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1. How to raise black snails?

Breeding environment. The breeding room should be dark and humid. Snails like darkness, not because they don't need sunlight, but because they want to avoid direct sunlight. For example, they can be bred in buildings, bungalows, basements, air-raid shelters, etc.

2. Custom-made breeding boxes. Or according to the actual situation (wooden boxes are best made of odorless poplar, willow, or birch). Plastic basins, brick pools, etc. can also be used as substitutes.

3. Requirements for breeding soil. It is better to use fine river sand for breeding snails. For young snails, you can add garden soil that is rich in humus, loose and moist, but it must not contain pest eggs, and must not be contaminated by harmful substances such as fertilizers and pesticides.

4. Temperature control. When the temperature is controlled above 12 degrees, they can mate and lay eggs. 15℃ to 25℃ is the most suitable temperature for reproduction. When the temperature is below 5 degrees above zero and above 32 degrees, they will enter a dormant state.

2. Can the sand in the hula hoop be used to raise snails?

There are certain requirements for the sand used to raise snails. You can’t use just any sand.

3. What should I do if the snail lays eggs but there is no sand to hatch them?

I haven't tried it, but it probably shouldn't work.

4. Can quartz sand be used to raise snails?

cannot

Quartz sand is quartz particles made by crushing quartz stone. Quartz stone is a non-metallic mineral, a hard, wear-resistant, chemically stable silicate mineral. The color of quartz sand is milky white or colorless and translucent, with a Mohs hardness of 7.

Quartz sand is an important industrial mineral raw material and a non-chemical hazardous product. It is widely used in glass, casting, ceramics and fireproof materials, smelting ferrosilicon, metallurgical flux, metallurgy, construction, chemicals, plastics, rubber, abrasives, filter materials and other industries.

5. How often should the sand and soil of the white jade snail be changed?

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.

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

Large snails can survive without water for two or three months, while small ones can only survive for about half a month.

The life span of a snail is generally 2-3 years. And you need soil to raise snails, because the soil contains fungi that snails need. Secondly, because snails like to live in a humid environment, the soil must be kept moist and not too dry. Finally, the wild snails you pick up can only live for about 1-2 days. Wild snails have high requirements for the environment and are difficult to raise artificially.

7. What should the snails I picked up on the ground eat and how should I raise them?

When you buy vegetables, try to choose fresher green vegetables, such as pakchoi, Shanghai greens, etc. The tenderer the better. Wash these vegetables clean and it is best to soak them first, because these vegetables are sprayed with a lot of pesticides. Then shake off the water a little, but don't rub them too dry, as snails like a slightly humid environment. Then put the green vegetables in a small basin, preferably with a lid (to prevent it from escaping), but with air holes, otherwise the snail will be suffocated. Then put the snail on the vegetables. If the vegetables are not fresh, you can change them. Don't put too much, as it can't eat much. This way you can give it a warm home!

8. How to raise black snails?

1. Breeding environment. The breeding room should be dark and humid. Snails like darkness, not because they don't need sunlight, but because they should avoid direct sunlight. For example, they can be raised in buildings, bungalows, basements, air-raid shelters, etc.

2. Custom-made breeding boxes. Or according to the actual situation (wooden boxes are best made of odorless poplar, willow, or birch). Plastic basins, brick pools, etc. can also be used as substitutes.

3. Requirements for breeding soil. It is better to use fine river sand for breeding snails. For young snails, you can add garden soil that is rich in humus, loose and moist, but it must not contain pest eggs, and must not be contaminated by harmful substances such as fertilizers and pesticides.

4. Temperature control. When the temperature is controlled above 12 degrees, they can mate and lay eggs. 15℃ to 25℃ is the most suitable temperature for reproduction. When the temperature is below 5 degrees above zero and above 32 degrees, they will enter a dormant state.

5. Ensuring humidity is the core of management. Indoor air humidity should be controlled within the range of 70% to 85%. The breeding soil can be kneaded into a ball and will fall apart when touched (this is a sign of 30% to 40% humidity). The humidity of the breeding soil for breeding cattle can be 30%. 35% to 40% is best for commercial cattle. The thickness is generally 800 meters.

6. Feeding good feed is the guarantee of success. Snails are omnivorous animals, green feed: such as cabbage, lettuce, sunflower leaves, melon leaves, bean leaves, tomatoes, eggplants, etc.; juicy feed: such as various melon peels, fruit tubers, cucumbers, potatoes, carrots, etc.