What do river snails eat to grow fast? Three simple methods to make cleaning quick and clean

River snails, also known as luotuo, look similar to snails. Because they are nutritious, cheap to farm, and highly profitable, they are widely farmed. But to raise river snails well, you need to understand various farming techniques. So what do river snails eat to grow fast? How do you wash them quickly and cleanly?

1. Introduction to river snails:

1. Where do river snails live?

River snails like to grow in water environments such as rice paddies, lakes, ditches, and ponds where the bottom mud is rich in organic matter. They are generally most common in places with flowing water.

2. What kinds of river snails are there?

Chinese round river snail, long-spiral round river snail, swollen-belly round river snail, Ussuri river snail, and others.

2. What do river snails eat to grow fast?

River snails are divided into two types, wild and farmed. The specific foods they eat are as follows:

1. Wild river snails: they mainly eat moss, phytoplankton, tender aquatic plants, small underwater animals, plant debris, and microorganisms and organic matter in the bottom mud. Of course, artificially prepared feed can also be used to feed them, such as vegetable leaves, rice bran, and soybean powder.

2. Farmed river snails: they mainly eat vegetable leaves, fruit, fish innards, rice bran, rapeseed cake, soybean cake, fishmeal, mixed fish scraps, duckweed, various animal trimmings, and artificially prepared feed. When feeding, large pieces of food such as green vegetables and fish innards can be chopped up before being put in. For harder feed, it can be soaked in water first before feeding.

3. How do you wash river snails quickly and cleanly?

River snails contain a lot of sand and impurities, so when you first bring them home, you must soak them in salt water for one to two hours, then wash them clean with water before eating. The specific cleaning methods are as follows:

Method 1: First put the river snails in water and rub and wash them repeatedly, then scrub them clean one by one with a toothbrush. Finally, remove the tails of the river snails so the mud and sand can flow out, then rinse repeatedly with clean water until all impurities are washed away. Of course, after removing the tails, you can also soak them in salt water for a while, which can also make the river snails spit out the impurities inside.

Method 2: First put the river snails in water and rub and wash them repeatedly, then scrub them clean one by one with a toothbrush. Finally, remove the tails of the river snails so the mud and sand can flow out, then put them in a basin, add a few drops of sesame oil, and leave them for 30 minutes so the river snails spit out all the sand and small bugs inside. Finally, rinse them two or three times with clean water and they are ready.

Method 3: Put the river snails in clean water for three to four days so they slowly spit out the impurities in their bodies, then soak them in boiling water, which can kill the impurities and bugs that have not yet been expelled. It is worth noting that during this period, you must change the water once a day so the impurities are removed cleanly.

Overall, the food river snails eat is very simple; just feed them some vegetable leaves, rice bran, soybean cake, and so on. In addition, cleaning river snails is a troublesome task, so when cleaning you can use the three methods above, but personally I think cleaning with sesame oil is better, because it can not only make them expel the impurities in their bodies, but also draw out the bugs inside, so it feels safer to eat.