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Hi,i commenced my snail farm 2months back,i started with 8 snails hand picked from a nearby bush.I constructed a wooden snail pen,with soil and vegetation.a snail hatched 235 eggs which I counted.dia were so tiny so I guess it Achatina achatina.the eggs were laid on 30th april.On the 22nd I noticed dat eggs ve hatched.The mature snails n the newly hatch snails r Stil in same pen.I was wondering hw wrong dat is.THo anoda snail laid clutches of eggs inside d soil.Pls I want to know how bad it is to keep d tiny snails with the mature ones,Thnks.

gabriellaluchy:
Hi,i commenced my snail farm 2months back,i started with 8 snails hand picked from a nearby bush.I constructed a wooden snail pen,with soil and vegetation.a snail hatched 235 eggs which I counted.dia were so tiny so I guess it Achatina achatina.the eggs were laid on 30th april.On the 22nd I noticed dat eggs ve hatched.The mature snails n the newly hatch snails r Stil in same pen.I was wondering hw wrong dat is.THo anoda snail laid clutches of eggs inside d soil.Pls I want to know how bad it is to keep d tiny snails with the mature ones,Thnks.

Nice one dear....

First things first!

1. Your soil is very bad... That's clay soil and snails require a sandy loamy soil in their pen.

2. Your specie of snail is Achatina achatina as you rightly said and that's how they lay their eggs. Kudos... You have a goldmine on your hand.
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3. Younger snail s require intensive care and as such, you have to do well to remove them from there into a smaller cage where you can appropriately take care of them.

It's nice seeing this. Where's your location?

Thnks dear.
I ve read a lot about heliculture,i am using a better soil now,loamy soil.Will do dat when I go home(currently in school)i.e separate the mature snails from the newly hatch.
My location is Iyana ipaja,lagos.

gabriellaluchy:
Thnks dear.
I ve read a lot about heliculture,i am using a better soil now,loamy soil.Will do dat when I go home(currently in school)i.e separate the mature snails from the newly hatch.
My location is Iyana ipaja,lagos.

Feed them more of pawpaw leaves, vegetables and calcium supplements and watch them grow very fast..

For your calcium supplements, get the shell from chicken eggs, dry under the sun and blend with a blender or wrap in quite a number of news paper and mash with grinding stone...

Then watch them grow very fast.

gabriellaluchy:
Thnks dear.
I ve read a lot about heliculture,i am using a better soil now,loamy soil.Will do dat when I go home(currently in school)i.e separate the mature snails from the newly hatch.
My location is Iyana ipaja,lagos.

Feed them more of pawpaw leaves, vegetables and calcium supplements and watch them grow very fast..

For your calcium supplements, get the shell from chicken eggs, dry under the sun and blend with a blender or wrap in quite a number of news paper and mash with a grinding stone... You can then seive it and serve to them.

Then watch them grow very fast. Don't over water the pen so that they don't drown sha... I'd love to see more pictures!!

Lol!
Olryt,thanks.
R a snail farmer?can u send sme pics of ur snailery?

gabriellaluchy:
Lol!
Olryt,thanks.
R a snail farmer?can u send sme pics of ur snailery?

I'm a snail farmer... You can go thru my profile to see my thread on snail farming.. Currently. I'm on a low key cos of some irregularities on my part and logistics wahala.

Olryt,dats cool

Well done.. Feed ur hatchlings with dead plants or algae.. If u are rearing for commercial purposes get limestone from agege abbatior get like 10kg.. Too much water is not good.. Like op said change ur soil. Plant water leaves, pumpkins etc in ur pen.. My farm is not to far from urs

Wooooow,thnk you soo much sir.
I am rearing for commercial purpose but my starting snails "8" is kinda small.
Don't know whr to get good breeders at my area.
I guess I will buy from d elderly woman that get snail in my school.She gets it from bushes whenever it rains.
My problem with this idea is transporting the snails from akoka to Aboru to b precise.
The problem of stress and dehydration.
#Heliculture is yet to b explored in nigeria
I never imagined myself "rearing snails"
Wow!like I never thought of it because to someone that knows nothing about it,the idea itself is hilarious.After lot of research and read ing up of pdf on snail,my point of view was not same.
Snail farming is the most stress free farming ever!A student cn do it,even a child cn take care of snail,wow!snails r beautiful and gentle creatures.
According to stories some pple dnt venture it because it takes time to start making the money.
Ghanians r soo into snail farming
I hope agric organisation can help educate the youth to venture into farming.
My opinion-farming is the way forward.

