CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Can I use sandy soil to raise snails? Why? (Can I use sandy soil to raise snails? Why?)

1. 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.

2. Instructions for raising snails?

Snails need to be raised in a dark and humid place. You can prepare a container first, put sand in the container, cover it with paper towels, spray water on it to keep the humidity, then put the snails in, move the container to a dark and cool place, and feed the snails regularly. You can put washed vegetable leaves, fruits, feed, etc. You also need to add calcium supplements such as bone meal and feed them regularly.

3. 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.

4. Can I raise snails with just sand?

Instead of putting sand, put soil in the box. Spread a layer of sterilized breeding soil in the box. This soil can be some soil dug from the vegetable field. Spread the soil on the bottom of the box. Don't spread too much. The height is about one-fourth of the box. Because snails like to live in a humid environment, the breeding soil must be kept moist and not too dry. Therefore, you can spray some water on the soil according to the dryness of the soil.

5. What is the material in a snail’s nest?

A: You need to lay a layer of soil under the snails. The soil can be made by mixing farm soil, sand, yellow sand, cinder ash, and stone powder in proportion. Snails like to live in a dark and humid environment. They can be raised in boxes or pots and can be fed with tender vegetable leaves, melon and fruit peels, and stems and leaves of crops.

Snails are the most common molluscs on land and have high edible and medicinal value.

6. What are the methods and management of raising snails in the East?

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.

7. What should be put in the box for raising snails?

The aquarium has two water tanks, which is suitable for raising 10 snails. Put soft sand inside to keep it moist. Snails hibernate during the day and should be covered at night to prevent them from running away.

Preparation of breeding soil: compound garden soil

30% uncontaminated garden soil, 30% sandy soil, 20% yellow sand, 15% coal ash, 5% stone powder, mix and grind, expose to the sun for 3-5 days to disinfect and kill insects, sieve, and then add water to make the humidity around 40%, that is, it can be kneaded into a ball and fall apart with a blow. The thickness of the soil in the pot is: 10cm for adult snails, 7cm for growing snails, and 3cm for young snails. Change it once every 1-2 months of feeding.