Q&A for How to Snail Farm

No, a permit is not required.

Definitely not. That is called cannibalism, and the snail wouldn't eat it anyway, as snails can only eat vegetables or plants.

They can, it just depends on how large the holes are for your chicken mesh. They can be the size of your pinkie nail when hatched.

Look on shrubs and bushes. try to hunt for them when the sun has gone down a little, as it is cooler. Look inside of heathers and bushes and around bodies of water such as puddles, ponds and lakes. You can also find a local snail breeder in order to pick up some less common species.

Once or twice a day is acceptable. It depends on quickly they eat and what you feed them. If they are given a large piece of food-then that should be enough to sustain them for a day, maybe even two. Play it by eye.

They are known as powelliphanta. This is a genus of large air breathing land snails pulmonate gastropods in the family Rhytididae.

At least a couple of days, maybe even a week or two. Insecticides can be very harmful to the snails.

Pineapple might be too acidic for the snails, so stay clear of it. Same thing with tomatoes.

Cats are generally pretty curious and might mess with the snails if they are able to get to them. other predators would include: birds, flies, mites, beetles and their larvae, flies, squirrels, rats, mice, weasels, toads, turtles, wild turkeys, and there are more.

Beetles, shrews and turtles are some of the creatures that like to snack on snails. It is best to keep the snail in a container with plenty of food if you want to keep it safe.

Yes, that is perfectly fine! They enjoy plants dead or alive, and love to explore. They are very curious.

They will hatch themselves, but you may want to consider taking the eggs out into a new container until they hatch.

No, they should eat natural foods, nothing salty or processed. Salt will irritate and damage them, it's bad for their health.

Yes you have to or they will crawl out and escape. But use something with plenty of ventilation holes, like wire mesh, so they can still breathe.

Washed fruits, veggies, and leaves. Wash them off as you would before you eat them. When feeding, try giving your snail a heavyweight food dish for two reasons: 1) Easy as ever to clean and 2) a place for your snail to wait if you forget to feed them. Make sure it is weighted and heavy so the snail won't tip it over!

Same as outside, but you may need a heating mat to keep the warmth the snails live in naturally, mist so it is humid inside the tank you put them in, and place the tank in a low-light area so they can tell the difference between day and night. They are nocturnal, but you don't want them in direct sunlight or they'll dehydrate.

Non-chlorinated water does the best. Leave water sitting for 24 hours or use spring water out of a store bought bottle.

Try putting up fences that will block them from getting in, but at the same time allowing you to get in to care for them, like a mesh enclosure with a door.

Yes, as long as you dry it out and get rid of all the natural salt in it. They will also eat pumpkins and other veggies.

As there is a lot of sun, yes. Just make sure the lid for your enclosure is opaque.

Carefully look through to find the eggs and remove them carefully into an incubator (or to your fridge's freezer if you don't want the snails). Then you would do the same cleaning routine you normally do.