THE VARIED ROLES OF SNAILS - National Universities Commission

Periodic Activities:
Snails should be well mulched using dry leaves
Snails should be regularly repaired
Pens should be regularly repaired
In due time snails should harvested and sold
Pest should be controlled.
Reproductive Facts:
Snails are hermaphrodites (i.e. two sex organs per snail)
Snails of the same size mate for 3 hours.
Eggs are laid in batches.
Eggs hatch after 14-21 days.
Hatched snails mature after 3 months
Snails of the same size are kept in one cage or box
Snails can live up to 10 - 15 years depending on species
All eggs picked are kept in hatching chambers
Stocking density was expected to be 100 snails/m 2 ; 1000
eggs/m 2 , 300 juvenile/m 2 .
PEST MANAGEMENT
No major diseases have been identified except the infection
with Aeromonas. The major pests in snail farming are
ground beetles, birds, birds including chirkon and ducks,
black ants, millipedes, centipedes, light flies, frogs, snakes,
lizards, human being and muscoid flies. The most
important preventive measure is applying a mixture of
engine oil, water and constructing cages with raised floors.
The adult snails sometimes feed on young ones, so it is
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