A Detailed Guide to Snail Farming Techniques and Precautions
In recent years, the market demand for snails has been steadily rising. They not only have extremely high edible and medicinal value, but their bodies also contain a kind of beauty fluid, which is favored by a large number of women. So, what are the snail farming techniques and precautions? Let us take a look together.
I. Snail Farming Techniques
1. Selection of Young Stock
In the process of raising snails, selecting young snails of superior breeds is the key to farming, and extra care is also needed for the growth of the seedlings.
2. Farming Environment
Snails grow fastest under conditions of 26-28°C, so for snail farming sites, controlling the temperature at 20-30°C is most suitable. Snail farming also has certain requirements for humidity: soil moisture should be kept at 35%-45%, and air humidity at 75%-95%; when raising them, it is best to choose garden soil with relatively high fertility or soil rich in organic matter as the feed soil.
3. Feed Selection
It is necessary to ensure balanced feed nutrition. Generally, green feed and concentrated feed are used in combination. Commonly used green feeds include vegetables, tree leaves, and aquatic plants. Green feed must be rich in a large amount of chlorophyll, protein, and vitamins, such as beans, cabbage, and melons and fruits. For concentrated feed, pig and chicken feed can be chosen and combined with some cornmeal and rice bran.
4. Feeding Techniques
Snails generally come out to forage in the evening. Before feeding, sprinkle some water on the ground first, as this can lure them out to forage. When feeding, spoiled and rotten food can easily cause disease in snails, so the feed must be kept fresh.
II. Precautions for Snail Farming
1. Hygiene and Disinfection
The hygiene of the farming site for any animal cannot be ignored, and snail farming is no exception. In addition to promptly cleaning up leftover food, the farming site, farming tools, and feeding utensils must also be regularly cleaned and disinfected to prevent the breeding of bacteria.
2. Prevention and Control of Natural Enemies
In addition to paying attention to disinfection and sterilization, it is also necessary to prevent invasions by their natural enemies. Snails have many natural enemies, such as snakes and rats.
3. Anti-Escape Measures
If an indoor closed farming method is used, anti-escape measures must be well implemented during farming. However, if it is outdoor open farming, then the anti-escape barriers or anti-escape nets need to be checked regularly.
4. Overwintering and Seed Stock Preservation
Overwintering and seed stock preservation is a link in snail farming that cannot be ignored. Heat preservation and freeze prevention measures need to be taken in time. Before overwintering, stop spraying water to make the farming site dry, and let the snails burrow into the soil on their own to hibernate, but the temperature of the farming site must not be lower than 10°C. In addition, before winter arrives, gradually increase the supply of their feed.
Snails are an emerging farming industry with very considerable prospects, and the farming methods are not difficult either. If there are friends who want to farm them, they can manage according to the above snail farming techniques and precautions.