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Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 10:20am On Aug 19, 2015
100 - 200 per each snails ranging from point of lay to laying point.
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 1:29pm On Aug 19, 2015
Feeding

Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 10:01pm On Aug 19, 2015
Feeding time

Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 10:26am On Aug 22, 2015
My snailery was under soldier ant attack this morning but luckily for me it was not much.

Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 6:10pm On Aug 22, 2015
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Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 6:12pm On Aug 22, 2015
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Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 6:47am On Aug 24, 2015
Snails' pen fill with it pawpaw leaf

Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by Bank450(m): 1:30pm On Aug 24, 2015
This is really amazing and an eyes opener, I love this and I would love to start this, as a Student i have limited time but if I can try and set it up, my parents and siblings will manage it for me.

For the soldier ants, I heard recently that they dont come near where a dog is buried, if you can get a dead dog and bury it near you far you will never see them.

Can you talk more about the economics, cost analysis and profit thanks.
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 9:29am On Aug 25, 2015
Snails hunt, All these snails were gathered yesternight by dyoung foresetr

Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 9:35am On Aug 25, 2015
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Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by millhouse: 10:06am On Aug 26, 2015
Nice
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 3:23pm On Aug 26, 2015
Thanks sir.
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by REDBULL1(m): 8:06pm On Aug 29, 2015
dyoungforester:
Thanks sir.

Good job man. in fact when I grow, I want to be like you smiley . pls answer this question: Which species is the best to start with for someone new to snail farming, fulica or margins?

personally I prefer fulica but can I handle it?
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 10:09am On Aug 31, 2015
@Red bull, I prefer maginata because of it Market price.
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by REDBULL1(m): 7:22pm On Aug 31, 2015
dyoungforester:
@Red bull, I prefer maginata because of it Market price.

okay...pls tell me more. what's the market price of fulica and marginata. and which is easier to manage?
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by islandmoon: 8:24pm On Aug 31, 2015
what about the problems associated with the snail farming? am talking about the pest, some white centipedes like that..
they are good at destroying the nails and are very hard to kill because the are of this same habitat with the snails, how do you kill them without killing the snails? major problem!
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by Nobody: 9:25am On Sep 01, 2015
cmax16:
@dyoungforester, Hope you enjoyed the video on electric snail fence I sent you on whatsapp?

When am ready to establish my farm you'd be among the farmers I'd like to seek out.

I still need the feed composition for snail though. smiley

Pls, I will be glad if you can send me too. My whatsapp number is 08069531747. God bless.
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 11:37pm On Sep 01, 2015
small Archachatina maginata laying eggs

Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 9:19am On Sep 02, 2015
supplement of a small achatina fulica meat in my soup pot.

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Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 9:42am On Sep 02, 2015
Some of Archachatina maginata snails in my farm

Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 12:47pm On Sep 02, 2015
Good news to the house members , I have gotten or acquired a plot of land through my Dad for the continuity of my snail farm, I promise to update you as the process begins. Thanks

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Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by Neduzze5(m): 12:54pm On Sep 02, 2015
dyoungforester:
Good news to the house members , I have gotten or acquired a plot of land through my Dad for the continuity of my snail farm, I promise to update you as the process begins. Thanks

Congrats bro. I expect you to enter into free range soon. You can make use of Electric snail repeller/fence to keep the snails in and prevent escape.
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by Neduzze5(m): 12:55pm On Sep 02, 2015
dyoungforester:
Some of Archachatina maginata snails in my farm

Give me an estimate of the number of snails you might currently have in your farm.
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 1:21pm On Sep 02, 2015
I didn't count them as they layed I kept on burying them.
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 2:12pm On Sep 02, 2015
@Nedduz, Sorry I didn't read the body content of the message very well. Currently I have close to 600 snails excluding the newly hatched snails, After the sale of 2000 snails to my various snails' customers. Thanks
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by muriitijan(m): 2:49pm On Sep 02, 2015
dyoungforester
I am interested in snail farming
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 5:18pm On Sep 02, 2015
OK, how do I go with you sir?
Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by plopapy: 11:25pm On Sep 09, 2015
Firs order is free for first pack. 08032512493. Make ur snail grow bigger and faster

Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by dyoungforester(m): 11:55am On Sep 14, 2015
Dyoung forester is now in Ibadan , which I will be staying there for a whole one month as part of my experience scheme.

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Re: Interesting Facts About The West African Giant Land Snails by automania: 1:50pm On Sep 14, 2015
Partner(s) needed for snail farming.
Hi guys, I am looking for serious minded investor/partner to start a snail farm with who can afford to invest 1.5m.
I already have a plot of land at Arepo behind Punch office Lagos.

I will also provide personnel to manage the farm and security.

We plan to run it on the Australian free range system(that is the reason for the need for capital), starting with 2000 snails with projections to harvest more than 40,000 in 6 months period and then repeat. With this projection we are looking at over #10m in a year.

If you are interested call or email Automania to set up a meeting.

Call 08062187803
Email osnoko@gmail.com

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