But in 2021, with the encouragement of her family, Ms. Thuy was determined to return to snake farming. With the capital she had, she started building a barn with an area of 150m2, built into cells, each cell she used to divide into 2 compartments, then covered with a layer of clean sand; the barn door system was made of 1 - 1.5cm thick wooden bars, with sturdy latches; at the same time, she purchased necessary equipment, such as fans, freezers, mist fans... In addition, Ms. Thuy also borrowed more from relatives and friends and was guided by the Cong Ly Commune Youth Union to access preferential loans from the Social Policy Bank to support expanding production scale.
According to Ms. Thuy, the buffalo snake is a terrestrial species, they have many different names, such as: buffalo snake, striped snake, tiger snake, long thua snake; on the body there are many striped patterns. This snake species has a gentle nature, their food is often diverse, abundant and easy to find, such as: frogs, toads or chickens, ducks of poor quality due to incubators... This is also an animal that is easy to raise, easy to reproduce, and has high economic efficiency. Normally, the period from the third lunar month, when the weather is warm and sunny, is the right time for snakes to eat. At this time, on average, every 3-5 days, Ms. Thuy will feed the snakes once; each meal, the entire group of snakes will consume 30-50 kg of food. To save costs, each meal, she will feed half of the snakes first. After about an hour, if the snakes have not finished eating, she will turn the tray and continue to transfer the food to the others. After 2-3 hours of the snake eating, Ms. Thuy will clean the snake's cage. If taken care of well, in the hot season, about 25-30 days, the snake will molt, at that time, the snake consumes a large amount of food, so its body weight increases rapidly. From the 9th lunar month is the time when the snake will not eat and start hibernating, she will adjust the diet accordingly.
In addition to the advantages of being easy to raise and having few diseases, if you do not pay attention to the diet and clean the cage regularly, snakes are susceptible to diseases, especially diarrhea, which is very difficult to treat. In 2023, due to lack of experience in cleaning the cage, Ms. Thuy lost nearly 30 adult snakes. Later, learning from previous breeders, after feeding the snakes and after each litter of snakes, she regularly cleaned the cage and sprayed disinfectant throughout the cage to avoid risks to the offspring.
The king cobra usually lays 2 litters per year in the 5th and 7th lunar months. The first litter will contain 10-15 eggs, and the following litters will contain more eggs, ranging from 15-20 eggs. On average, Ms. Thuy harvests about 3,000-3,500 snake eggs per litter to supply the market. The price of snake eggs ranges from 30-90 thousand VND/egg. From the initial 163 breeds, up to now, Ms. Thuy's snake farm has 600 snakes of all kinds. After deducting expenses, Ms. Thuy has an income of 200-250 million VND/year. Along with scientific breeding methods, reasonable nutrition, and effective breeding techniques, Ms. Thuy's snake breeding model has produced high productivity, minimizing risks.
With perseverance, diligence, hard work, determination and the desire to become rich, Ms. Hoang Thi Hong Thuy has succeeded in finding a suitable economic development direction, bringing high efficiency. Secretary of Cong Ly Commune Youth Union, Do Thi Tuoi said: Ms. Hoang Thi Hong Thuy is a typical example of not being afraid of hardship, not being afraid of difficulties, making efforts to develop the local economy, worthy for union members and young people to learn and follow. In the coming time, Cong Ly Commune Youth Union will continue to accompany and support Ms. Thuy and union members and young people in the whole commune to promote economic development.
Bui Linh
Source: https://baohanam.com.vn/kinh-te/phat-trien-kinh-te-tu-nuoi-ran-ho-trau-155842.html
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