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Slugs and Snails

Characterized by their shell and slow movement, snails are a common garden dweller and even a delicacy in some countries. Snails without shells are called slugs.

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What is the largest snail in puget sound?

The largest snail in Puget Sound is Lewis' moon snail. Its shell can grow to a size of 5.5 inches and when fully extended outside its shell, the moon snail's diameter can be up to 12 inches.

Do snails carry diseases?

Snails do carry diseases! African land snails can harbor and pass on Meningitis and Schistosomiasis--a parasitic disease. They also are loaded with bacteria like salmonella and e-coli.

1 gallon of water weight in slugs?

A slug isn't a weight, it's a mass like a gram. But a gram is metric while slugs are English units. If Force = mass x acceleration, or lbs. = slugs x gravity. Then lbs./gravity =slugs. using gravity as 32.2 ft/s^2, and lbs as 8.33 lbs per gal of water. we divide 8.33 by 32.2 getting .2587 slugs per gallon of water.

Do snails eat ladyfinger?

According to extensive research at the University of Tuvalu's Biology Department following your query we have discovered, fascinatingly, that snails do in fact not eat ladyfinger. Your interesting question was much appreciated by our Department after we have seemingly not had much to research recently!

What slug to use deer hunting?

any kind will kill a deer but if you have a smooth barrel than u need smooth slugs if you have a rifled barrel you need a rifled slug

Are snails deadly?

No because in all our research we have not found a poisonous snail

yet

What attracts snails?

They attract by doing ritual that attracts a femal snail or the male shows off its shell. There you go punks

Do fresh water snails need air bubblers?

No, they do not need bubblers. They do, however, really enjoy having some live plants in the tank with them.

What is in a snail mouth?

inside the snails mouth is a tongue called the radula

Life span of a land snail?

Lifespan The lifespan of snails varies from species to species. In the wild, Achatinidae snails live around 5 to 7 years and Helix snails live about 2 to 3 years. Aquatic Apple Snails live only a year or so. Most deaths are due to predators or parasites. In captivity, their lifespan is much longer, ranging from 10 to 15 years for most species. On occasions, snails have lived beyond this lifespan, up to 30 years.

What to do if your African land snail is not eating?

hi there :)

if your land snail isn't eating try and get a heat mat it maybe because your snail is too cold. to put it on stick it to the back of your tank and it should be fine.

p.s hope your snail is ok :)

Are slugs vertebrates?

because they have no back bone so there fore they are invertebrates

What do you put at the bottom of a snails cage?

My step dad brought back snails from a warm state to Missouri a cold state an we placed them in a plastic container with water an brown paper. They have survived for about month so far.

Snails are in the scientific division that means stomach foot what is the name of this phylum?

snails are in the mollusc phylum and they are not identifend by their stomach being in there foot

Are young snails part of old snails diets?

Normally snails are not carnivorous animals that eat their own kind, although they are known to eat their own eggs, even mother snails!