Matters needing attention in field snail culture

Snail is a delicious delicacy on our table, which is deeply loved by people. in addition, snail is also an excellent health food with rich nutrition, as well as the effect of reducing swelling and treating body odor. With the decrease in the number of wild field snails and the huge market, the prospect of artificially cultured field snails is very good, attracting many people to breed, but there are many problems in the breeding process. Let's take a look at the matters needing attention in field snail culture.

1. Water temperature

The suitable temperature for snail growth is 20-26 degrees, when the snail's food intake increases, which is the fastest growing period, but when the water temperature exceeds 30 degrees, the snail will drill into the soil to avoid the heat, do not eat, and stop growing. Over time, the meat quality of the snail will be affected and become hard and boring. Therefore, if you want to raise the field snail well, the water temperature is an important point. It is best to control the water temperature below 26 degrees, the best water level is 25-35cm, and when it is cold in winter, it can be reduced to 20cm.

2. Water quality

In addition to the water temperature, the water quality is also one of the main factors affecting the success or failure of field snail culture. ensuring good water quality is the first condition in culture. first of all, the water containing a lot of iron and sulfur decides that it is not suitable to cultivate field snails. At this time, because the iron content in the water is too high, a large number of seedlings will die after releasing seedlings, and this mortality rate is extremely high. Even if it can survive, there is also a lot of red rust on the shell, and the meat is brownish red. Aquaculture with the same high sulfur content will not cause snail death, but the cultured snail will have a bad smell of sulfur, and the eating rate is very low. in addition, the requirement for dissolved oxygen in water is also high, and the snail is extremely sensitive to dissolved oxygen. however, when the dissolved oxygen content reaches 3.5 mg per liter, it will stop feeding, and when the dissolved oxygen content is less than 1.5 mg per liter, it will suffocate to death. In summer high temperature, the water quality is very easy to deteriorate, it is necessary to add or change water regularly, regulate and control the water quality, and it is best to keep the water flowing.

3. Feed feeding

Field snails are omnivorous animals, mainly eat deep plants and algae, mainly feed vegetables, melons and fruits in artificial breeding, but should not feed spoiled or rotten feed, and remove the remaining feed in time so as not to pollute the water quality. especially in summer, these main feeds are very easy to deteriorate. Feeding should also pay attention to the time and methods, as mentioned earlier, when the water temperature is 20-26 degrees Celsius, the food intake is exuberant, and the summer high temperature, the daytime temperature will exceed this temperature, so it is best to choose in the evening when feeding in summer. If it is a fish mixed culture model, you can fertilize and cultivate phytoplankton in the water body, so that you can put less feed or no feed.

4. Other

The modes of snail culture include rice field culture and pond culture, in which rice field culture should pay attention to the harm of pesticides and chemical fertilizers and the use of dosage.

So as not to affect the growth of field snails. There are also the prevention and control of diseases of natural enemies, and the main natural enemies are snakes, rats and birds. It is necessary to remove weeds in the water in time, strengthen inspection, and deal with natural enemies and diseases in a timely manner.

The above are the matters needing attention in field snail culture brought by the pro-agricultural network. I hope it can help you. If you want to know more about field snail culture, please pay attention to the pro-agricultural network.