeding snails. Feeding soil should be rich in humus, loose in texture, and pesticide-free. You can choose sandy garden soil that is relatively rich in humus and loose. Be careful not to use garden soil with ant activity or that has just been fertilized with fertilizers and pesticides as feeding soil. The feeding soil to be used is best exposed to the sun and treated with insecticides and sterilization.

2. How to raise white jade snails?

1. Breeding preparation

(1) Temperature: The white jade snail is suitable for living in an environment of 20-30℃, and its growth rate will become faster in an environment with a temperature of 26-28℃.

(2) Humidity: When raising white jade snails indoors, the air humidity is required to be 75-95%, and the soil humidity is required to be 35-45%.

(3) Soil: When raising white jade snails, you can generally choose garden soil with high fertility or soil rich in organic matter as feed soil.

2. Stocking density

(1) Species selection: When choosing white jade snails, you should choose snails that have strong adaptability to the environment, dark shell color, weigh about 40g, and are very active.

(2) Density: The stocking density can be determined according to the growth time of the white jade snail. Generally, the stocking density of white jade snails is 150-200 per square meter. When the white jade snail is one month old, about 2,000 can be raised per square meter, and about 800 can be raised at two months old. When the white jade snail is an adult, 30-50 can be raised per square meter.

3. Feeding

(1) The green fodder commonly eaten by white jade snails includes vegetables, leaves and aquatic plants.

(2) When feeding white jade snails, you can also choose some corn flour and rice bran to mix with the concentrated feed.

4. How to feed

(1) The amount of feed should be determined based on the growth of the white jade snail. Generally, the daily feed amount is 10% of the body weight of the white jade snail.

(2) When feeding white jade snails, it is necessary to ensure a balanced nutritional combination. It is not advisable to feed white jade snails with a single feed for a long time.

3. Can the soil and food used to feed snails be used to grow flowers?

It is best not to use flowers as soil or food to feed snails

Unfermented snail soil and food (snail feces) cannot be used. Not only will they burn the roots of plants, but they will also harm and pollute plants, soil, and surface water, increasing the salinity of the soil, which is very detrimental to the growth of plants and crops.

After fermentation, first remove the impurities inside, dry it in the sun, put it into a plastic bag and tie the bag tightly. It will take about 1 month to ferment (it is very good for making flower fertilizer)

Snail feces can be used as fertilizer because snails have a wide range of diets, mainly fruits and vegetables. The elements of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium are high in their feces, making them a good fertilizer for growing flowers.

4. How often should the white jade snail change the sand and soil?

30 days.

Before breeding white jade snails, you need to provide them with loose, fertile, and well-drained soil. You can mix leaf mold, peat soil, sandy soil, etc. to prepare the soil, and expose the soil to the sun for three to four days to disinfect and sterilize it, which is beneficial to the healthy growth of white jade snails.

The white jade snail is an omnivorous animal that mainly feeds on various vegetable leaves. Therefore, during the breeding process, you can feed it vegetable leaves, rotten fruits, white beans and other foods every day or every other day, and change the type of food once a week to avoid a single food that causes poor growth of the white jade snail.

5. How to choose and process the soil for snail breeding?

In the container where snails are raised, you can add some ordinary soil, sprinkle some water from time to time, and keep the environment cool and moist.

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

Feeding method: It is best to choose a single variety of vegetables, fruit leaves, and green plant stems and leaves each time to avoid waste caused by snails only eating the feed they like. Green feed can be placed directly on the breeding soil, or on a net woven from plastic ropes, allowing the snails to forage for food 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 first be mixed with warm water in a basin, and the amount of water should be enough to form a ball when held in the hand and disperse when loosened. Remember that feed cannot be placed in an iron basin to prevent the iron basin from rusting and poisoning the snails after eating.

6. What are the requirements for snail breeding sites?

Soil environment: Snails like to burrow into humus soil to live and lay eggs, so it is recommended to use nutrient soil rich in humus.

Temperature conditions: The suitable temperature conditions for snail farming are between 16-30 degrees Celsius, avoiding temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius or below 5 degrees Celsius.

Moist and dark: Snails hide during the day and come out at night. They are afraid of direct sunlight, so a moist breeding environment is required.

7. What are the methods and techniques for breeding land snails?

1. Suitable environment. In the process of raising snails, mix leaf mold, peat soil and fine sand to prepare the soil, and place the breeding container in a cool and ventilated place, keep the temperature at around 23 degrees, and the air humidity at 60 to 70 percent. Pay attention to the snails raised in the open air, and take shading measures for them.

2. Feeding. Snails are omnivorous and partial eaters. During the breeding process, they can be fed with various vegetable leaves, fruit peels, wheat flour, white beans and other foods, and the types of food should be changed regularly. Do not feed a single food to avoid poor growth of snails. In addition, irritating foods should not be fed to snails.

3. Daily maintenance. When raising snails, you must ensure that the breeding environment is clean and sanitary to prevent bacteria from growing, which is not conducive to the growth and health of the snails. Usually, you should clean the box every three to four days to remove food residues, snail feces, etc. in the box. Note that leaves and branches need to be placed in the box to provide a place for the snails to crawl and play.

8. How to breed Burgundy snails?

Step 1

Rearing environment

You can find some clean and loose humus soil and put it on the bottom, or you can choose a wet towel, but you need to pay attention to maintain 70% humidity every day, and avoid direct sunlight and plenty of ventilation, otherwise the Burgundy snail may become dehydrated.

Step 2

Vegetables and fruits are too large for snails to eat, so it is best to cut them into slices or pieces before feeding them. The pieces should not exceed 2 cm. Vegetable leaves can be put in whole.

Step 3

Winter management

Burgundy snails may hibernate in winter. At this time, the owner is advised to keep the room temperature between 18-23 degrees, the air humidity should not be lower than 80%, and the nutrient soil should be thickened to 25 cm. However, close observation should be made at all times to avoid insects.

9. 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.