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Answered 2010-09-14 01:10:23
yes, when a snail gets to large for its shell it disposes of it and finds a larger one.
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Do all snails have shells?
All snails have shells but not all Gastropods have shells. Snails are in the gastropod family.
Do snails move into new shells?
yes snails move into new shells but not all kinds of snails do .
When do snails change their shells?
Snails do not change their shells. The snail's shell grows with it over time.
How do snails grow their shells?
Snails grow their shells from the calcium in their bodies. It is secreted out of the mantle of the snail. There shells grow like our fingernails do.
What are snails?
Snails have beautiful shells and are slimy but cute.
Where do snails sleep?
Snails sleep inside there shells.
Do snails change shells?
Snails do not change their shell.
How long does it take fora snil to build a new shell?
Snails dont rebuild their shells. I used to think that slugs were just snails without shells, but without their shells, snails die. Their bodies are sort of connected to the shells.
Do Snail Shells Expand?
snails shed their shells and find new shells
Are snails invertibrates?
Yes, snails have really hard shells.
Do snails live with out there shells?
The snails shell is part of its body
What do snails have but slugs don't have?
Snails have shells and slugs don't.
What protetcts sea snails?
see snails also have shells
How do snails get their shells?
They grow them.
Why do snails have shells?
Protection.
Do snails eat their shells?
no
What did snails evolve from?
shells.
How are snails recognized?
Their shells?
How do you get snails out of their shells?
You don't. Snails grow to their shells through a thin layer of skin. If you pick them from their shells you may very well kill or injure them.
You have some baby African snails and they have lost their shells is this normal?
no but it happens 10/50 of snails have lost there shells
Do baby garden snails have shells when they are born?
Yes! Garden snails hatch from eggs with their shells fully developed.
Do snails change shells in the spring?
Snails do not change their shells ever. They keep their shell up to the day they die.
Why do live snails gather around crushed snails?
the protein from the other snails shells
Do snails change their shells?
no,as they grow their shells grow too
When do snails grow there shells?
snails are born with tiny bits of shells as the snails grow the shell grows with it twirling round to form the shell. hope this helps :]
