dennismukoro:
will the chemical not affect the snail. also how many snail will it contain

No it won't. It should be done outside the perimeter itself. How many will what contain?




Shelter.

Afrocatalyst:


No it won't. It should be done outside the perimeter itself. How many will what contain?




Shelter.

Please, what material did you use for the roof?

Glaxx:


Please, what material did you use for the roof?

I didn't. The owner suggested that (which is OK).

That's the normal mosquito net you know.

Afrocatalyst:

I didn't. The owner suggested that (which is OK).
That's the normal mosquito net you know.

OK. But like how much is the net roofing in the picture worth?

i mean how many snail will contain let say 50by 50

Afrocatalyst:


No it won't. It should be done outside the perimeter itself. How many will what contain?




Shelter.

Glaxx:


OK. But like how much is the net roofing in the picture worth?

150k

how long does it take a snail to start laying eggs

crossblane1:
how long does it take a snail to start laying eggs

Am watching you Afrocatalyst nice one!!! Be in touch with you soon!! Target 50,000 harvest.

crossblane1:
how long does it take a snail to start laying eggs

Every snail becomes sexually active from 6months. They then mate with their kind. This can happen at the same sixth month,depending on how good the environment is. Some have the opportunity to mate later than others.

Mating can last up to 12hours. During this exercise,the two snails involved exchange semen and fertilize each other. (Hope you know each snail is a haemophrodite?).

After the whole exercise egglaying starts. And the good thing about them is that one mating can serve them for as long as 4years. They are very good sperm storers. They lay once every two months with the right environment. In snail farming,environment is everything.

Afrocatalyst:


Every snail becomes sexually active from 6months. They then mate with their kind. This can happen at the same sixth month,depending on how good the environment is. Some have the opportunity to mate later than others.

Mating can last up to 12hours. During this exercise,the two snails involved exchange semen and fertilize each other. (Hope you know each snail is a haemophrodite?).

After the whole exercise egglaying starts. And the good thing about them is that one mating can serve them for as long as 4years. They are very good sperm storers. They lay once every two months with the right environment. In snail farming,environment is everything.

When you say environment, what do you mean exactly. Is it the soil composition or noise and disturbance.

Afrocatalyst:


Every snail becomes sexually active from 6months. They then mate with their kind. This can happen at the same sixth month,depending on how good the environment is. Some have the opportunity to mate later than others.

Mating can last up to 12hours. During this exercise,the two snails involved exchange semen and fertilize each other. (Hope you know each snail is a haemophrodite?).

After the whole exercise egglaying starts. And the good thing about them is that one mating can serve them for as long as 4years. They are very good sperm storers. They lay once every two months with the right environment. In snail farming,environment is everything.

When you say environment, what do you mean exactly. Is it the soil composition or absence of noise and disturbance.

Glaxx:


When you say environment, what do you mean exactly. Is it the soil composition or absence of noise and disturbance.

All of them.

ajokbem:
I'm interested in starting this snailery. I'm in ijebu ode. Kindly send me d BOQ. My email is adebimpeajoke@gmail.con

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Am also in ijebu ode... and am interested, i will like to visit your farm Adebimpe.. you can contact me on 07051398050

Is it advisable to use condemned refrigerator as a cage.

Partner(s) needed for snail farming.
Hi guys, I am looking for serious minded investor/partner to start a snail farm with who can afford to invest 1.5m.

I already have a plot of land at Arepo behind Punch office Lagos.

I will also provide personnel to manage the farm and security.

We plan to run it on the Australian free range system(that is the reason for the need for capital), starting with 2000 snails with projections to harvest more than 40,000 in 6 months period and then repeat. With this projection we are looking at over #10m in a year.

If you are interested call or email Automania to set up a meeting.

Call 08062187803
Email osnoko@gmail.com

[color=#990000][/color]is it normal for the snail to be dormant in the afternoon and why is it that most of my snail leave the soil in the cage and climb up.pls don't be angry with my questions'am a newbie in this line of biz.

[color=#990000][/color]is it normal for the snail to be dormant in the afternoon and why is it that most of my snail leave the soil in the cage and climb up.pls don't be angry with my questions'am a newbie in this line of biz.

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Welldone @Afrocatalyst. Thinking outside the box.

A word of advice: Treat the supporting wooden pillars and protect them from termite infestation. I learnt the hard way.

midastouch:
Welldone @Afrocatalyst. Thinking outside the box.

A word of advice: Treat the supporting wooden pillars and protect them from termite infestation. I learnt the hard way.

Sure.

Thanks for the advise.

Good day..please am an aspiring snail farmer..I just built a 5ft length, 3ft width and 3ft height pen. I have three of those and i want to know how many breeder snail can be housed in each of them for proper mating and breeding. I intend to move the hatchings to another location but i need a perfect breeding ground in terms of density..Thank you

Lutherlyrical:
Good day..please am an aspiring snail farmer..I just built a 5ft length, 3ft width and 3ft height pen. I have three of those and i want to know how many breeder snail can be housed in each of them for proper mating and breeding. I intend to move the hatchings to another location but i need a perfect breeding ground in terms of density..Thank you

Standard stocking density is 20 snails to a sqm.

Good

what if I use mosquito nets

ch3ckm8:
@afrocatalsyst I hear ants are a major concern in snail farming. Please how are the snails protected from ants in free range

Hi, Please how do you handle ANTS on the farm, Reply needed thanks

Gbosh:


Hi, Please how do you handle ANTS on the farm, Reply needed thanks

You don't handle them once and relax,you do a control every two weeks round the farm.

This can be done using a knapsack sprayer.(best to buy one for the farm).

Ensure before the breeders arrive,that you treat the soil with a good chemical (probably Newlion Fumigation Chemical).

After which you give it at least two weeks with everday irrigation,before introducing the breeders.

Once they arrive,treat the surroundings(outside the perimeter fencing alone) once every two weeks. Do it as a ritual and you will never experience ants or termites invasion.

Ensure you don't let the sprays of the chemical get into the greenhouse. Very important.

midastouch:
Welldone @Afrocatalyst. Thinking outside the box.

A word of advice: Treat the supporting wooden pillars and protect them from termite infestation. I learnt the hard way.

Thank you.

note taken.

Galvanised poles are the best for supporting pillars(though a bit more expensive) but this can be effective too. Woods treated with black oil after erecting.

Just started.

Varities.