CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to disinfect snails with soil

1. How to prepare and raise giant African snails?

To raise giant African snails, you need to prepare a dark and humid breeding box, and fill it with garden soil and river sand. It is best to disinfect it before laying the soil to prevent pathogens or insect eggs from affecting its growth.

The temperature should be controlled between 15-25℃ and the humidity should be around 70-85%. You can feed cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes and juicy fruits, etc. You should clean the breeding box regularly to keep it clean so that it can grow healthily.

2. How to deal with farmed snails?

Biological method: Placing snail-eating fish (such as the eight-character doll) can eliminate most water snails, but you must pay attention that some dolls will attack fish. The eight-character doll mainly eats water snails. If there are many water snails in the fish tank, you can use them to clean up. However, once the snails have eaten, you must keep them separately, otherwise they will attack the water plants. You can also buy a submarine to eat water snails at home. Some people say that this method is very good. But it will eat black shrimp and bite tetras! Or you can buy a black line first and try it. At least it can help you lick the tank, but pay attention to the authenticity of the black line when buying it.

2. Chemical method: Use snail remover to kill most water snails, and soak new aquatic plants in snail remover before purchase to effectively prevent the spread of water snails. But there is a disadvantage of this method, that is, the fish will die if they are not careful.

Water snails still need to be prevented by disinfecting aquatic organisms before entering the tank. Don't wait until after entering the tank to find them. Although you can deal with them in time, the damage to the aquarium has already been done. So I remind all fish lovers again that disinfection before entering the tank is very necessary and you must not neglect it.

3. How often should white jade snails be disinfected?

Generally, a comprehensive disinfection is required once a month

4. Can snails be raised without soil?

Yes. Snails can be raised without soil, but it is recommended to raise them with soil. Soil helps to keep the environment moist and promote the healthy growth of snails. It is best to spread some sterilized soil in the container before feeding snails, spray water regularly, and replace new soil every one or two months to maintain soil moisture.

However, snails like cool and humid places. Without soil, moisture is easily lost, so it is best to raise snails with soil. Humidity is very important, especially for small snails.

5. How to disinfect and maintain the soil for growing melons?

1. Exposure disinfection: Exposure disinfection is a common method of disinfecting potted soil. The soil is crushed and spread on the ground to allow it to be fully exposed to strong sunlight. It usually takes 4-10 days, during which the soil must be constantly turned over to eliminate the bacteria and insect eggs inside. This method has no cost, but the effect is not thorough.

2. Steaming and disinfection: The principles of steaming and disinfection are the same as those of exposure to the sun, both of which use high temperatures to kill germs. You can put the potting soil in a pot of water, heat it to 100°C, boil it for 1 hour, and then dry it. Or you can directly stir-fry the potting soil in a scrap iron pan, which usually takes about 30-45 minutes. 3. Lime disinfection: Lime disinfection is more suitable for acidic humus soil in the south. Because the acidity itself is too high, it needs to be neutralized with lime. Take 100 grams of lime powder and mix it into 1 cubic meter of soil. It can usually be used in 7-15 days. It should be noted that this method is not suitable for alkaline soil.

4. Drug disinfection: There are many options for drug disinfection, such as formalin, mancozeb and carbendazim, etc. Different drugs have different concentrations. After fully diluting them with water, spray them on the soil surface, then cover them with plastic film, peel them off after a few days, and let the drugs evaporate slowly.

6. How to treat the white jade snail when it turns yellow?

If the white jade snail turns yellow, you can disinfect the soft parts of the sick snail with 0.4% potassium permanganate solution and apply chlortetracycline eye ointment once a day. It will be cured in about 3 to 4 days. White jade snail, animal kingdom, agate snail family, also known as brown cloud agate snail, agate snail mollusk. White jade snails are hermaphroditic and mate with different sexes. As long as the temperature and humidity are suitable, they can reproduce all year round. White jade snails are treasures from head to toe, with high comprehensive utilization value and large demand.

7. Can disinfectant be used on snails?

84 disinfectant has strong acidity. If the amount is large enough and the concentration is high enough, it is enough to kill snails. But if it is used to kill snails in the field, it may take a lot of 84 disinfectant to reach an effective killing concentration; however, at such a concentration, the crops in the field may also be killed, and it will also cause soil and water pollution. Therefore, it is not recommended to do so.