Snail farming can be very profitable in Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa, and Nigeria. Yet, it is one of the most neglected animal rearing business in these countries. Snail farming provides one of the finest opportunity to make money within a short period of time. But why are Africans not yet fully engaged in this money making animal rearing? The reason is ignorance.
Snail prefers tropical rain forest area that provides it with the natural condition of coolness. There is abundant of fruits and vegetables in rain forests, making it easier for snails to thrive there and at the same time the tropical rain forest providing natural shades that keep snails away from the sun.
You can make it thrive at home too by providing it with perfect condition and good cares too, and people all over the world are already doing it and making money in the process. Snail farming can give you a lot of money and taking care of them is very simple. Another good thing is that the capital involved in setting up snail farm is very minimal.
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In Australia and USA, snail rearing is big business, providing opportunities to many farmers. In UK, snails can be seen in many supermarkets and stores. meaning it’s a big deal over there.
Most people in Nigeria and Ghana still have the believe that snail can only be picked in the bush. The culture of going to the bush to pick snails in the villages during raining time has been there for generations. So, it has been difficult for people to come to term that snail can actually be kept and grown at home.
Just like in many other aspects of farming in these countries, Africans are yet to discover the great money making potential in snail rearing business and that is why we suffer in hunger and poverty. We neglect where the money is and keep pursuing it where it is not, going from one city to the other looking for one petty China made goods after another to trade on. Laboring away in Europe and America in search of greener pastures when our own continent is already green.
The good new: After reading this article, you will be on your way to starting your own snail business in easy and simple steps. And we are backing it up with a Practical Snail Farming eBook for those who can afford it.
Making ₦5,000,000 annually in snail rearing is a done deal if you do it well and get it right.
I will try to be as comprehensive as possible with this article so that you can get going after reading it, and as people starts commenting – asking questions and adding what they know about snail farming, the information here would be more enriched for everyone’s benefit.
What is Snail: Land snails belongs to the class of Molluscan, Gastropod. The one popularly known as ‘Congo Meat‘ in many parts of Africa. Nigeria – Eju, Igbin, etc… There are so many species of snails but the types we are looking at here are the ones that are suitable for commercial Snail Farming in Africa.
The Most Suitable Snail Species
1. Achatina Fulica – The East African land snail, or giant African land snail, scientific name Achatina fulica, is a species of large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. It is the smallest in size among all the desirable species for rearing in Africa.
Achatina fulica has a narrow, conical shell, which is twice as long as it is wide and contains 7 to 9 whorls when fully grown. The shell is generally reddish-brown in colour with weak yellowish vertical markings but colouration varies with environmental conditions and diet. A light coffee colour is common. Adults of the species may exceed 20cm in shell length but generally average about 5 to 10cm. The average weight of the snail is approximately 32 grams (Cooling 2005).
2. Achatina Achatina – Achatina achatina, common name the giant Ghana snail, also known
as the giant tiger land snail, is a species of very large, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family.
Achatinidae. Giant African land snails are hemraphrodites, meaining they possess both the female and male reproductive organs. Two snails are still needed for breeding, but they are very prolific breeders.
Similar to the other species in the genus, Achatina achatina’s shell can attain a length of 200 mm and a maximum diameter of 100 mm. They may possess between 7-8 whorls and the shell is often broadly ovate. The body of the animal is silver-brown in color although albino morphs may exist.
3. Archachatina Marginata – Archachatina marginata, common name the giant West African snail, is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. They can grow up to 20cm long, and live up to 10 years.
Among these three species, Achatina Achatina is the most desirable for farmers because it grows so big to become the biggest snail species in the world. Achatina Achaina has it’s origin from Nigeria, get to Liberia from Nigeria and then Ghana.
Another reason is due to it’s high yield capacity. The other species are very good too but I will focus on Achatina Achatina and Archachatina Marginata in this blog post because, they are easy to find in Nigeria.
Achatina-Achatina is very good for commercialization as well, because of its profitability. This is because of the volume of eggs it lays at once. Each achatina lays 300 to 500 eggs at a time in clutches, three times a year. Therefore, if you start a farm with about 1000 snails, in one year you would be getting about 1.5 million snails going by the number of eggs they produces.
Having decided on the specie, let’s take you through the step by step how to setup your snail farm in a small scale level and starts rearing your snail towards harvest.
Snail Farming Environment
Snails are easily dehydrated, and wind increase the rate of moisture loose in snail which in turn, leads to the dryness of the animal. To prevent snails from losing water so quickly, your snaileries (the snail house) must be located in environment that is protected from wind.
A low plain, downhill site surrounded with enough trees is perfect for snail farming. You may plant plantains and bananas around your snail farm to prevent the impact of wind.
