How to Construct a Snailery?
To Construct Snail Housing Using Oil Drums or Old Tanks; Perforate. Lay Sacks on the Bottom of the Tank to Hold the Soil and Then Fill with Humus or Loamy Soil...
To construct snail housing using oil drums or old tanks;
- Perforate.
- Lay sacks on the bottom of the tank to hold the soil and then fill with humus or loamy soil to a depth of 10-15cm.
- Place dry leaves on the soil layer as mulching.
- Cover the box with a lid made of chicken wire mesh reinforced with mosquito nets.
How do I start up a snail farm?
Below are the five basic steps you need to follow to start a profitable snail farming business in Nigeria.
- Step 1 – Decide which species of snail to farm. ...
- Step 2 – Set-up your farmland for housing. ...
- Step 3 – Purchase your snails. ...
- Step 4 – Feeding and rearing of the snails. ...
- Step 5 – Harvesting and selling of the snails.
What is the size of snail pen?
When you know more about raising snails, you can build a bigger pen and get more snails to raise. 69. A good size for a pen is 5 x 5 metres.
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