You walk into your snail pen one morning. Everything looks quiet. Too quiet. Your snails have sealed themselves up. White patches cover their shell openings. You feel panic rising. Are they dead? Did you do something wrong? I’m Peter Ezebube from Odeda Farm Institute in Ogun State. I’ve trained over 500 snail farmers here since…
I’ll never forget the morning I walked into my snail pen at Odeda Farm Institute in Ogun State. Over 300 baby snails had died overnight. My heart sank. I had done everything right, or so I thought. The substrate was moist. The temperature felt okay. The pen looked clean. But something had gone terribly wrong….
If you’ve been farming snails in Nigeria, you’ve probably seen it before. That heartbreaking moment when you pick up a snail and the shell feels soft. Like rubber. Or when you notice cracks appearing on shells that should be strong and solid. I’m Peter Ezebube from Zendric Snailery, based at Odeda Farm Institute in Ogun…
Let me tell you something I learned the hard way back in 2014. I was at my farm in Odeda, Ogun State. I had just started training smallholder farmers at Odeda Farm Institute. One woman named Mama Segun came to me. She was frustrated. Her snails weren’t growing. They looked weak and pale. I asked…
I still remember the morning I walked into my snail pen at Odeda Farm Institute. What I saw shocked me. Three of my adult Achatina achatina snails were feeding on a younger one. The shell was cracked open. The soft body was being consumed. I felt sick to my stomach. That day changed how I manage my…
Swollen body in snails is a serious problem. I’ve seen it destroy entire snail farms in Ogun State. Last year, a farmer in Eweje lost 300 snails to this condition. He didn’t know what caused it or how to treat it. Herbal remedies for swollen body in snails can save your farm without expensive chemicals. I’m…
Snail farming in Nigeria can be very profitable. But many farmers lose money because their snails grow slowly or die. The main reason? Poor calcium supply. I’m Peter Ezebube from Odeda Farm Institute in Ogun State. I’ve trained over 500 snail farmers across Nigeria in the past 10 years. One mistake I see everywhere is…
Shell rot disease in African giant land snails can wipe out your entire snail farm if you don’t catch it early. I learned this the hard way back in 2014. I’m Peter Ezebube from Zendric Snailery, based at Odedia Farm Institute in Ogun State. I’ve been farming and training snail farmers for over 10 years…
My name is Peter Ezebube, and I’ve been farming snails for over 12 years here at Odeda Farm Institute in Ogun State. Every week, I get the same question from new farmers: “Brother Peter, how often should I spray water in my snail farm?” Let me share what I’ve learned from years of training farmers across…
My name is Peter Ezebube, and I’ve been training snail farmers at Odeda Farm Institute in Ogun State for over ten years. Every November, when the harmattan winds start blowing, I get the same panicked calls from farmers across southwestern Nigeria. “Baba Peter, my snails are hiding deep underground. They haven’t come out for feeding…