Type of Soil For Snail Farm
Snail’s major habitat is the soil, and soil contains some of the components and chemical substances that it needed to survive. However, not all soils are suitable for snail rearing. The shell of the snail is mainly calcium and it derive most of them from the soil. Snail also lay it’s eggs on the soil and drink water out of the soil.
Hence, the suitable soil for snail farming must contain these elements. Must be balanced, not waterlogged, not too dry, and must not be acidic. The most desirable soil for snail is sandy-loamy soil with low water holding capacity. Clayey soil and acidic soil must be avoided.
Getting The Sails For Farming
To start up a snail farm, it is advisable to get snails directly from the forest instead of buying from the market after they have been exposed to sunlight and have dehydrated. This is because snails drink a lot of water, so are easily dehydrated and this stresses them out, and reduce their fertility capacity.
The intending snail farmer could pick the snails from the bush with a very simple technique; clear a little portion of land during rainy season and sprinkle spicy fruits like pineapple, pawpaw, plantain, banana etc at about 5o’clock in the evening, when you go back there about 7pm or 8pm, you will pick up snails suitable for rearing. Repeat the procedure until you get enough quantity.
Another way could be to pick up snail eggs littered in the market place where it is sold and through a technique, check the fertility of the eggs, because some of them must have lost fertility due to the exposure to sunlight. The eggs are later put inside a container containing wet sand and covered with cocoyam leaf. Between 21 to 28 days, the eggs would hatch into baby snails. You start feeding them and gradually you raise a snail farm.”
The Snail House (Snailery)
Snaileries can vary from a patch of fence-protected ground, sheltered from the wind to a covered box if you are breeding in small scale.
For larger population of snails, you can dug a trench or make a concrete pen with soil deep of about 10 inches, and cover it with screen or wire all around to prevent the snails from escaping. Remember that snails can reproduce fast and become pests when their breeding is uncontrolled.
Snails love dark and cold places, but make sure the humidity does not drop to levels harmful to the snails. You can use fresh leaves and cloth that is regularly wet to regulate the temperature.
Also, the wire is useful in keeping away rats and snakes or other predators from eating the snails in your snail farm. But aside from these bigger predators, you should be wary about smaller ones like ants and termites. Your construction must have these predators in mind.
Snails Foods and Feeding
Snails especially Achatina mainly feeds on green leaves and fruits though they can utilize other ranges of foods. Feed your snails leaves, fruits, or even formula from the feed store. Aside from food to grow tissues, snails need calcium to grow shells.
Leaves: Cocoyam leaves, pawpaw leaves, okra leaves, cassava leaves, eggplant leaves, cabbage and lettuce leaves.
Fruits: Mango, eggplant, pawpaw, banana, tomatoes, oil palm fruits, pears. and cucumber.
Once they start growing, separate the big ones from the small ones. It take more than a year for the Achatina type to grow to harvest size. Others mature in two years.
One hundred thousand snails after a year or two sold at the rate of N50 each (highly reduced price) will give you about N5 million! Isn’t that a good investment?
Harvesting – It is not economically wise to harvest your snails before it’s maturity, it has to be matured before harvesting. To know if your snails are already matured enough, check the brim of the shell. If it is matured enough, the brim should be thicker and harder than other parts of the shell.
Do not harvest all the matured snails at once for the market. It is important to keep few for breeding and to serve as base stock for your snail farm.
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Martins says
What ways would you recommend to an undergraduate on starting his/her own farm at his hostel backyard?
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Enebuse Ossai fidelis says
Can the prepared place for snail farming be treated with pesticides or the soil were the snails will be kept?
Charles says
I’m a Ghanaian and about to enter snail farming. Your education on this site had really throw more light on my knowledge about snail. But I just want to ask, will the layed eggs destroy when sprinkle water in their house incase it get dry?
Darlinton Omeh says
Hello Amrit, Thank you. What kind of help do you want from me and waht kind of investment are you talking about with my site? Thanks for dropping by
Amrit says
Hi Darlinton, i am from the uk and i have a friend in Nigeria who is really struggling to start a business and make good investments. I cannot help him start a business like snail farming from here so i was wondering if i could discuss an investment with your site. My friend has a degree in international law but he also has a great business mind, he just needs a chance to show his potential. Please help as soon as possible. thank you
amax says
thanks for the insight. my mum has a small snail farm but ants keep eating up the snails. how can we stop that without affecting the snails
david says
What a good info
Darlinton Omeh says
All the links are now working. We have fixed the broken links. Thank you
Tope says
Please give me the link to the snail e-book, the hyperlink isnt working here, thanks.
Segun Olomo says
Thanks so much for all these information on snail farming.it greatly increase my knowledge
Marian says
May God increase you in wisdom sir. Please, why do people boil sand before using it for snailry? Thanks..
Nwafor Uche Henry says
If this snail business fetch me more money l want in life l will quit my present job.
