Requirements to set up a snail farm

Setting up a snail farm is a business that must comply with various legal requirements., administrative, as management. In this video I tell you what they are and some recommendations based on our experience..

The requirements to set up a snail farm are several, although they are quite simple to meet., but you must be aware that it is an economic and livestock activity.

So, You must take into account a series of important requirements before starting that project. Here you have all this information in text format.

We have divided these requirements into two groups:

1. Legal requirements
2. Logical requirements

Legal requirements to set up a snail farm

Most of the requirements to set up a snail farm, son urban issues that operate at the municipal level, that is to say, They depend on the municipality/town where you want to start your snail farm..

Basically, to create snails (like to raise any animal), you're going to need an exploit code, hence You will need to register your snail farm with REGA (registration of livestock farms).

Actually, you don't need more, what happens is that This procedure involves some more… we go in parts:

Where to request the exploitation code?

He REGA registration is processed in the veterinary unit, Oca, regional agricultural workshop (they are all the same) that corresponds to you geographically.

This request will be processed by your autonomous community and the response time is usually 1 o 2 months, but it depends on several factors (complexity of exploitation, administration workload, deadlines for each community, etc.).  

Please note that Your application must be complete in order to begin processing, hence, It is possible that the greatest “time drain” is due to how long it takes you to gather all the documentation requested of you..

If your intention is to set up your farm in the community of Castile and León, can request registration of a farm filling out this document.

Documentation necessary to register your snail farm

As a guide, We are going to tell you the requirements to set up a snail farm most common, but remember that it is only a guide… The final word lies with the official veterinary services in your area.:

Descriptive report of the activity

Could be a simple description of how the farm works (facilities, distribution, tasks, etc.). It is important to do it well because later you will have to justify everything.

Sometimes, a health program may be required that necessarily, must be made and signed by a veterinarian.

Planning license

All the real estate described in activity memory (land, constructions, equipment, etc.)  they have to comply with urban planning regulations, either because they already exist and are in order or because they will be built and/or put into operation after applying for the corresponding licenses and complying with current regulations.

Depending on whether the constructions are already done or not, you will need a memory/project to do them from scratch or, simply, provide documentation that proves that they are already in order.

Compliance with applicable regulations

This point may be a bit redundant, but, almost like a summary, let me tell you that your farm has to comply:  

• With Animal Health regulations.
• With environmental regulations.
• With urban planning regulations.

Only then can you register your snail farm with REGA..

Logical requirements of a snail farm

It is a series of things that, really, you should take into account when getting started.

They can help you make everything go better, complicate the project or, well identified, They can help you make the decision that raising snails is not for you..

Training information

Before anything, think one thing,

how much do you know about snails?  Usually the answer is NOTHING

Well then, Can you explain to me how you can live off something without knowing anything about it?? 

Don't make the mistake of making decisions about your farm without having serious and professional knowledge on the subject. Training will help you on several levels:

• A good training will present the activity to you as it is, won't tell you what you want to hear, but rather it should put you in front of the reality of heliculture. This should help you decide whether to start your farm or not..
• Good training, in case you have decided that you will make your farm, will help you do it logically and professionally, taking into account the jobs that, once launched, you will have to carry out in it. That is to say, It will help you make fewer mistakes and save money.
• Good training does not end when the farm is finished. It should involve monitoring during the first campaigns to help establish the production model and avoid management errors..

All this and some more things, is what a good training.

Don't fall into some of the most widespread errors in our sector:

•  “I have already been looking on the internet”: There is more misinformation than information.
• “I prefer to learn from mistakes”: it is very expensive, The cheapest thing is to learn from the mistakes already made by others and the things they are already doing well.
•  “I have already read a few books”: Would you set up a workshop having read a couple of mechanical books??

Personal compatibility with the activity

It will help you a lot to know if the tasks involved in a snail farm will be to your liking or not..

Much of the success of an activity like this lies in the person who starts it, that is to say, in you

If you like/get hooked on the work on the farm, the farm will be great., there will be errors that will be corrected, things that will be improved and everything will gradually get better.

But if that doesn't happen, If the farm becomes a burden for you, everything will sink.

The problems will go away, they will not face each other and will become bigger and bigger. Everything will get worse by the moment and it will be a “snowball” effect that will take you and your farm ahead..

Time availability

It doesn't matter how big your future farm is going to be., will need you to dedicate time.

As it is an animal production, There are many things that cannot be postponed so you have to keep in mind that, practically every day, you will have to spend some time on the farm.

Obviously that amount of time will depend on the size of your kennel., but during the campaign it will have to be an almost daily time.

Investment capacity

I suppose you will be with me in that there is no productive project that does not require an amount of money to start it. AND TO MAKE IT WORK.

For your farm to function correctly you will need a series of facilities and equipment. (store, fattening parks, irrigation, electric current, agua, etc.).

And to produce in it you will also need some essential things (fry snail, I think, labour, etc.).

It is evident that you have to make the most of every € you spend, but saving will always be a matter of planning and knowledge, Under no circumstances should you remove things that you will need or that are essential..

Let's not fool ourselves, if you do not have money to invest and/or financing conditions (banks, investors, etc.) You should seriously consider working as an employee..

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Necessary and compatible resources

There are a number of things, facilities and resources that will be necessary for the correct functioning of the farm both at a productive and commercial level.

 In this sense, The more and better of them you have beforehand, the better since it will make it easier for you to start up the farm and will reduce the investment..

The Terrain

You cannot raise snails if you do not have land, since it is the physical site where all the activity that will trigger its growth will take place..

Among the requirements to set up a snail farm, Having land in advance will mean you can contain one of the largest investment costs of starting your farm.

If you do not have land you have to access one that allows you a low cost, reduced and that does not limit you in possibilities (broad, versatile, protected, etc.). In another of our articles/videos we talk more extensively about the choice of land.

Necessary constructions

For the entire fattening and marketing process to be done correctly, you will need a series of attached facilities that allow you to work on drying., selection, packing, etc. of the snail..

You will always need a warehouse for both feed and different tools., a drying area for the snail and, surely, a changing room and/or service.

It may also be necessary to have a cold room for the conservation of the snail., but this point is expensive and only in some cases will it be justified for you to put it.

How will you understand, The more of these things you have beforehand, the better for your project..

The necessary dimensions and features of these facilities depend on many things and are covered in more detail in our trainings..

Light and water

They are two fundamental resources for the correct functioning of your snail farm..

Electric energy will allow you to water, schedule irrigation, dry the snail, etc. and a constant water supply point will ease the risks, cleaning and other tasks.

Having electricity and water on your land is a great advantage, not only on an economic level, also at a bureaucratic level (simplicity of permissions).

Machinery

When it's time to get to work (especially if you want to do it well) You are going to need some machines and tools that will make everything easier for you..

Obviously it will depend on how you want to do the work and the size of the farm., but broadly speaking you are going to need

• motorcycle
• brush cutter
• hedge trimmer
• pressure water machine
• irrigation pump
• and some more than, insurance, It has left me in the dark.

It is not only important to have this machinery, It is also important that you are familiar with its use.

Here are the requirements to set up a snail farm that you should take into account before doing anything else..

I hope they have served as guidance for you., but if you want more information you can contact us to resolve any doubts that you have pending to resolve.