MrPristine:


Wow! Really impressive. I just started a small snail farm behind my house in Lagos but mortality rate is high. I currently have close to seven hundred snails but would have had closer to a thousand if not for the mortality rate. I really need an experienced snail farmer to physically mentor me in this business.

Gbemiie:
Wow. Here in lagos! How do you do that? Is it that you have a farm or just there at your residence? And what is the proceedure for a fresh starter? Do include how much capital also. Thanks.

Naughtysite:


Travel kee ?

Any wild snail in the bush will give you what you want as stock or just buy giant snails from the market.

True at bush but where the bush dey na for PH ?

Most of the giant snails in the market have been exposed to sun which dries their moisture and sometimes, reduce their fertility rate.

claremont:
Try and look into exporting the large snails to the UK and US. The demand for it by Africans living abroad is very high, the African restaurants charge a lot for it. A single, large, well-peppered fried/grilled African snail can go for as much as £10 per snail. I haven't eaten snails for years.

IMASTEX:
This thread was created to showcase my snail farm as away of encouraging the unemployed youths to explore the golden opportunities that lies within, in other to attain financial freedom without having to remain idle "while waiting on their choice employment". And also, to motivate and unveil to the working class the flexibility in snail farming. Thereby making it a very good way of doubling their sources of income. As it often requires most attention in the evenings/night, minimum startup capital, very low morality rate, good return of investment, etc.

Agriculture remains the only way out, most especially in this present economic reality in Nigeria. This is why, going into the agricultural sector will not only make us self-sufficient but to increase income base.

Checkout my snails.

MrPristine:


I started with only one thousand naira which I used to buy a laundry basket for keeping them. I then started picking the snails in the bushes surrounding my house. On my own I was able to catch almost two hundred but it involved a lot of hard work and passion. I had to be catching them late at night or very early in the morning before sunrise as most snails disappear into their hideouts once it's daylight. I later stated paying security guards in my area to catch for me, by so doing I have been able to accumulate over seven hundred snails on my back yard. My target is to have over a thousand before the raining season is over.

MrPristine:


I started with only one thousand naira which I used to buy a laundry basket for keeping them. I then started picking the snails in the bushes surrounding my house. On my own I was able to catch almost two hundred but it involved a lot of hard work and passion. I had to be catching them late at night or very early in the morning before sunrise as most snails disappear into their hideouts once it's daylight. I later stated paying security guards in my area to catch for me, by so doing I have been able to accumulate over seven hundred snails on my back yard. My target is to have over a thousand before the raining season is over.

NevetsIbot:
I remember those times when I used to rear snails as a small boy in my backyard. they grew big amd layed eggs here and there.... But one night... A jealous neighbour went to uncover their cage and let them all out.

My aunt just got into this and she needs all the help she can get for her snail farm. I plan to start this too later... Too many of this snails creep everywhere around my compound and fence

IMASTEX:

Thanks for the remarks. Over 6,000 giant size. So many point of lay and Baby snails

transfer101:
@Op, I refuse to commend you for this if you studied nothing related to Agriculture in school.

But if you do, kudos to you for not being one of the many useless graduates who would study engineering in the University, then later ventutre into agriculture for private business when the country needs them to promote their field...



Don't quote me if you have no reasonable reason to dissent with the above phenomenal.

Kgdavid:
Hi IMASTEX this is great to see, and very admirable.

Kindly permit me to bother you with a few questions:

1. how much would one need to start?

2. what are your operating costs per month?

3. what are the profit margins like?

JuanDeDios:
@Imastex. That looks like indoors. So one can do it indoors?

And that looks like A marginata. Any reason you prefer it to A achachatina which is indegenous to Edo?

lastmessenger:
I would like to do this.op How can i start?

Gbemiie:
How then can one possibly keep them away from ants, please?

IMASTEX:

Okay, you can PM on WhatsApp.

God2man:
Sir, i think you need to educate people more on this snail business, it will help many people in this economic recession.

Great job Sir.

Icecream4U:
are they for sale? Price and how do I get it in lagos.

Lordpharez:
Waoo this is really encouraging, may GOD bless the works of your hand bro, I wish to venture into it, what and what is really required to start?

Jailerrr:
Bros you try oo, how do you cage them?don't they crawl away? and what type of food do they eat?

MaeBlocks:
Am really interested in this line of business. Pls can you put me through.
tnx.

kaeforum:
Nice farm, but who are your buyers I dont see many fast food outlets including snails in their menu especially in South eastern states.

Michel2013:
wow very impressive.what constitute their meal and how do you diagnose and medicate them?

IMASTEX:
WhatsApp/call us

IMASTEX:


Apologises for taking this long to reply your post and numerous others. Network has been very unfriendly since as it has been a raining day.
1. It depends on the scale you chose to do. Outside the pen, as low as 20k would startup on a small scale.

2. It also depends, Since they consume over 80% of what humans eat, vegetable, etc. Some of which can be freely sourced/cultivating their feed (vegetables). Calcium Supplement is mainly what could cost some money. About #350 a sachet.

3. If proper marketing strategy is in place. 80-150% can be achieved.

For further inquiries, please use the contact on my signature. Thanks

cococandy:
Yet some people will come here to insult those that gave them 3k as if it's nothing.

See what you're doing with 1k. God will really bless your hustle.


Madam @tearoses. I know you will like this story.

MrPristine:


I started with only one thousand naira which I used to buy a laundry basket for keeping them. I then started picking the snails in the bushes surrounding my house. On my own I was able to catch almost two hundred but it involved a lot of hard work and passion. I had to be catching them late at night or very early in the morning before sunrise as most snails disappear into their hideouts once it's daylight. I later stated paying security guards in my area to catch for me, by so doing I have been able to accumulate over seven hundred snails on my back yard. My target is to have over a thousand before the raining season is over.

IMASTEX:

Thanks for the remarks. Over 6,000 giant size. So many point of lay and Baby snails

tearoses:


My dear Good morning
Yes I love these stories
People who work hard to achieve what they want
Unlike the other lazy ones who sit an blame everything and everybody but themselves

There are so many opportunities in Nigeria, but our youth are busy trolling & being rude on the internet, and are addicted to Instagram and more interested in Basketmouths new rolex than their own futures and opportunities are just rolling by.
I feel very sorry for them cos I hope by the time they wake up its not too late


A young male graduate catered for a house party a few months ago for us. We were the ones even showing him how to do the barbecue but I loved his spirit and I know that his next event will be better.
He didn't just sit there waiting for a job, but learnt to cook and is making small money. Tomorrow he will be big while his mates are still disturbing uncles here and there and carrying out small small scams on nairaland.