Nwafor Uche Henry says
teach me more on this snail rearing business
Rosemary says
I am interested in starting snail farming though I live in London. I will appreciate it if you can reply and inform me if you do any training, the cost and also where one can buy the snails to star the farm etc. please reply asap thanks for your help.
Tboy says
Please I will like u to send me a msg thru my personal email address I want to talk to u personally.
KUYE EBENEZER ADEYEMI says
Sir,am in Ondo town in Ondo state can u link me with a snail farm nearby that i can get good snail to start,and secondly am using a room in my house can it be ok the snails?
Tony Johnson says
1. What are the health regulations about rearing snails in large quantities, about 1000 en ville (in the city)?
2. Presently, a small snail retails for N200 in Ajegunle market. A large size snail now retails for N400 in Oyingbo market. Obviously, these prices make snail consumption (ditto shrimps consumption) economically disadvantageous to the hoi polloi. A chicken of one kilogram yield means N4,000 of snails and N6,000 of shrimps. Having taking a plunge into pig farming 30 years ago on the same inadequately researched assumption that there was a great demand for pig meat, I got my hands burnt, investing in pens, farrowing pens and rearing pens and ended up becoming the largest pig farmer in Lagos State but with an inability to find a market for the production. Of course, I have since closed shop. Warn your would-be large scale snailery operators about these dangers.
Nwafor Uche Henry says
l love snail farming but l still need a proper teaching for it
Ignatius Unoneme says
THIS Site Is Very Nice Please What Degree Of Warm Water Is Required and how do i change soil without harming or removing the eggs thank you.
Uzoma says
Please I need your contact.
I am interested
oby constance says
Dear Darl i have about 40 snails it laid and hatched but ants or sometin keeps eatinf the hatchling cos at certain stage only shells remain..what can i do? I realy need your help!
Adaku okeke says
Am so happy for you ,for being tranceparent in dis buz I thank so much. I am interested in dis since last year my heart just went to dis snail buz befor I started searching for how I will go about it. I thank you for dis medium. I need to start now. Guide me through.
John says
Thank u sir, after reading the snail pratical it was so good. God bless u sir for not being selfish.I have started the rearing of snail it was interesting doing it but the challenge am having now is that the snails have start laying eggs should i leave the eggs there to hatch or what should i do.Can i have ur phone number for more information. Thanks
onah sabastine says
I love ur teaching so much and I also pick intrest on the snail thing I need more of ur encouragement and and guidiance on it thanks frm sabs lagos
Ehis O says
Thamks for the information on snail farming…..But do u have a farm so i can come to take at it and how much is the ebook?
Michelle says
I love ur articles…… How can sm1 prevent ants in d snailnery? Do snails eat decomposed fruits?
Darlinton Omeh says
I wouldn’t say if they are the right species because I’m not seeing them. You should know the regular big snails commonly consumed in Nigeria and other African countries, if the ones you picked is the same, then it is the right species. Feed them fruits and vegetables. Buy the ebook to learn more.
Okwy says
Please sir I have bitterleaf growing behind my house in Abuja. A lot of small snails do attach thhemselves on the tree. My children and I picked up to A hundred today. Please are these the right species for farm and how can I go about it in my tiny backyard.Alsoo what can I feed the snails with if they are suitable. Thank you Sir. Okwy
joseph Obialor says
Very interesting, I bought about 32 snails from sm1 and made a box of 1ft6 /3ft covered by net, feedin it mornin and evenin, sm of it hv started layin eggs in numbers.
I want to step it up, and I found ur article amazin! Hw can I linked wit U,.
Note: bcos of d fruits I do keep for them, ants are troopin in, wot should I do?
Darlinton Omeh says
Whichever one you need, the price and process to buy is there. The world is going forward not backward. You don’t want to be involve in online payment sounds like going back to stone age 😀
Gbenga says
Thanks for your response. What I meant was that I don`t wan’t to be involved in online payment any longer and more so, what I need is not poutry ebook its ebook for snail rearing.
Darlinton Omeh says
Hello Gbenga, go to the eBook page, follow the instruction there and buy the poultry eBook. And I really don’t get what you mean by “hackers”, Are they poultry hackers too 😀 ?
Gbenga says
I was once a victim to hackers, pls I will like to pay first thing tomorrow morning for the ebook. Pls how do I go about it?, Can I come down to your farm?
aisha says
i want to use a native put in farming snail because i like them so much
Rosemary says
I have been contemplating starting a business in Nigeria, however after reading the information on snail farming , I decided to do snail farming because the cost is affordable and can be managed without too much stress. I live in London but will want to start a farm at Asaba. Is it possible to rent a land there to build a snailery?. I will appreciate an answer asap.
Andrew says
Im impressed wt dis post,thanks sir/ma for d advises. Great u are. ANDREW
cherish says
kudos!!! keep the gud work. God will bless u.
