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How much snails can this accommodate..

Skibani99:
Nice
How much snails can this accommodate..

it should be able to house 5000 snails. Once it’s getting crowded l will convert my fish pond to baby snail nursery pen.

swaqq:
it should be able to house 5000 snails. Once it’s getting crowded l will convert my fish pond to baby snail nursery pen.

wow,5k..i suppose you're rearing them for commercial purposes..

Skibani99:
wow,5k..i suppose you're rearing them for commercial purposes..

yeah in the long run, but I want to focus on productivity for now.

Let me enter siddon

swaqq:
Question for the house
Is black engine oil another cheap alternative to wood treatment oil?
And I have decided to stock the greenhouse with 300 AMO snails (POL) and 200 table size snails.

No you will still need to mix it with the pesticides

swaqq:
it should be able to house 5000 snails. Once it’s getting crowded l will convert my fish pond to baby snail nursery pen.

You don't do fish farming again?

swaqq:
it should be able to house 5000 snails. Once it’s getting crowded l will convert my fish pond to baby snail nursery pen.

You don't do fish farming again?

Princeadebayo11:

You don't do fish farming again?

yes, I only reared them to eat

Killed this tonight

swaqq:
Killed this tonight

bush dey around?

Skibani99:
bush dey around?

yes but just few undeveloped plot of land

swaqq:
so far I have gotten 80 blocks and 2 bags of cement, I plan to source for my snails locally I.e picked from the bush...

You don't rear snails picked from the bush sir. There are hybrid snails meant for production

swaqq:
Small gutter so waste water won’t stay stagnant.

I hope.you treated your soil?
Good you made the gutter. But hope.it goes round the whole pen? If not ants will kill all your snails in one night. If your gutter goes the pen, pour a mixture of water and engine oil in it. This will prevent or trap ants and insects that might want to cross into the pen.
Again I ask, hope you treated your soil?

Wish you God's speed

boygeorge:


I hope.you treated your soil?
Good you made the gutter. But hope.it goes round the whole pen? If not ants will kill all your snails in one night. If your gutter goes the pen, pour a mixture of water and engine oil in it. This will prevent or trap ants and insects that might want to cross into the pen.
Again I ask, hope you treated your soil?

Wish you God's speed

yes it’s treated. I left the trench because of the oil mixture. I won’t be introducing the snails until a month or 2… I have to let the crops and banana grow abit. I will use that pending time to battle insects.

boygeorge:


You don't rear snails picked from the bush sir. There are hybrid snails meant for production

if you checked the thread well, I stated that I have decided to buy AMO and AMS snails

swaqq:
yes it’s treated. I left the trench because of the oil mixture. I won’t be introducing the snails until a month or 2… I have to let the crops and banana grow abit. I will use that pending time to battle insects.

How do you treat soil, please. And what is the purpose and advantages

keeper303:


How do you treat soil, please. And what is the purpose and advantages

Very good question. Please kindly reply this

keeper303:


How do you treat soil, please. And what is the purpose and advantages

You can teat your soil by heating process,to kill whatever is in the soil.

The way is normally done is;place a frying pot(the one use in frying garri) fill it with black sand and put on fire,stair it every 10-15 minutes,allow to heat for 45 minutes to an hour with good fire under,being down to cool and repeat the process for all the soil you intend to use.
After that,your soil is good to be introduced into your snail pen.

NOTE: You can use drum if frying pot is not available.

I don't subscribe to the soil treatment idea. This is because snails grow everyday in the wild untreated soil. They grow and do very well without any soil treatment and in spite of millions of ants in the bush. Can someone justify the idea of treating soil please?

Nice, we dey follow you baba

Longest time op,hope you're doing alright.. Kindly update us

Skibani99:
Longest time op,hope you're doing alright.. Kindly update us

my boss, I’m doing fine. I still have to wait for a month or two so that my plants can germinate well.

Did you plant banana in the cage? Are you going to roof the cage? What happens if the banana grows tall?

keeper303:

Did you plant banana in the cage? Are you going to roof the cage? What happens if the banana grows tall?

its a dwarf banana, and aside that, the roof is very tall.

swaqq:
its a dwarf banana, and aside that, the roof is very tall.

I am waiting to see the type of roof you plan to use

swaqq:
my boss, I’m doing fine. I still have to wait for a month or two so that my plants can germinate well.

glad to know everything is going well

keeper303:


I am waiting to see the type of roof you plan to use

it’s net roofing

Skibani99:
glad to know everything is going well

Thanks boss

swaqq:
Thanks boss

Following

I discovered this today lol, some wild snails strayed into my garden to lay eggs and eat

swaqq:
I discovered this today lol, some wild snails strayed into my garden to lay eggs and eat

lol,good for you..