What are the challenges of snail farming?

Snail farming in Nigeria is faced with many challenges and obstacles, they include the following;

• 1 Use of Agrochemicals.
• 2 Humidity;
• 3 Human Activities.
• 4 Scarcity of resources.
• 5 Diseases and Parasites.
• 6 Predators.
• 7 Climatic Factors.

Is snail farming profitable in India?

It is relatively easy and commercial production is very profitable. However, snail farming is actually the process of raising edible land snails, mainly for human consumption and also for cosmetic use.

Can snail farming make you rich?

You can start the business with N60,000 or N100,000 depending on how large you want your snail farm to be. Asides the amount of your investment, it is possible to produce 1,000,000 snails now worth more than N5 million twice a year.

What is a threat to snails?

Snail Dangers and Predators. Among the predators are flies, mites, nematodes, millipedes, centipedes, some caterpillars and fireflies, leeches, beetles and their larvae, rats, mice, weasels, squirrels, toads, salamanders, turtles, blackbirds, wild turkeys and other Birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.

What can cause death of snails?

The disease is spread by contact with fresh water contaminated with the parasites. These parasites are released from infected freshwater snails. The disease is especially common among children in developing countries, as they are more likely to play in contaminated water….

Schistosomiasis
Deaths	4,400–200,000

What do I need to start a snail farm?

Materials Needs: depending upon the type of snail farming system used, major materials you need may include free range pens, moveable pens, mini paddock pens, trench pens, hatch boxes, mosquito nets, and concrete blocks. Climate control equipment like sprinklers and humidifiers may also be required.

What are the requirements for snail farming?

Equipment Needed For Snail Farming

• Water tanks. Snails need water every now and then, so you need to always have water available in your snail farm.
• Wheelbarrow.
• Small weighing scale.
• Watering can.
• Shovel and Rake.
• Hand Trowel.
• Water and feeding troughs.
• Hoe and Cutlass.

How much is a kilo of snail in Nigeria?

Snail price per Kg Processed snails are packaged in high quality materials in various kilogram sizes with the prices ranging from #7000- #9000 per kg.

Are snails profitable?

The farming of land snails is called heliciculture, and it’s a very lucrative business venture for the practitioners. Luckily most large land snails are edible and are a highly sought-after delicacy that attracts a premium price in the marketplace. …

How much is a kilo of snails?

They’re from 2 years and above….Below are the different sizes of Snails and their prices. All are marginata ovum (jumbo specie)

Snails	Prices
Breeder Snails	₦800
Table sized Snails	₦600
Jumbo Snails	₦1,500
Extra Large Snails	₦1,600

What are snails eaten by?

Vertebrate predators of snails and slugs include shrews, mice, squirrels, and other small mammals; salamanders, toads and turtles, including the uncommon Blandings Turtle Emydoidea blandingii; and birds, especially ground-foragers such as thrushes, grouse, blackbirds, and wild turkey.