How to Raise Babylonia areolata: Farming Techniques for Babylonia areolata

AbstractSite: Choose a place with clear seawater, a short water intake distance, convenient drainage, high salinity, low water temperature in summer, little impact from typhoons, and relatively flat ground. Water source: Keep salinity between 25‰-35‰, pH between 7.8-8.5, and the maximum temperature must not exceed 33°C. Feed: Add more low-quality trash fish, feed once every evening, and the general daily feeding amount is 3%-5% of the snail body weight. Disinfection: Rinse the culture pond once every 7-10 days.

Babylonia areolata, also known as the spotted babylon snail, is a snail species with relatively fast growth and high nutritional value. It is said that its meat is extremely delicious, fresh and tender, and it is popular in coastal areas. So how do you raise Babylonia areolata, which is treasured all over? And what good techniques can be recommended to everyone? Today, let the editor take everyone to learn about it together.

How to Raise Babylonia areolata

1. Generally, choose a place with clear seawater, no pollution, a relatively short water intake distance, very convenient drainage, no freshwater impact, high seawater salinity, relatively low water temperature in summer, relatively little impact from typhoons, and relatively flat ground. There are conditional requirements for the water source: generally keep the annual salinity between 25‰—35‰, while the pH is between 7.8—8.5, and the maximum temperature is less than or equal to more than 33°C.

2. Babylonia areolata mainly feeds on trash fish, shrimp, shellfish, and crabs. In artificial rearing, more low-quality trash fish should be added, and feeding can be done once every evening. Generally, the daily feeding amount is 3%—5% of the snail body weight. If the salinity is lower than 15‰ for a long time, Babylonia areolata will die. Generally, during heavy rain, attention should be paid to changes in the salinity of the culture pond. Also note that the culture pond should be rinsed once every 7—10 days. Raising every animal requires attention to methods, and raising Babylonia areolata is the same.

Farming Techniques for Babylonia areolata

1. Before stocking in earthen pond culture, the miscellaneous algae, sludge, and debris in the pond should be cleared in advance, and the pond should also be exposed to the sun for about 10 days. Install a 60-mesh silk bolting cloth water inlet bag at the water inlet, which can reduce the entry of harmful organisms such as fish, crabs, and snails into the culture pond, and install a 20-mesh flat silk bolting cloth net at the drainage point.

2. Before stocking, the sinking box should be rinsed clean, then a 40-mesh screen should be used to enclose the four surroundings of the inner wall of the sinking box to prevent the snail seedlings from escaping, and then a 5-6 m thick sand layer should be added. Feed once every other day, and the feeding amount should preferably leave a small amount of small trash fish remaining after 2 hours.

The above is the full detailed introduction to Babylonia areolata. From the above, it can be seen that raising Babylonia areolata is actually quite cost-effective, but during farming, more attention and greater care are needed to get twice the result with half the effort.