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1. I bought two snails and keep them in pots. How do I keep them in soil?

White jade snails are easy to raise, and they can be grown with or without soil.

2. Methods and management of Oriental snail farming?

1. Environment: Snails like to live in a dark, humid, loose and humus-rich environment. Therefore, they should be raised in a humid and cool environment. They can be raised in boxes or pots. Cover the boxes or pots with moist sand, and then put food and snails in them.

2. Food: Snails have a wide range of diets. They can be fed tender vegetable leaves, weeds, melon and fruit peels, crop stems and leaves, various green grasses and barley feeds, etc. They should be fed three times a day. Note that snails will die if they come into contact with salt, so do not feed them food containing salt.

3. Temperature: The suitable growth temperature for snails is 25-30℃. When the temperature is below 15℃, snails will hibernate. If the temperature is too high, snails will lose a lot of water and die.

2. Should I raise snails in soil or sand?

1. It is better to use soil to raise snails, because the soil contains the fungal substances they need, and snails usually dig holes in the soil.

2. Mix garden soil, sandy soil, yellow sand, cinder ash and stone powder in the ratio of 3:2:1:5:0.5 to make breeding soil. Then expose it to the sun for a few days for disinfection. Finally, add appropriate amount of water to make the soil moisture reach 40%. Note that the breeding soil needs to be replaced every 1-2 months.

3. Snail's living habits

1. Snails like to live in a dark, humid, loose and humus-rich environment. They are afraid of direct sunlight and are sensitive to the environment. They usually hide in holes during the day and come out to find food at night.

2. Snails like to burrow into loose humus soil to live, lay eggs, regulate body humidity and absorb some nutrients. They grow well in an environment of 23-30℃ and will hibernate when the temperature is below 15℃.

3. Snails have strong survival abilities and strong tolerance to cold, heat, hunger and drought. Snails have a wide range of diets, including all kinds of vegetables, weeds, melon and fruit peels, crop stems and leaves, flowers, juicy fruits, etc.

3. How to raise wild snails and how long can they live?

1. Breeding box: Snail breeding boxes can generally be made of glass, plastic and other materials. The best ones are transparent, so that it is convenient to observe the snails in the box.

2. Spread the breeding soil: After choosing a box for breeding snails, you need to spread a layer of sterilized breeding soil in the box. The breeding 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 breeding soil must be kept moist and not too dry.

3. Feeding: Snails are omnivorous animals and like to eat all kinds of fruits, vegetables, melons and fruits. In daily feeding, you can feed snails with various vegetable leaves, some rotten fruits, wheat flour, white beans and other foods. You can feed snails with different kinds of food. Anyway, you don’t have to feed them only one kind of food.

4. Breeding environment: Snails are most afraid of direct sunlight and are sensitive to the environment. The most suitable temperature is 16-30℃ (the fastest growth and development is at 23-30℃), air humidity is 60-90%, breeding soil humidity is about 40%, and pH is 5-7. When the temperature is below 15℃ and above 33℃, they will hibernate. If the temperature is below 5℃ or above 40℃, they may be frozen to death or killed by heat. In winter and other cold weather, snails will enter hibernation.

Additional information:

Growing environment:

Snails like to burrow into loose humus soil to live, lay eggs, regulate body humidity and absorb some nutrients, which can last up to 12 hours. They are both omnivorous and partial eaters. They like humidity and are afraid of flooding. On humid nights, if wet food is thrown into the environment, snails' appetite will be active. However, flooding can suffocate snails.

Self-eating. As soon as the baby snail hatches, it will crawl and eat without the mother's care. When it is attacked by enemies, its head and feet will retract into the shell and secrete mucus to seal the shell opening; when the shell is damaged, it can secrete certain substances to repair the flesh and shell. It has a strong tolerance.

Snails have amazing survival ability and are very tolerant to cold, heat, hunger and drought. They like constant temperature breeding. When the temperature is constant between 25 and 28 degrees Celsius, they grow and reproduce vigorously. When snails crawl, they will leave a line of mucus on the ground. This is a liquid secreted by their bodies. Even if they walk on the edge of a knife, there will be no danger.

4. How to raise snails?

To raise snails, you need to provide a dark and humid place. You can first prepare a container, fill it with sand, cover it with paper towels, spray water on it to maintain good humidity, then put the snails in, and move the container to a cool place away from light.

Feed the snails regularly. You can put some washed vegetable leaves, fruits, feed, etc. You also need to supplement them with calcium supplements such as bone meal and feed them regularly.

5. Is it okay for a snail to burrow into the soil?

1. It is normal for snails to burrow into the soil. It is their growth habit. They will burrow into the soil to live, hiding during the day and coming out at night. White jade snails like to burrow into the soil to live, so that they can absorb nutrients, organic matter and calcium, and can also regulate the water, temperature and humidity in the body. It can also prevent enemies.

2. In addition, it will burrow into the soil when laying eggs. It is afraid of direct sunlight and is sensitive to light. Burrowing into the soil can also avoid light.

6. Snails hibernate in the soil. Do I need to spray the soil with water every day?

It is recommended to keep it in the soil, otherwise it will drown. Snails generally do not hibernate in winter. Keep it in a warmer place and spray the soil with water frequently to keep it moist.

7. Can snails be placed in flower pots?

cannot.

Snails in flower pots are harmful to the growth of plants. These animals feed on leaves, buds and tender stems, and leave mucus where they crawl, which contaminates the leaves of the plants and seriously harms their health.

Usually, after discovering it, it is necessary to catch it in time. You can sprinkle some quicklime when the soil is dry, which can also be effective in prevention. However, it must be removed in time the next day and no watering should be done in the short term.