Mbuotidem Eton says
Thanks for these information. Apart from getting the baby snails from bush, can I get a good species from you?
Darlinton Omeh says
That’s very dangerous, you have to do all you can to protect your snail. What type of pen are you using?
akingbade says
I really appreciate your magnanimity in sharing your wealth of experience in snail farming. Am just been opportuned to your site. I started snail rearing two months ago in my compound, but the area is ants & termites infested.
kole says
Why answer so rudely, you have a gift, share it nicely. Even though some people ask impossible questions, be nice to everyone. Many have sites with information that people are not visiting
Darlinton Omeh says
PayPal isn’t yet for merchants in Nigeria. That’s the restriction we still suffer from PayPal in Nigeria, they can only collect our money but would allow us accept money at this moment. Meanwhile, I’m exploring other credible options. Thanks
Kola says
I think you should register with PayPal for online payment, as this makes payment easier for some of us that are not in Nigeria.
chigoziri onyedikachi nwachukwu says
good one,i am very interested in snail firming and i want to know if someone can small.
thanks
Darlinton Omeh says
It will be delivered into your email in PDF format within 10 minutes after your payment. Click the link below the post to visit the eBook page
franklin says
How do I get the ebook?
Peter says
Please, could you give me the description of your office with mobile number. I want to pay a visit for more
information.
Munachimso says
I commend your efforts dear Darlington, pls I really want to go into this snail farming but as a vibrant young guy I want to know if actually I can make enough profits to live on with my family from just snail farming. In plan view, how many snails do you think I can start with so as to be able to meet up with family demands.? But for now I have only half plot of land for snail farm…… Thanks alot
Michael king says
Igbos trully r Israelites( God ordained entrepreneurs). bro Darlinton u r an inspiration, u r a blessing from God to dis generation. I luv u 4 being unselfish genius, God bless u. pls 4 d sake of God send me text msgs at yor convenient. knowing u is value added 2 ones life. thnks-07035390xxxx.
Nene says
Thank you very much Mr Darlington. I picked a few snails about a month ago. Today, my girl brought them out and we were amazed! They had increased in number by 50 percent. She sorted them and added food for them. Thank you for this insightful article.
ADEYEMI EBENEZER says
THANKS FOR D INFO, AM NEW IN D BUSINESS, HW CAN I GET UR CONTACT FOR COUNCELLING.
Eze nwoye says
So how much space woud i need for 10 000 snails
Ojo tajudeen says
Very lucrative business is available while nigerian are suffering
Henrydon Akudo says
Dear Darlington,God bless u so much for the helpful info.pls how can i get an experienced poultry and fishery mentor/sponsor in Anambra state,Nkpor to be precise.I have built a large poultry and am about to start on August.pls i need help.thanks.
Abundance Success. says
Great job. Keep it up.
Abundance Success. says
Good job you are doing. Helping people to have businesses of their own, thereby reducing unemployment. Please do you have any contact person or office in Edo State, precisely Benin City? I want to have a one-on-one discussion with the person so as to enable me start a commercial snail farm. I will appreciate your reply. Thank you and remain blessed.
Banji Babalola says
Thanks for the info. I just want to have your contact address, and phone number so that I can contact you for consultation.
Thanks..
Ayodeji Olaniun says
Thanks again for this article. Please what is the maturity period of this snail as it was not stated in the write up. Thanks.
Anonymous says
hmm 50,000,000
Anonymous says
I was excited, but you say 1 square meter is enough for 10 snails? Then to get 1,000,000 snails, I need 100,000 square meters, or 10 hectares, right? I can't imagine 10 hectares covered in snails, and who has 10 hectares, and how would I procure enough fruit and greens to feed so many snails? I'm not so confident about ₦50,000,000 per annum.
Darlinton says
Anything that suites you. If 20 snails in a box is what you think you can do, do it. No body is asking you to farm 1,000,000, we are only helping big thinkers to think and aim even bigger. Thanks.
Ayodeji Olaniun says
Thanks a lot for this very informative business idea, I'm thinking of starting something of my own and going through this article, it has really aroused my interest. Now, what I want to know is if you offer any further assistance in setting up a snailery. also, for some of us that live in highly towns, how do we go about it,
Okonofua L. I says
Thanks for your good work. I just started farming and Snail farming is one of the areas am looking at. Please is it possible to link me with an expert on it? I am ready to pay the professional consulting fees if the individual is a known and confirmed expert.
Anonymous says
Thanks alot for this information, its quite educative. i appreciate everything. Thanks once again- BABA G
raphael olayemi says
thank you mr omeh for the wonderful things you are doing on this site. my question it, if you have A.A in your farm how many years will it take them to maturity for you to sell them?
