How do you tell snails from each other?

Answer 1

In actual fact, snails are a species which are Hermaphrodites - which means they have both male and female sex organs. When a pair of snails mate, they both produce eggs which will grow in to charming baby snails. If you own snails as pets, it's a good idea to give them unisex names - or label one as the male and another as the female. For instance I have given one of my snails a boy's name (Archimedes) and the other a girl's name (Shelly).

Answer 2

Hi :-) I have 6 snails and ive named all of them.As you know snails are both boy and girl.So you can name it a girl or boy name.Ill give you a name or two.My snails names are:E'des,Cukor,Szella,Spiky,Cutie and Angel.Try to find a name like these.Its name can be Mani or Bobby lol.Or one of my snails name.Good luck and they eat fruits and vegatables and live up to 15 years. :)

Answer 3

You could try this link :- www.fishpondinfo.com/snail2.htm. If you have an unknown species of snail then you should remove it/them as soon as possible before you have major problems with them. Snails multiply rapidly in a fish aquarium taking up room and using Oxygen that is required by the fish. They also eat/damage expensive water plants and defacate heaps making more work for the filtation system to cope with and more mulm to be syphoned out regularly.

Answer 4

First, try looking it up on Google, describing it. If you got the snail from the garden, it's probably a Helix Aspersa, Pomatia or something like that, this is a garden snail. If you have something like a big green snail you found on a tree, type "Big green tree snail". Be sure to type something like "Big green tree snail South Australia" or wherever you live.

Regards, Geckonator.

Oh, and, if you're talking about aquatic snails or land snails, I'd join Petsnails.proboards.com and post your snail picture in the "Problems and Help" page. These people know their stuff. Good luck!

Answer 5

Well what I am currently in the process of experimenting with, I have some henna ink, and I ink the snail shells (I am breeding, so I put breedign info on the back). If they are aquatic snails this wont work, but if they are land snails or a special breed of aquatic snail, you take them out of the water, let the henna dry on them for 30 minutes, put them in a bucket in a humidified room for 6 hours, and then wash off the ink and put them in! Use dechlorinated water for the whole process and don't let the ink touch the skin, wipe it off with a cloth.

Answer 6

Actually, I think all snails are both male and female at the same time. One snail has the sex organs of both, but it still needs a partner for breeding.

Answer 7

by the shape of the shell and the color of the shell.

Answer 8

Snails are hermaphrodites that means they are both male and female.

There is no boy snail or girl snails