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They dont grow them, they find them. When they are born, they have to find a small enough shell for them that is comfortable to wear. As snails get older and grow bigger, they have to find a new, bigger shell because they outgrew their old one.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoSnails are attached to their shells (like your muscles are attached to your bones) so they cannot come completely out of their shells. Unlike hermit crabs, who need to find a larger shell when they want to grow, a snail simply grows its shell larger when it needs a larger shell. It secretes more shell material at the edge of the aperture and continues the spiral around. Some snails change the form of the aperture when they reach maturity, changes that usually signify the end of growth. MissGiggles19 :) ********************************************************** no i think they grow with the shell
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∙ 15y agoThey eat algae off walls of aquariums and off the bottom of plant leaves... Some snails can become 10-15cm long
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∙ 12y agosnails shells get bigger over time by way of growth; the mantle produces calcium carbonate layers that make up the shell of a snail.
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∙ 14y agoThe mantle of the snail deposits calcium carbonate in layers, thus the shell grows.
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∙ 14y agocalcium
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Do snails grow out of their shells?
No, their shells actually grow with them, which is pretty cool. A younger snail will have a very small shell while an older snails will have a bigger shell.
Can snails grow back their shells?
No, snails cannot grow back their shells; the shell wall is attached to the organs and blood supply of the snail. If the shell were to be removed, the snails would die soon after.
Does a sea snail change its shell throughout its lifetime?
No, a snail grows more shell as it gets bigger. Hermit crabs (which live in the shells of dead snails) however do select bigger and bigger shells as they grow.
Do sea snails shed the conch and move into a new conch?
No, a conch is a mollusk which lives in a conch shell ,which it secretes itself. As the conch grows the shell gets bigger too, to accommodate it. Sea snails tend not to have any shell at all and if they do have a shell it is one that they secrete themselves. Hermit crabs live in the empty shells of mollusks and move to a new shell as they grow bigger.
Snail has completley come out of shell?
snails never come completely out of there shell there shell might break so they can grow a new one. but a snail performs torsion in witch its body twist into the shell they create and can not leave there shell but can grow the shell bigger so there shell grows with them
Can snails go from one shell to another?
No. The shell grows around the snail as the snail grows bigger, but the snail is fastened into its shell and cannot leave it. Hermit crabs live in empty shells, and find a new, bigger shell as they grow.
Do snails come out of their shell to burrow?
No, snails do not leave their shell to burrow.
Are snails shell silky and watery?
Snails shell is silky and watery.
What is the foamy stuff on snails shell?
after snails mate it leaves a foamy substance on the shell
What are snails exoskeleton?
a snails has an exoskeleton known as a shell. The shell grows with the snail as it ages.
Do snails get a new shell when they lose their old one?
Snails do not receive a new shell after they lose one, or better yet do not usually lose their shell. Every year as a snail grows bigger it adds new rings to its shell. These rings are clearly visible from year to year and often have different shades.
What shelter do snails have?
the snails shell is it's shelter
