delpee:
Please beware of ants. Find out how to deal effectively with that.

fairygeh:
lwkmd

Afrocatalyst:
Ready to accept the breeders

phillings247:
is roofing a must for a free range snailry system

Me4sure:
WOW
Thank you for all these information
Can I start my snail farm inside my house
I plan to use a room inside my house and my balcony
I read about someone that used a room inside her house
Can I do the same as I currently do not have a plot of land
How much will it cost me from start to finish
The room is a normal room side with two big windows, while the balcony is the size of a normal balcony
Also my friend wants to know if she can use her backyard
Its about half of a quarter plot
Thank you

Afrocatalyst:


We treat the soil before the snails arrive. With cypermethrin(alpha action) + deltamethrin. That takes care of it while the galvanised sheets used in making the perimeter fencing protects the entire field against burrowing animals like lizards,snakes,rabbits and rodents.

Afrocatalyst:


Nice observation.

Those ones will be taken care of at the outside perimeter. The ground just round the outside perimeter will be treated once every month with fumigation chemical using a watering can so it can go deeper into the ground. That takes care of underground travellers.

Afrocatalyst:


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.

Danoluwa:
pls how do how i sterilize d soil and make it free from ants before use in the pen. Any other way apart from using insecticides.

pheonixdld2:

Boil the soil..... put in sack and boil or pour hot water boiled to 75`c and pour into the intending laomy soil in a bucket twice and use in your pen.

Afrocatalyst:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FklJqkPRNFU

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