How to Keep Snails in Winter? A Detailed Guide to Winter Rearing Methods

Some friends like to keep snails, and for beginners the winter temperature is usually a test. So how do you keep snails in winter? Let's take a look!

1. How to Keep Snails in Winter

When keeping snails in winter, you need to pay attention to temperature changes; if the temperature is too low, the snails will enter a dormant state. They become dormant when the temperature is below 15°C or above 33°C, and may freeze to death or die of heat when it is below 5°C or above 40°C. If the temperature is below 18°C, you can build a shed and put some straw on the ground.

2. How to Handle the Environmental Hygiene for Snails

Snails like a clean and sanitary environment, so you should pay attention to keeping the rearing box clean and hygienic, generally cleaning it once every 3 to 4 days or so, removing the food scraps and snail droppings from the box to give the snails a clean environment. In addition, you should also put some leaves, twigs and the like in the box so the snails can crawl and play on them. But be careful to spray water on the box to keep it moist. The top of the box should be covered with a lid made of wire mesh to provide sufficient ventilation and prevent harm from natural enemies such as rats and mosquitoes, and especially to prevent infestation by their biggest natural enemy, mites. The rearing environment should be disinfected every 1 week with a diluted peracetic acid solution.

That is all that Tuliu.com has summarized and organized for you today on questions related to snails, and we hope this article can be helpful for your breeding.