Anonymous says
Nice article
Rick Paul says
I'm in the USA I would like to invest in this business please anyone whom can help may contact me.
Anonymous says
Nice one sir. Is d snail bizness worth sitting wit
OLUSEUN says
MR. Darlinton Omeh. God shall continue to increase you in your knowledge. Am so impress after going through the article. You are genius.
Anonymous says
How often can I feed the snails?
Anonymous says
Good work, God bless
Anonymous says
Wow, i never knew it was this lucrative, thanks a lot. But sir before going into it,i would prefer having a practical experience on it, so sir, how can you help me on that ?
Anonymous says
Wow, i never knew it was this lucrative, thanks a lot. But sir before going into it,i would prefer having a practical experience on it, so sir, how can you help me on that ?
Anonymous says
can i start rearing snails in a shop.
Anonymous says
You can't have poultry on same land as piggery. This is for biosecurity reasons as poultry is quite sensitive.
Anonymous says
truely, money is actually in the bush and not in the city as many thought. No farmer no food. No food no life. farming is the solution!
Anonymous says
THANKS FOR SHORING UP MY CONFIDENCE. I STARTED SNAIL FARMING ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO WITH A LITTLE OVER 100 SNAILS. RIGHT NOW I HAVE OVER 500 SNAILS AND I AM STILL COUNTING. BEST REGARDS.
Anonymous says
Wow! This is a perfect idea. Thank you so much. I will give it a try. Am in abuja, how do I get a place to rare snail here and pls how much is the budget to start? And I will want u to be my mentor pls am serious sir.
Anonymous says
Thank you for the information sir, I need to venture into this snail farming business but meanwhile, I have enough market for the snail but I do not know where to get snails in large qty while I plan my own farm. Do you know of anyone who farms snails in large qty so i can buy on a regular basis
I will appreciate your support
Keep up the wonderful work
Anonymous says
Good day sir, are you in Lagos?I meant your office and where is it located cos I need real practicals before I venture into this business.
Anonymous says
Good job! How much space is required for a pen to house 3000 snails?
Anonymous says
Must you sell the book? just make it free
Clint says
Thanks for the information, please sir, can 10 plots of land be suitable for 2 million snails?
Anonymous says
Pls sir, how do we control ant in snail farm. God bless u as u reply.
Aghemenlo masade says
Thank you so much. I just started mine but didn't have much information till now. I hope mine comes out well. It's a small farm.
Anonymous says
what good insecticide can be used in a snail pen . good job sir.
Anonymous says
Very nice info, How can someone get your Office address or phone number for consulting advise.
Darlinton says
If the land is in approved location, sure, it's advisable. You can start with one and gradually add the others.
Anonymous says
Thanks for your nice information, Pls, I would like you to advise me if it will be possible for me to invest my money on poultry, piggery and snail on same half acre of land which I just acquired
Anonymous says
am seeing this blogg for the first time. I can't thank you enough. please where is your office? I need consultancy services. thank you once more
Darlinton says
Thank you… Feel free to ask any question you have, I’ll be willing to answer as long as time permits. As regards consultancy, there is no chance for that due to works we are involved in. The reason why I wrote the eBook is to fill those gaps and it’s even much more detailed than what you can get from few days of consultancy, and cost cheaper.
Anonymous says
I am indeed grateful for this quality info, Pls; can I make use of constructed wooden cage with loamy sand on its floor on my balcony temporarily for small scale while I process better/permanent site for my snailery. is it advisable?
Anonymous says
I had a snail farm of abt 300 snails but the death rate was too high, (15 die daily) and ants kept visiting almost every day so I stopped please what's your advice for me,want to start again
Anonymous says
I had a snail farm of abt 300 snails but the death rate was high I record abt 15 daily and ants kept visiting almost every day, so I stopped please what's yous advice for me,want to start again
Anonymous says
where can buy from
Anonymous says
Dose the parents snail hatche the eggs or the eggs hatche itself.
Nifanjase says
Abidemi Thomas is my name
Thanks for the additional info,i will appreciate if i can get more info on this.
i will want to start with at least 100 to 200 units of the Achatina Achatina .
thanks
Anonymous says
Hi,Thank you for the info. I am very much interested in the snail biz. Can you link me to farmers in my area I can learn this biz; I live in Gbagada.
Darlinton says
Hi, comments are not published if there is email address or phone numbers within the comment body
timmynaijadotcom Timmy Abede says
Seems my comments are denied notification.
VINCENT OJINNAKA ONWUMERE says
Nice article
Darlinton says
Yes we do, you need to visit us in our office
Anonymous says
Do you offer consultancy services? been looking for stuff like this. I will be glad if you could check my little space at Gowon estate. WAITING NOW!
