Management methods of cultured snails

Snails can be seen everywhere in rural farmland, and many people will catch them everywhere in order to eat snails. It is also a famous midnight snack in our country. The demand for field snails is very large every day, but the field snails are relatively small, and it is more troublesome to catch them, so they also form a large breeding area. The breeding prospect of field snail is better, but the cultivation of field snail is more troublesome, and there are many examples of culture failure. In fact, it is all because it is not well managed, so how to manage the cultured snails? Let's take a look at it.

1. Culture environment

The culture environment of field snail is relatively simple, because the adaptability of field snail is relatively strong, and the culture site can grow normally if it is set up in a place free of pesticides and pollution. Breeding sites can be paddy fields, ponds and other water bodies, but to ensure that there is enough silt, because snails like to live in the soil. If it is cultivated in a pond, some aquatic plants such as water lotus can be placed on the water surface, and some trailing vegetables can be planted around it. This can not only provide enough natural feed for the field snail, but also properly shade the sun, reduce the water temperature and prevent the field snail from heat damage.

2. Feeding and management

When raising field snails, it is necessary to ensure adequate fertilizer and water, and apply fertilizer regularly. Snail farming is the same as planting, which requires a large amount of fertilizer to ensure growth. A large amount of bait is needed in the artificial culture environment, but the feeding habits of field snails are very miscellaneous, and the demand for nutrition is very low. Some powdered feed such as rice bran can meet the growth needs of field snails. Then, according to the weather change and the feeding situation of the field snail, the feeding frequency is reasonably controlled, and the weight of the field snail determines the amount of bait. When the temperature exceeds the range of 15-30 degrees, there can be little or no investment.

3. Daily management

Make good preparations for the prevention and control of aquaculture water bodies to avoid the inflow of pesticides or any pollution, pay attention to the harm of field snail weather, such as birds and ducks, natural enemies will prey on field snails, resulting in a decline in snail production. The weeds around the pond should be treated cleanly, and when dealing with weeds, you must "pull up the weeds and remove the roots" to avoid growing again. Keep the water level of the pond small, control it around 30cm as far as possible, and the floating range shall not exceed 3cm. Ensure that the water temperature is within the growth range of the snail, and there is enough dissolved oxygen in the water. And in order to maintain the water quality, the water should be changed regularly and the overwintering management of field snails should be done well.

4. Harvest and transportation

The cultivation of field snails is continuous. after a year of breeding, basically the initial release of field snails has reached the specifications of the market, and we should collect the snails according to the principle of "catching the big and keeping the small". Leave the ungrown snails in the pond to continue to grow, and do not catch all the mother snails in order to prepare for future snails. When catching field snails, you should choose to catch them at a suitable temperature, which should not be too low or too high. Pay attention to avoid damage to the field snail during transportation, and can be filled with containers such as wooden buckets. And maintain a certain water level, do not let the snail be exposed to the sun.

The above is a brief introduction to the management methods of aquaculture snails, although the adaptability of snails is very strong, but the management is not easy. Without a correct management method, it will have a great impact on the survival rate of field snails, and what we should pay special attention to is the invasion of field snail natural enemies, because it is the natural enemies that pose the greatest threat to field snails in the process of breeding. If the natural enemies of field snails are not properly managed, in serious cases, it will lead to the death of all field snails. This article is for reference only. I hope it can be helpful to you.