Slugs and Snails
Are snails born with a shell?
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2007-10-11 14:49:48
Snails are Born with Shells
When the snail is born, the shell it has is called a
protoconch.
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Snails are Born with Shells
When the snail is born, the shell it has is called a
protoconch
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How does snails get their shell?
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How do snails get there shell?
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When do snails grow there shells?
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Do snails come out of their shell to burrow?
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How long does a snail take to grow its shell?
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Can snails survive with out a shell?
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What is a snails first shell?
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What are inside an snails shell?
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How do snails differ from slugs?
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Do baby snails find empty shells?
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Do water snails shed their shell?
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Do snails go in and out of their shell?
If threatened, a snail may retract into the shell for
protection, but snails cannot leave the confines of the shell
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Are snails slugs?
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Do snails shell shed?
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snails but in spring i hope they breed! I know they dont need to
mate but the type i have do.. ;) i hope i helped good luck if u
have a snail... ;)
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What happens when a snail does not have a shell?
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What tipes of snails are there?
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land snails you will have to look up land snails or someone else
should tell you but water snail i know theres a water snail called
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more and i think the con whatever shell snail in speels diffrently
then i spelled it