gabriellaluchy:
Wooooow,thnk you soo much sir.
I am rearing for commercial purpose but my starting snails "8" is kinda small.
Don't know whr to get good breeders at my area.
I guess I will buy from d elderly woman that get snail in my school.She gets it from bushes whenever it rains.
My problem with this idea is transporting the snails from akoka to Aboru to b precise.
The problem of stress and dehydration.
#Heliculture is yet to b explored in nigeria
I never imagined myself "rearing snails"
Wow!like I never thought of it because to someone that knows nothing about it,the idea itself is hilarious.After lot of research and read ing up of pdf on snail,my point of view was not same.
Snail farming is the most stress free farming ever!A student cn do it,even a child cn take care of snail,wow!snails r beautiful and gentle creatures.
According to stories some pple dnt venture it because it takes time to start making the money.
Ghanians r soo into snail farming
I hope agric organisation can help educate the youth to venture into farming.
My opinion-farming is the way forward.

Don't get your breeders from the wide buy from reliable farmers I know snail farming is easy buy it has its basis. Farmers get hard time during dry season.. There are whatsapp group u can join that will help you learn some certain things about snail farming

Please on a three plots of land, how many snails can I rear there to maturity.. My interest is on achatina achatina

karlxavier:
Please on a three plots of land, how many snails can I rear there to maturity.. My interest is on achatina achatina

Thousands of snails.... If not millions

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Neduzze5:



You're right bro

The snails won't die of lack of oxygen?

invinzible1:
Well done.. Feed ur hatchlings with dead plants or algae.. If u are rearing for commercial purposes get limestone from agege abbatior get like 10kg.. Too much water is not good.. Like op said change ur soil. Plant water leaves, pumpkins etc in ur pen.. My farm is not to far from urs

Hello, I plan on constructing a little snail pen 2mao, I intend to use wire gauze and mosquito netting for both the sides and cover, would this work, or is it compulsory to using planks to make a wooden pen?

Please I need to be certain of the number to rear there normally. Which pen do you suggest I should Get? Free range? Please I need answers

SnowJay92:


The snails won't die of lack of oxygen?

The top of the pen will be covered with a net to allow for easy flow of air

Thnks sir
Here is my no
08074867622
Do add me to the whatsapp group
Anticipating to learn more on heliculture.

Goodday, please I still need the answer to my question. How many snails in numbers can I rear on a three plots of land from growth to maturity?

Neduzze5:


The top of the pen will be covered with a net to allow for easy flow of air

I plan on constructing a little pen today, what's the ideal materials and construction pattern to use?

karlxavier:
Goodday, please I still need the answer to my question. How many snails in numbers can I rear on a three plots of land from growth to maturity?

Three plots of land is too big an area, start with a small sized pen,

3 plots should contain millions of snail,

SnowJay92:


I plan on constructing a little pen today, what's the ideal materials and construction pattern to use?

Use the sample in page 1 of this thread

Neduzze5:


Use the sample in page 1 of this thread

With the polythene lining you suggested on the walls??

SnowJay92:


With the polythene lining you suggested on the walls??

It isn't a must though

Did sorting into different sizes today into 3 separate pens.
1.newly hatched r in my wooden pen
2.juvenile in a large bowl
3.breeders in a large bowl

gabriellaluchy:
Did sorting into different sizes today into 3 separate pens.
1.newly hatched r in my wooden pen
2.juvenile in a large bowl
3.breeders in a large bowl

You have a problem here Ma'am. Most of the snails in that bowl aren't like the Giant African Land Snails sold in the Nigerian Markets... Some people call them "ikoto" or something like that and they are never eaten, at least I have not seen a situation where they are eaten.

Secondly, they don't grow as big as the giant African Land snails so you need to sort them out and dispose of them unless you have other plans for them.

Yes sir,the ones with long shells right?
It is edible but it does Nt grow big.
Nt rearing them for sales.
Thnks.

gabriellaluchy:
Yes sir,the ones with long shells right?
It is edible but it does Nt grow big.
Nt rearing them for sales.
Thnks.

Send a msg to dis number to add u on d snail farming grp on watsapp.... +234 708 263 8957

gabriellaluchy:
Did sorting into different sizes today into 3 separate pens.
1.newly hatched r in my wooden pen
2.juvenile in a large bowl
3.breeders in a large bowl

What's the need for the separation?