Snairiculture,me i prefer apiculture it is risky but highly profitable...pple agriculture is buz....proud to be a member of yfc...young farmers club

tonididdy:
oh wow...how long will that supposedly take?...sounds lucrative to me now

They start maturing from 6 months of age.

siraj1402:
ok, thanks so much . many people doesn't know how lucrative this is,just one of this size is $7 in Saudi Arabia about N1,600 presently.

Lolz... Hope yours are laying eggs and hope you keep the eggs properly for them to hatch!

ZianaJordana:

LOL. It does look tasty.

Lolz, I'm sure it does but it would be more tastier in the mouth. Anytime you may come visit us in Nigeria, just beep me and I'll prepare a sumptuous snail meal for you.

gabyosz:
Good day please can someone tell me if is possible to use plastic drum this white one as a house for snail. I have one I am planing using it to start my snail farm. I need advice please.

If I can see pictures of it, I can advice you better.

adanduka:


LOL. That's the spirit!
I commend your snail farming venture.
Quite impressive.
Following...

Yes ooh... That's the spirit. You can join us in starting up something. We don't always need to wait for the government to do everything for us...!!

Me following you,,,learning

This is interesting...thanks

magneto:


Nice venture there Neduzze5, I commend ur efforts. Pls I'd like to know how u sell these snails. Who are ur customers and how do u contact them. These figures quoted above are quite impressive!

My major customers would be fast food companies and beer joints. I'm also looking at final consumer purchases

2kris:
Snairiculture,me i prefer apiculture it is risky but highly profitable...pple agriculture is buz....proud to be a member of yfc...young farmers club

I learnt apiculture in school. It's not quite hard to train bees. I might equally work out something with bees.

meemeee:
Me following you,,,learning

This is interesting...thanks

Thank you. You can ask any questions you wish and I'd try my very best to answer them.

Neduzze5:


Thank you. You can ask any questions you wish and I'd try my very best to answer them.

Nice, Nice, Nice... You just gave me inspiration to start this up. Do you think the north is a suitable place to start? What are the hiccups I might encounter.

silverluci:


Nice, Nice, Nice... You just gave me inspiration to start this up. Do you think the north is a suitable place to start? What are the hiccups I might encounter.

Thank you and welcome. I've not been to the north before and as I hear, the north could be generally hot. Snails like moist environment and if you'd be starting in the north, then you need to sprinkle them water daily.

As for feed, the north produces watermelon and cucumber if I am right. Snail love those two very well.

@OP, you have so inspired me with your positive attitude that am starting my snail farm next week. But I need you to answer these few questions
1) I want to start with car tyre, how will I position them?
2) Where I plan to locate the farm there's no shed, how will I create a shed a for them?
3) You talked about washing the snails, pls explain more.

Answers from other experienced farmers are welcome.

topnedu:
@OP, you have so inspired me with your positive attitude that am starting my snail farm next week. But I need you to answer these few questions
1) I want to start with car tyre, how will I position them?
2) Where I plan to locate the farm there's no shed, how will I create a shed a for them?
3) You talked about washing the snails, pls explain more.

Answers from other experienced farmers are welcome.

You can place one tyre on too of another to make it two tyres or you can even use three.
Place it in such a way that snails cannot find a leeway for escape.
Then you use mosquito net to cover it, place plantain or cocoyam leaves on the or tarpaulin.
The plantain and cocoyam leaves or tarpaulin is to prevent too much rain from entering into the pen.
After that, place blocks on the tire to prevent the snails from pushing their way out. Lemme attach some pictures

nice one...I have done it before

chidifyn:
So what's d remedy for fighting ants

Ants and coacroches are one major challenge i hv encounterd in my experience in heliculture (Snail Farming business). My advise, ensure you construct ur snail pen (house) with zero access for snail enemies (ants, pests, rats, lizards snakes) etc. Also do not introduce feed on the floor of the pen, use tray pan, and pls dispose feed reminants in the morning to avoide attracting ants. Hope this helps?

I will see you @the top!

#Wealthinfos

Neduzze5:


I learnt apiculture in school. It's not quite hard to train bees. I might equally work out something with bees.

yes its not hard to train...but make sure u are fully ketted before visiting ur hives...and dont forget to send me some honey..lol

2kris:
yes its not hard to train...but make sure u are fully ketted before visiting ur hives...and dont forget to send me some honey..lol

Lolz... That's where the main problem lies. Getting the equipments and all that. Then the sting ish.... Hope I'd never be stung

Neduzze5:


Lolz... That's where the main problem lies. Getting the equipments and all that. Then the sting ish.... Hope I'd never be stung

let me give u some clue on harvesting ur honey,pollen,wax,prepolis,etc.1..use smooke e.g cow dung,corn comb smooke to supress their aggresiveness, 2......donot use black cloth when going to harvest,3...approach hives from behind..4.....do not spray perfume or any cream,vasline that have heavy scent,..5...do not panic not even shouting when a bee mistakingly enter ur kit.6...make sure the environment is clean to prevent moth,ants,to prevent loose of revenue 7....make sure visitors stay behind to even close to the hive because if more than seven bees sting any human it may lead to heart failure..8 ...when harvesting go not harvest every thing make sure u leave 1inch of honey for the bees to start over again if not the bees will abscond well good luck with ur hives

Nedu, how long did it take for the eggs to hatch?

