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Yes, snails can be distinguished as male or female based on their physical characteristics. Male snails typically have a reproductive organ called a penis, while female snails have a reproductive organ called a reproductive opening.

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What snails are female?

Snails are both male and female.


How do you tell apart snails?

If you are keeping pet snails that have similar markings and cannot tell them apart, use different coloured paints (not water-based) or nail varnish to put a small dot of colour on the shell to help with identification. If the question meant "how do you tell male and female snails apart?", then the answer is that there are no male or female snails. Snails are hermaphrodites (have characteristics of both sexes) and so any two snails can reproduce.


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Do male water snails have babies?

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