Ameh Samuel says
Nice info I must say
Dooshima says
Thanx Mr Omeh and all who hav commented usefully. will Abuja be a gud place to set up a farm considering d dry weather
Anonymous says
You can build a roof over your farm.It must not be galvanized (use abestos instead) so it would not absorb heat(which wont be good for the snails). this will also protect your pens from flooding during excessive rainfall
Anonymous says
Snails are hemaphrodites as the other writer said but they have to be together to reproduce.They also attach themselves to each other's shells to move faster.One square meter is enough for 15 Adults(50 /square metre for juveniles and 100 for hatchlings depending on the specie).If your pen is built with bricks, then the sides of the pen is also considered space as well.
Isaac Adetunji says
please do we need to separate eggs from where snails are kept before hatching or how?
Chinedum says
Please can i floor the the snailery with cement before filling with sand?
Anonymous says
Thanks baba. I am guided and indeed honoured.
Darlinton says
Yes, some of them are the achatina family. Compare it with the ones on the pictures on this article and see if they match
Darlinton says
You can get your foundation stock from existing snail farm near you. ask people within your locality is they know of any snail farmer around your area. Or you just make out time and take a trip to the village
Anonymous says
@Darlinton, thank you for this info. How do I get the ebook and do you offer consultancy services. I will be glad if you could help set up the snail farm. God bless you.
Anonymous says
idea idea that a gud one!!!!
Anonymous says
@Nana Ekanem, 1 million divided by 400 on A.A. = 2500, i suppose there about! Abi D?
@Darlinton Omeh, you are always on point. Well done!
Anonymous says
Tx for this information
Nigcareer says
Thank you so much. God bless you
Anonymous says
sir you are wonderful. what measure can one take to ensure you protect your snail from wind if you are in cities where there is no trees around.
Anonymous says
Wa o. This is really insightful thank u
Anonymous says
Woo this all interesting am elevated with all this information on snail money making. thnx to you all that have post a comment
Akin Akinfolarin says
Well my college books said no mail or female but I was supprised to see two sets that I picked yesterday attached to oneanother.
Akin Akinfolarin says
I have picked about 10 since yesterday and I put them in one room of an unroofed uncompleted building. Thats what made me search for info online now. Thanks alot for the info.
Anonymous says
Please could you please recommend where i could be well trained. Im based in Abuja, Nigeria
Anonymous says
Please could you please recommend where i could be well trained. Im based in Abuja, Nigeria
Elem Clifford says
I want to stock about 1000 snails,
My questions are;
What is the best stocking size?
How much per a stocking snail?
Thanks for your anticipated response.
Elem Clifford says
Thanks for your time to educating others,
Am interested but my questions are;
How much does it cost per stock of snail?
What size of snail is best for stocking?
Anonymous says
wao!
Anonymous says
Thank you very much. I appreciate!
Nana Ekanem says
How many snails do i need to start with to be able to harvest 1 million snails? Also what size should the snailery be to accommodate such a number?
Anonymous says
Snails are hermaphrodite, meaning they have both male and female reproductive organs. There are no males and no females
Anonymous says
Thanks and God bless u for this.my question is this since I hav to keep 10 snails par square meter and I obviously don't know hw to differentiate d male from the female how can I be sure am not putin all males in same place and all female in same place
chigozie ogoke. B says
i avidly agree deeply in this concept of farming( snail farming) in Nigeria. i want to thank the wealthResult.com on the information and at least i can start up my own small scale snail farming.
Anonymous says
You've done very well impacting knowledge into nigerian's life God bless you real good. Please, Is wooden cage suitable for keeping snails? If yes, can you tell me what cage space can occupy 10,000 grown up snails, thank you.
Anonymous says
Great work here. God bless you and more strenght in Jesus name. Amen
Kwamina says
Great work & many thanks. I have a backyard of about 70 x 50ft half fenced with some plantain will this be enough and how much is your e-book?
Kwamina says
Great work. I have a backyard of about 70x50ft can this be enough and houmuch is the ebook?
Sibulele Mkumatela says
Thank you so much for the info now I can finally have my own farm and produce my beauty gel made from the snail gel
Olayiwola Shoremekun says
The article us being so useful.Tnank you so much.
Anonymous says
Darlinton Omeh, you owesome for this secret about snail farming. Thanks a lot. I will take my chances.
infinity4ever30 says
More grease to ur elbow
Anonymous says
Thank u for this great info.u jst fed me with all I needed t start my own farm
Anonymous says
where can i get snails for breeding to buy,and how are they sold?should be in lagos pls
Anonymous says
Darlinton Omeh,pls can i have your number,or send me a blank mail.thanks alot for the write up
Darlinton says
We have prepared a quality 64 pages eBook that will assist and guide you towards setting up your snail farm anywhere in Nigeria. Click on the eBook menu on the top of this sites' top menu to buy it. It is exactly what you need to move ahead in this venture.
