Matters needing attention in artificial breeding of snails

Snails are common molluscs on land, with many varieties, mainly feeding on plants. In Europe, snails are often used as dishes with high edible and medicinal value. So, what are the points for attention in snail breeding?

1. Temperature and humidity

The snail is an animal that likes temperature and humidity, so the temperature and humidity are related to whether the snail can be cultured successfully. The snail's ambient temperature should be controlled between 25 and 35 degrees. At this time, it is suitable for snail to grow, and the fastest growing temperature is about 25 degrees. In winter and early spring, attention should be paid to the change of temperature, which often drops suddenly, and in late spring and early summer, we should also pay attention to the change of temperature difference between day and night. The humidity of the culture environment should be kept between 30% and 50%, usually with a spray in the morning and evening, but do not spray water on the snail.

2. Feed collocation

Good feed can make its rapid growth, feed collocation to ensure balanced nutrition, generally choose green fodder and concentrate feed mix, pay attention to the supply of calcium, phosphorus, vitamins and trace elements, can refer to the formula: Rice bran 70%, coarse flour 10%, wheat flour 10%, broad bean powder 5%, potato powder 5%, add the right amount of calcium powder, the cost of this formula is low, and the source of feed is rich.

3. Feeding method

Snails are animals that lie dormant during the day and come out to look for food in the evening, so the feeding time should also be in the evening. When feeding, some water should be sprayed on the ground first to make the ground in a moist condition and induce snails to come out to look for food. When feeding, it is necessary to ensure the freshness of the feed. It is not suitable to feed spoiled feed, which is easy to cause diseases. In addition, the residual feed should be cleaned up in time during the next day, especially in summer. The feed is extremely perishable, so the remaining feed must be cleaned up every day.

4. Sanitary disinfection

Attention should be paid to environmental hygiene when breeding, which is a principle that must be followed by any aquaculture industry, and breeding snails are no exception, except for the timely removal of residual bait as mentioned above to prevent feed deterioration and lead to the deterioration of the culture environment, for aquaculture containers and breeding appliances should also be cleaned and disinfected regularly, and the exceptional breeding environment should also be disinfected once a month to prevent bacterial infections and diseases, endanger the growth of snails and cause unnecessary losses.

5. Prevention of escape and enemy damage

When breeding, it is necessary to take anti-escape measures well, if it is an indoor closed breeding method, anti-escape measures can be ignored, but if it is outdoor open breeding, we should pay attention to anti-escape measures and regularly check the anti-escape net or anti-escape fence, so as to avoid mistakes leading to the escape of a large number of snails. in addition, we should also pay attention to the enemy when breeding, there are many snails, such as snakes, rats and other common enemies.

The above are the matters needing attention in snail breeding. I hope I can help you!