Aquaculture technology of Chinese water snake

The common name of Chinese water snake is mud snake. It is a reptile belonging to the genus of water snake of the family Colubridae. It is a national "three have" protected animal. It is also a key protected animal in Hunan Province. It is not allowed to sell or eat, but artificial breeding is not restricted. Let's take a look at the breeding technology of Chinese water snake together.

SEEDLING CULTURE OF THE CHINESE WATER SNAKES

The seedlings of Chinese water snake can be directly caught from the wild, or the individual color is good, the female snake belly is large, and the seed is put into a breeding pool of 3-10 square meters, and the ratio of male to female is 1:3. The breeding pond shall be kept 30cm deep and 30cm deep, and dry straw or other hay shall be put in an appropriate amount. The water shall be changed frequently to keep the water quality clear and convenient for observation. During the breeding period, the food source of the breeding snake shall be rich. Once the baby is born, it shall be separated within half a day and put into the transition pond for cultivation. The young snake shall be fed with cooked egg yolk yellow porridge and red worms.

Feeding of Chinese Water Snake

1. Feed types: In addition to eating all kinds of freshwater miscellaneous fish and loach, Chinese water snakes especially like eel and various frogs. They should be fed on time according to the season that is easy to catch or the fattening special needs of water snakes, so as to diversify the feed types as far as possible to meet the needs of their body growth.

2. Feeding time: Most water snakes have a strong appetite and eat once every 4-5 days. Generally, water snakes weighing about 100-200 grams can swallow 1-2 small fish each time, and many can reach 3-4.

3, eating management: water snake courage is particularly large, where in the process of swallowing someone next to it does not affect eating, after eating like other snakes also have the habit of lying still, at this time do not disturb it too much, otherwise it will swallow the food back out, this is bound to delay the next time to eat time, reduce the amount of food should be eaten, the growth of water snake is extremely unfavorable, should artificially reduce the number of admission to wait and see or refuse strangers to enter the visit.

Breeding technique of Chinese water snake

1, water source: Chinese water snake is aquatic or semi-aquatic habits of snakes, breeding water source arrangement is a key, in the water snake activity season must maintain sufficient and clean water, summer season every 7-15 days thoroughly clean pool descaling once, so as to avoid water snake helpless drink unclean water caused enteritis, causing undue trouble.

2. Pond construction: The culture pond should be 100 square meters, dug more than 1 meter deep, backfilled with silt or mature soil 30 cm, injected with water more than 40 cm, paved with dry straw or hay 10 cm according to 1/4 of the pond area, and built a 1-meter-high anti-escape and anti-rat wall around the pond.

3. Stocking: After the Chinese water snake is taken out from the transition pool, it is opened into the pool according to its size and strength. The stocking density is 10 per square meter. Small fish with fast reproduction can be added to the pool to grow together with the mud snake.

4. Management: all kinds of fruits and vegetables can be planted on the embankment of the breeding pond, but pesticides cannot be used. Zizania latifolia or deep rice can be planted around the pond. In high temperature season, water is often changed to cool down. In low temperature season, hay is added to keep warm. The listed specification is 150- 500g.

Disinfection: Under normal feeding conditions, disinfection should be carried out 2-3 times a month, using spray and water splashing methods. Disinfection is best done in the morning or evening. Because most water snakes like to move during the day, they especially like to gather together to bask in the sun after eating. When the outside temperature reaches above 32℃, they especially like to soak in the water in groups. Only their heads can be exposed for a long time. Therefore, disinfection should avoid the peak period of water snake activities outside, so as to avoid undue disturbance and shock.

6, disease prevention: Chinese water snake disease is relatively few, once found mud snake has different available fish love new medicine prevention, individual body surface disease with new Jie Er to clean disinfection, can not let pesticides into the water, around the breeding site to do a good job of rat prevention work, once a person is bitten by a snake should immediately take out the poison bud, with aquatic oil grass and water scrub the wound and go to the hospital for treatment.