CATDOLL : CATDOLL: The Disadvantages and Advantages of Raising Snails (What are the Disadvantages and Advantages of Raising Snails)

1. What are the pros and cons of raising snails?

Advantages: Snail farming is profitable and has low labor intensity. It can be farmed professionally or as an amateur, and is very suitable for family farming.

Disadvantages: Snails are omnivorous animals. They mainly feed on decaying plants when they are young, but they mainly feed on green plants when they are adults. They harm the roots, stems, leaves, and fruits of various plants, especially the tender leaves of plants. After the leaves of garden plants are eaten by snails, a large number of holes are formed, which causes the photosynthesis to decrease and creates favorable conditions for the infection of pathogens. In addition, the excrement and mucus secreted during the chewing process contaminate the plants, seriously affecting the ornamental quality of garden plants.

2. Is it okay to keep snails as pets?

It is easy to raise and is a good choice as a pet. Here are some methods and suggestions for raising it.

Snails are omnivorous animals that need a variety of nutrients during their growth and reproduction. To feed snails well, the first thing is to scientifically formulate the feed, and the second is to pay attention to scientific feeding methods.

1. Common feed types and characteristics

1. Green feed, such as tender branches and leaves of green plants, is the basic feed for snails, which is rich in chlorophyll, plant protein, inorganic salts and vitamins.

2. Melon and potato feeds such as pumpkin, wax gourd, potato, sweet potato, etc. are rich in starch, sugar, minerals and water, are crispy and juicy, and have good palatability.

3. Bran feeds such as wheat bran, rice bran, corn husks, bean husks, etc. are rich in starch, phosphorus, sulfur and vitamin E. 4. Oil meal feeds such as soybean powder, sesame powder, bean cakes, rice bran cakes, etc. can provide rich protein, oil and vitamin B.

5. Animal feeds such as fish meal, bone meal, earthworm meal, etc. are high in protein, calcium, and phosphorus, and contain a full range of essential amino acids.

6. Inorganic feed includes bone meal, shell powder, silkworm shell powder, shrimp shell powder, etc., which can provide rich calcium. It should be pointed out that snails do not eat irritating foods such as onions, garlic, leeks, and peppers. When feeding, do not mix in poisonous plants such as Euphorbia, Aconitum, Hypericum, Celery, and Arisaema.

2. How to prepare feed When preparing snail feed, we should not only consider the snail's age, weight, physiological state, etc., but also pay attention to the following issues:

1. In compound feed, green feed should be more, and beans, cereals and bran feed should be less.

2. Choose feed that is cheap and has high nutritional value according to the region and season.

3. When preparing feed, at least three types of feed should be selected to ensure that the nutrients are complete.

4. The prepared feed should not contain toxic or moldy substances.

3. Feeding Method

1. Feeding amount Snails have a large food intake, and their daily food intake accounts for about 4% to 5% of their body weight. Generally speaking, the amount of food fed each time should be higher than 4%, but not too much, so that they can finish eating before the next feeding.

2. Feeding frequency In hot summer, feed once a day. In spring and autumn, feed once every 1-2 days. If there is no heating in winter, feed enough feed before hibernation, and feed enough feed after hibernation, so that it can recover its strength as soon as possible and grow and develop in time. If it is heated in winter, the feeding frequency can be controlled according to the temperature, usually feeding once every other day.

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

4. Feeding method: It is best to choose a single variety of vegetables, fruit leaves, and green plant stems and leaves each time to avoid wasting the feed that the snails only eat. Green feed can be placed directly on the breeding soil or on a net woven from plastic ropes, allowing the snails to forage 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 be mixed with warm water in the basin first, and the amount of water should be such that it can be held in a ball by hand and will fall apart when released. Remember that feed cannot be placed in an iron basin to prevent the iron from rusting and poisoning the snails after eating.

3. 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.

4. What harm do snails in fish tanks cause?

Snail hazards in fish tanks:

Snails usually enter the fish tank along with water plants and will quickly multiply. Snails will eat water plants. In serious cases, you may find that the water plants have large and small missing corners, which is very unsightly. You must kill them. Prevention methods are:

Biological method: Placing snail-eating fish (such as the octopus) can eliminate most snails, but be aware that some fish will attack fish. The octopus mainly eats snails. If there are many 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.

5. Is it okay to raise snails in a building?

Can.

1. Snails can be kept at home. They can be kept in buildings.

2. When raising snails, it is best to put them in a plastic container at home. The plastic container should be breathable. If there is no breathable container, the owner can use scissors to cut a few small holes at the bottom of the container to make it breathable.

When the container is ready, you need to find the right soil. Because snails live in the soil, especially in winter when the temperature is very low, the soil you choose should have a certain temperature, so that the snails can feel safe. The soil can be ordinary soil, but it is best to choose coconut soil instead of sand, which is not suitable for snails to survive.

6. What is the use of raising snails?

Farmed snails have edible, medicinal and health-care value. Outdoor open-type snail farming models include trench, shed, and courtyard, allowing them to grow and reproduce in a protective circle similar to natural conditions; indoor artificial snail farming should choose a leeward open space, use bamboo or steel bars to build a 20-meter, 3-meter-wide, and 2-meter-high breeding shed, and cover the shed with plastic film.

7. Is there any harm in raising snails?

have

Snails are generally non-toxic, but they contain a large number of parasites. If you are not careful, frequent close contact with them is likely to cause infection, thus bringing unnecessary risks. In addition, snails are soft-bodied animals, look very weak, and are not directly harmful to humans. However, some snails have a particularly bad smell, so it is likely that there will be a strange smell when you raise them at home.

8. Are there any taboos in keeping snails at home?

Answer: There should be no taboo in raising snails at home. You should choose a large area away from people to raise snails, because snails need a good environment. Raising snails is not very hygienic. They like to eat vegetable leaves, skins and rotten things, so it is not suitable to keep them at home. It is better and more hygienic to keep them away from people to prevent the spread of some odors and diseases.

9. What harm does keeping pet snails do to the human body?

Snails are small, weak molluscs that pose no direct threat to humans. However, there are two risks:

1. In extreme cases, snails may carry some viruses that are harmful to the human body, and direct contact may bring risks to the human body;

2. If you eat it without cooking it and it carries germs, it will cause illness or poisoning. This situation is similar to the situation in Fujian and other places where people got sick from eating snails a few years ago.

10. Is it good to keep snails in a fish tank?

No. Snails like cool and humid environments, while fish are fully aquatic animals. They cannot be kept together at all. Snails are the animals with the most teeth in the world. Although their mouths are about the size of a needle tip, they have more than 26,000 teeth.

There is a small hole a little bit downwards in the middle of the snail's tentacles. This is its mouth, which contains a serrated tongue. The snail will eat the algae in the fish tank, and the life of fish is interdependent with algae, so snails cannot be raised with fish.