Quick Answer: Archachatina marginata is a large land snail native to West Africa. It is one of the most popular snail species for commercial farming in Nigeria. It is also called the Giant West African Snail or Banana Rasp Snail. Farmers…
Achatina fulica is a small to medium-sized land snail originally from East Africa. It is one of the three most commonly farmed snail species in Nigeria, alongside Achatina achatina and Archachatina marginata. If you are asking “what is Achatina fulica…
Achatina achatina is a large land snail native to West Africa and one of the most commercially valuable snail species you can raise in Nigeria. It is commonly called the Giant Ghana Snail or Tiger Snail. If you are looking…
If you run a snail farm or plan to start one, understanding snail fertility assessment signs is essential for your breeding success. At Zendric, we have spent years observing and documenting snail breeding patterns, and we know that recognizing when…
Back in 2016, I made a discovery that changed my snail farm forever. One evening, I was at a friend’s brewery in Ota, Ogun State. He complained about mountains of wet grain piling up daily. “This thing gives me headache,”…
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 Uzodimma…
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…
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…
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…
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…