Rolax:
Nedu, how long did it take for the eggs to hatch?

It took approximately two weeks

topnedu:
@OP, you have so inspired me with your positive attitude that am starting my snail farm next week. But I need you to answer these few questions
1) I want to start with car tyre, how will I position them?
2) Where I plan to locate the farm there's no shed, how will I create a shed a for them?
3) You talked about washing the snails, pls explain more.

Answers from other experienced farmers are welcome.

Starting a snailry with car tyres may be considerd, maybe to test the art. But if you will do heliculture (Scientific Snail Farming) for comercial gains, then the best form of snail domestication is the Pen housing methoded, because the Pen system creates an housing athmospher where the snails feel comfortable as though they are in thier natural home in the forest. Also, its advisable to have a covering like a zink roof, tatch roof or native mat roof over the top of the pen to avoide over heating when there is sun or too much rain fall. Hope this helps?

See you @the top!

#Wealthinfos

[quote author=chidifyn post=35572503]So what's d remedy for fighting ants [/quote




Prevention of ants infestation; If you are using wooden cage, the four stand should be place inside a container containing used engine oil.

wealthinfos:

Starting a snailry with car tyres may be considerd, maybe to test the art. But if you will do heliculture (Scientific Snail Farming) for comercial gains, then the best form of snail domestication is the Pen housing methoded, because the Pen system creates an housing athmospher where the snails feel comfortable as though they are in thier natural home in the forest. Also, its advisable to have a covering like a zink roof, tatch roof or native mat roof over the top of the pen to avoide over heating when there is sun or too much rain fall. Hope this helps?
See you @the top!
#Wealthinfos

The info is very helpful @wealthinfo. Thanks Bros.

Ah no know whether to tell una good evening abi good night unto the time when I dey take post this post. But anyway sha, I greet all of una.
Back to the main matter!!

Been quite busy whole of last week so haven't really had time to update this thread.

I am planning on expanding, slowly and steadily and smartly so I'm currently building a new pen to house them snails... Building it myself though.

Materials were locally sourced except the net and wire gauze that I'd need to buy.

Still in construction though
Pictures

The same last week, I went snail hunting in a neighbouring state close to me. In just a night, I was able to get up to 100 medium sized snails.

ZianaJordana:

I find snails gross, but also scary. It brings me back memories of walking down the street, and accidently stepping on one at night, all I heard was "crunch!". It also reminds of one of the gardens in my old school I went to when I was younger that was infested in them, and the giant slugs that used to come out when it would rain when I was at my aunts old house, in her front garden I would have to dodge them when leaving at night. Oh, god. It was horrible. There's something scary, almost supernatural, and extraterrestrial-looking about them, and the way the slime around. I have a handful of childhood memories of my bad experience with them as you can see. I'm from the UK, and as it rains quite a bit, they come out quite a lot. A lot of people in the UK don't like snails, and view them as pests as they sometimes ruin their garden flowers. We've had to put poisoners down in the past. And I'm assuming you're in Nigeria, and some of those are African snails, 'cause some of those snails are the biggest I've ever seen!

Am sure you are equally scared of spiders, daddy Long legs and slugs.. I remember when I was in Uni at Essex, I left a fish on our kitchen work top at the dorm.. They british girls I shared the flat with ran away after seeing the fish head.. They refused to come back until I removed it.. Brits..

Baroba:


Am sure you are equally scared of spiders, daddy Long legs and slugs.. I remember when I was in Uni at Essex, I left a fish on our kitchen work top at the dorm.. They british girls I shared the flat with ran away after seeing the fish head.. They refused to come back until I removed it.. Brits..

Hahaha! Yeah, I'm more scared of spiders and slugs... Especially spiders!

Neduzze5,
Been following your thread and now I am starting my farm after two weeks of tyre housing, I made a new pen for my snail.
Find attached the pics of the pen now

Nedzze5 You are lucky getting all this snails o, there is no snail where I dey here in PHC can you help me get some I am planning to stock about 100 snails more hope the pen will be big enough

thymm50:
I need the Achatina achatina species of snail. Where can I get it please. I just built an extension of my farm and I want to stock it with this specie. Heard they can lay up to 100 eggs in one batch, please anybody that has a link to a farmer that can supply me should please contact me with thymm50@gmail.com
Thanks a lot

I can supply you the brooding stocks N200

obamat:
Neduzze5,
Been following your thread and now I am starting my farm after two weeks of tyre housing, I made a new pen for my snail.
Find attached the pics of the pen now

Wow... Congrats bro. I've equally made a little modifications to my own pen. I'll send in pictures tomorrow.