A Complete Analysis of the Key Technical Points of the Fermentation Bed for Snake Farming
When it comes to snakes, what word do people think of to describe them? Some people might think of “hair-raising,” some might think of “delicious delicacy,” and some might think of “getting rich.” To be honest, this editor is still quite afraid at the thought of snakes, but nowadays the market prospects for snake farming are considerable.
Fermentation Bed Snake Farming Technology
What is fermentation bed snake farming technology? How did fermentation bed snake farming technology come about? As the national economy keeps growing, labor costs have risen substantially across the board, and the labor cost of farming keeps increasing. Other farming industries are also continuously improving and adopting new farming models to reduce costs in the farming process, using beneficial-microbe microbial farming methods, responding to the country's green and environmentally friendly policy requirements for the farming industry, and recycling in an ecological chain farming system.
Fermentation bed snake farming refers to an ecological farming model that comprehensively applies the principles of microbiology, ecology, fermentation engineering, and thermodynamics, using specific active functional microorganisms as the “conversion hub” for matter and energy. Its core lies in applying a powerful active microbial composite flora to long-term, continuously, and stably degrade and fully convert snake feces and urine into useful matter and energy, achieving the goal of no pollution and zero emissions. It is one of the newest safe and highly efficient ecological snake farming models internationally today.
Is fermentation bed snake farming costly
Fermentation bed snake farming uses an entirely new natural agricultural concept, combined with modern microbial fermentation treatment technology, to propose an environmentally friendly, safe, and effective ecological farming method. It achieves zero emissions, no pollution, and no ammonia gas in snake farming, thoroughly solving the environmental pollution problems of large-scale farms, and integrates factory-scale snake breeding, nutrition, biology, and nutrient-rich microorganisms in the fermentation bed. It establishes a virtuous-cycle ecological farming system that follows the principles of low cost and no pollution. It is another farming highlight formed as factory-scale farming develops to a certain stage, and it is a new model for the sustainable development of the snake farming industry.
As the national economy keeps growing, labor costs have risen substantially across the board, and the labor cost of farming keeps increasing. Other farming industries are also continuously improving and adopting new farming models to reduce costs in the farming process, using beneficial-microbe microbial farming methods, responding to the country's green and environmentally friendly policy requirements for the farming industry, and recycling in an ecological chain farming system. The fermentation bed contains a large amount of highly active probiotic flora, which can rapidly decompose feces and urine, promptly converting undigested organic matter in the feces into odorless and harmless substances and microbial protein, which can be fed to animals again, so there is no longer any need to remove manure or wash the enclosures, saving water and labor. The farming environment is clean and healthy, animal immunity improves, and illness is reduced.
Benefits of ecological fermentation bed snake farming
1. Deodorizing, energy-saving, and feed-saving: In winter it can save heating costs, in summer it is ventilated and cool, and in all four seasons it can eliminate odors. The snake enclosure becomes clean and hygienic, with no need to clean the snake boxes, and the living environment for people and snakes and the working environment are greatly improved.
2. Eliminating pests, resisting disease, and promoting growth: Because the fermentation bed heats up during fermentation, it can kill many kinds of insect eggs and pathogenic bacteria, making snakes less likely to get sick or rarely ill, saving medical costs, and also gaining weight quickly with less moisture.
3. Eliminating or reducing hibernation: The dry-scatter fermentation bed is basically at a constant temperature in all four seasons, greatly reducing the hibernation time of snakes or basically eliminating the hibernation habit, shortening the time to market, lowering the feed-to-weight ratio, saving feed, labor, equipment and housing, water, electricity, and other operating costs, and greatly improving economic benefits.
4. Waste recycling: After fermentation, the mixture of sawdust and other bedding material with snake feces and urine becomes crude protein feed and high-quality premium bio-organic fertilizer, rich in nutrients, loose and airy, odorless, attractive in appearance, and it does not burn roots or seedlings. It can be widely used as nutrient soil for cultivating seedlings, flowers, fruit trees, vegetables, etc., as well as feed for chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, earthworms, fish, shrimp, and many other animals (which in turn are also live feed for snakes).
5. Raising snakes on a fermentation bed improves the quality of snake meat. Because the environment is very comfortable, the snakes are more active, grow and develop healthily, and almost no diseases occur, so basically no antibacterial drugs are needed, greatly improving the quality of snake meat (good taste, no earthy smell or other off-flavors), thus giving it a greater competitive advantage in the market.
Key technical points of fermentation bed snake farming
1. Snake house structure
Free-range snake houses can be partitioned into small units of different sizes according to conditions for easier differentiated management, and the bedding material at the bottom can be connected. If raised in boxes, note that the box size should not be too small; larger is better than smaller. The walls should have exhaust fan windows. Conventional windows should be as low as possible, and the bottom of the window should generally be no higher than 30-50 cm above the bedding surface; floor-to-ceiling windows are even better. Box raising should also consider using wire mesh partitions for ventilation.
2. Snake farming bedding material
The thickness of the bedding layer in a snake farming fermentation bed is generally slightly lower than that of fermentation beds for animals such as pigs and chickens, calculated at 30-40 cm (it may differ between north and south and between winter and summer). The bedding material source can be sawdust used alone, or a combination of sawdust, rice husks, and straw mixed in a certain ratio.
3. Turning the bedding material at the right time
Because the fermentation bed is aerobic fermentation, ventilation and air permeability are important, and keeping the bedding material loose is very important. Depending on the situation, the bedding material should be turned and loosened every 10-20 days, with the standard being that snake feces on the surface are not obvious. This not only helps the fermentation bed proceed smoothly but also keeps the surface of the fermentation bed clean and dry.
4. Pay attention to moisture control
In principle, sawdust bedding material needs no additional water. The moisture content of the surface bedding material should be judged by the standard of not raising dust. If it is too dry and dusty, a little water can be sprayed on the surface. Note that rainwater or groundwater must not seep into the bed.
5. Fermentation temperature control
During fermentation, insert your hand more than 10 cm into the inner layer where there is feces and urine, and you can feel slight warmth, which means the fermentation bed has started fermenting. The fermentation rhythm and temperature of the enclosure can be controlled manually. To heat up and ferment quickly, the temperature of the central fermentation layer is 25-45°C, and the surface temperature of the bedding material is generally kept at around 20-plus degrees.
With the continuous development of the farming industry today, many people are gradually joining the snake farming industry. As is well known, snakes are highly nutritious, rich in protein, and snake meat is also very fresh and delicious, so the prospects for snake farming are still very broad, and scientifically mastering snake farming techniques is also very necessary!