Anonymous says
you are doing a great job educating Nigerians more kudos to you.
Question- what is the required space of land required to rear one million snail?
kamoru says
Thank you , very informative and empowering. more power to your energy. visit http://www.fuoye.edu.ng for academics request.
queen says
Dear darlington, pls i need a consultant to help me start this business, am currently in abuja, how do i get one? thank you
midas Manny says
Waooo, good things do come from Nigeria. Excellent.
ehis says
Good work Mr Darlington. Want to know how one can deal with the intrusion of smaller predators such as ants and termites. Do insecticides and pesticides have any adverse effects on snails? Thanks!
Anonymous says
Dear Mr. Darlinton, is any formulation to be used to keep out soldier ants and other smaller pest from the snailery?
Darlinton says
Though not ideal for commercial snail rearing, discarded tyres or oil drums may serve as relatively cheap snail pens for small scale rearing. Three or four tyres are placed on top of each other, with chicken wire and mosquito mesh between the topmost tyre and the second one from the top.
Oil drums should have some holes in the bottom for drainage, be filled with good soil to a depth of 7-10 cm, and be fitted with wire plus mosquito mesh on top.
Anonymous says
Can motor tyres be used in snail farming
Darlinton says
Thank you but I do not respond to business questions privately, the only exception is if there is personal deal you want to discuss with me that can not be discussed publicly. You may drop your questions here if you have any.
Aysha Audu says
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! this is awesome…………..kudos to you bro,may God bless you for sharing this piece.We will all appreciate it if we get @least your email add.Thank you.
Aysha Audu says
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! this is awesome…………..kudos to you bro,may God bless you for sharing this piece.We will all appreciate it if we get @least your email add.Thank you.
Anonymous says
Thanks for this great information.God bless you.please can I have your phone number
Maliki Ovoko says
Great work.
Darlinton says
You need to start making plan to build more suitable snarly before anything else. Standard snarly don't have to be costly
Anonymous says
Before i stumble on your site, i have stated my farm with plastic and metal containers. Though you're not in support with this technic, my farm is one month old and they are doing well. Pls will it eventaully back fire on me. What should i do? The condition is not right for me to build snaillery now.
Anonymous says
Hello Mr Darlington pls i have some questions to ask and would appreciate a reply….
we pick a lot of little snails in my compound and we ve a fish pond but its no longer in use..pls do u tynk a cemented deep pond can b used to rear d snails and do u tynk my compound is fertile enuff for d snails to grow… tnxx alot..
kamoru adigun says
Thank you , very informative and empowering. http://www.fuoye.edu.ng
[email protected] says
Buying 8 was to study them for a big one. Anyways, I guess I need to do some studying. Thanks
Darlinton says
You never wanted to do it, that was the reason you started with just eight. Anyway, there is no harm in trying agan, you can start all over again and who knows you'd probably hit it big this time.
[email protected] says
Hello Mr. Umeh,
Get me started on dis biz. I bought 8 snails for a test but time wouldn't let me concentrate on them. However, they were laying eggs already and I wondered whether wetting the snails can damage d eggs. Thou I ate dem after loosing about 3 and threw away d eggs bcos dey looked somehow to me. I plan to do it again and eventually big time. Is there anyway I can chat with u outside dis site?
Darlinton says
Snail can be reared all year round but the best season is the rainy season for many reasons. If you are keeping multiple species, keep them separate
jokayo says
hi, thanks for this informative piece. ps i need to know if its ok to start the farming during the dry season. also need to know if its ok to rear the 2 common species together
Darlinton says
John, that will be a very good idea. For the fact your workers do pick big snail around your farm means the environment is very suitable for snail rearing. Go ahead and do your thing bro!
John Terfa Mka says
Hi Darlinton,
A really good job you are doing here, keep it up…
John Terfa Mka says
Hi Darlington,
An excellent job you are doing here indeed, stumbled on your blog after checking google on pig farming, I am indeed very impressed with your depth and willingness to share such rich information, I hope many more will read it and be as inspired as I am and others I have seen here, thankfully I have got a patch of land where pigs are currently been raised, and am sure it will suffice for snail rearing, as my workers have randomly picked some large snails in the bushes while clearing…
thank you again and I hope to visit this site more frequently and refer others too.
Ekanade Ayodele says
I have been so inspired by all your articles and write ups, am about to start the farming business and would like to constantly be in touch as we move on. God bless you. Please is it possible we have your contact?
Vinight Michael says
GOD ALMITHY WILL COTINUE TO ENHANCE MORE KNOWLEDG AND UNDERSTANDING INJM AMEEN
Adejoro John says
Please link me with any body I can learn this farming business from.within alimosho area.plssss
Destiny Chioma Iheukwumere says
I have two questions.
