Unpopular Tips on Snail Farming

                                                                                                                                     

 Snail farming/production has been a very lucrative business of the time. Here are some unpopular tips about starting a snail farm: 

                                                          

How to start a snail Farm: It is said that your startup snails can be gotten from the wild by putting up spoilt or fresh fruit at evening time. After a while, you would see snails gather there. Certified agriculturist advice that snails should be gotten from trusted snail farms where records to be able to predict their behavior, habits and patterns before rearing. Snails should be gotten preferably from the wild the sea ones are more resistant, than your farmed snails since you are starting up the variation from the previous farm might negatively influence them. Snails produce (that is lay eggs above 5-6 times a year) but if is ever seen (observe personally) to lay all round the year.                                                              

PROSPECT- 

·         Snails can eat any kind of vegetables from time to time ,calcium is also given to harden their backs the cap as many as eggs  

·         Snails can lay up to 200-400 eggs a year and is in high demand in most places.

·         Snails are sold for nothing less than 1 mature snail for #100 .

·         Snails are easily processed for commercial purpose; Freezing and packaging can even land you more income.

·         Snail is always a preferred meat only if available.

·         It has huge potentials for export for our African brother oversees.                                       

CHALLENGES-

·         Snails can be easily   being susceptible to pest from termites to ants; any creeping insect

·         Snails can experience dwarfism which can cause to feed them continually without them showing any signs of growth.           

·         Dwarphism- is mostly caused by breeding habits they should not be densely parted and high temperature can also cause dwarphism.                                   

·         Cannibalism –the eggs have to be removed daily to prevent the mature snails from eating them up .they must be put in two separate pens where there is soil and heaves high temperature can also cause the eggs to become viable, it takes about 11 days for the eggs to hatch. The soil should be inspected daily to avoid any slippage of insects .mature snail pen should be different from growing and the nursery. This would help you monitor your farm.