If one wants to do large scale snail farming, what is the ratio of snails to farmhand? That is how many snails can one person take care of at a time.
Secondly, how are the eggs hatched?
Destiny Chioma Iheukwumere says
Very informative! Am starting next month. Thanks
Darlinton says
That's great, it means you are really going somewhere. Keep it going
Otulana oludare says
I am new in d biz.i started rearing wit a tyre and sand in it.i pick snails around now.hoping to expand my tentacles.i separated d small ones now.
Darlinton says
Thank you so much for the wonderful prayer, I can feel the feel the anointing 😀
Adeyemo Samson says
Others demanded for the payment of up to #10,000 for what you did for free. By the reanson of God's anointing on me, I release God's blessing on you in Jesus name. You shall be great. You shall feed nations. You days shall be blissful in Jesus name. Thanks for the free article. Pastor Samson Adeyemo, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Darlinton says
The most important thing is the snail itself, not the egg. Every farmer invests on the ones he think is best for him/her but Achatina Achatina is the most viable
Unknown says
Hi snail farm experts. I want to expand my investments and go into snail farming. I know about the A. Achatina and the A. Marginata. I know the a. Achatina can produce between 100 to 400 eggs in a year and the marginata can produce between 10 to 40. But what I do not understand here in Nigeria is why do investors invest more into the marginata as it doesn't make any business sense to me. If the A. Achatina produces more. I guess that means more money right? But most farms I've seen invest in marginata. Pls I need to understand why this is. I wanna be careful before I open the farm. Cheers guys.
Otonye says
please tell me the kind of material I can use to rear snails on a small scale at my back yard since I can't use plastic or metal
Darlinton says
I have been away for sometimes now, that's why most questions are unanswered, and it's not good that some of you who knows are not taking steps to help others with their questions.
1. Plastic tank and metal drum are not suitable for snail rearing
2. You can buy the snail for from existing snail farmers if you can't pick it.
3. Yes, the common snails you see on the walls during raining seasons, some of them are Archachatina Marginata – they are suitable for snail farming.
4. Why not? It's wise to involve villagers who would help you in doing some of the works, it's a way to empower them too. The article already contains enough information to give you ideas of the cost
Anonymous says
Because of d nature of my job I may not have d time to go to villages in search of d snails. Is it wise to involve villagers for this and how much is it to start a good snail farm #estimatedly
Thanks
Anonymous says
please i need your advice on how i can start please
Anonymous says
Thanks for this information. I really want to start up a something small and I think I will go for the Poultry and Snail farming. But I have a question: are the common snail we see on our wall/fences during the raining season good for farming?
Anonymous says
Thank you , very informative and empowering
Anonymous says
Thanks for info…apart from sourcing from the bush, which may not be convenient for people living in certain areas, what other ways can i source for d foundation stock?..tanks
Anonymous says
Thank you for the information. Is it possible to get your contact details? I needed to get some clearification on the snail farming. Even if it is your email address. I am expecting to hear from you.
Darlinton says
Contact the nearby eatery they will be glad to patronize you
Otonye says
thank you for d enriching information. I want to start with home farming. can I rear them in a plastic tank? or a metal drum?
Anonymous says
Thanks so much my boss, may almighty God continue to bless you.
Please how do we get buyers/ market for the snail?
Anonymous says
Thank you very much for all the info, may Almighty God continue to bless you.
Please how can we get market/buyers for it because l have like two hundred pieces l wanted to sell. mind you not in that price you quoted above sir, simply because they are very big.
Once again thanks for the tips…..
Darlinton says
I think you should find a way to acquire more space. Instead of looking for how to congest your farm
Anonymous says
Thanks for the info. I am really interested in snail farming, I was told that for effective breeding I should keep 10snails per square metre, now I have about 16sqm to work with that means I can only rare 160snails. Is there a way to raise more snails in that space without hindering their growth?
Anonymous says
Thank u very much 4 impacting in me. U're truly a mentor,pls i want 2 start this snail farming & i need ur backing(coaching),cuz i'm new in it pls.
Anonymous says
The major difference between the two is that, A. fulica has sharp pointed end, while A. marginata has smooth blunt end.
Darlinton says
Achatina Fulica tends to be smaller in size than the other two. They look very similar but different in size
Nectar says
What is the major and most obvious difference A. Marginata and A. Fulica?
Nectar says
You are a great statesman n highly commendable for sharing this veritable knowledge openly without pecuniary interest.
Darlinton says
Thank you all. Pls, help spread the news about WealthResult.com we want every Entrepreneur to know about it
Anonymous says
Thanks for the wonderful tips on snail farming. Its a nice job, more powers to your elbow
Anonymous says
Thanks so much.got here through nairaland
Anonymous says
I found your site through Nairaland and I must comment you for great job. kudos
Anonymous says
Good and thank you!!!!