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How do snail's make their shell?

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Updated: 9/14/2023

Snail shells are very similar to fingernails or hair. It is made of keratin and is a naturally occurring process.

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They eat the shells of other snails at birth giving them enough calcium to make their own. A bit like a hen eating grit to help form eggs.

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Do snails come out of their shell to burrow?

No, snails do not leave their shell to burrow.

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What is the foamy stuff on snails shell?

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What are snails exoskeleton?

a snails has an exoskeleton known as a shell. The shell grows with the snail as it ages.

How often does a snail change shells?

Snails don't change their shells. Unlike crustaceans, molluscs like snails keep the same shell throughout their lifetime. The shell is formed from secretions from the snails mantle, the flesh under the shell, and some snails (such as the giant African snails kept as pets) can be seen running their mouths along the edge of their shells, to build up another layer on the shells lip. The stripes that make up the pattern of a snails shell are the result of different compositions of shell material at different times.

What shelter do snails have?

the snails shell is it's shelter

Do snails have to move into larger shells as they grow?

No, a snails's shell grows with the snail. They grow their own shell/

Do snails live with out there shells?

The snails shell is part of its body

What are the characteristics of snails?

its shell

What is in a snails shell?

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Where are snails' brains?

It is in their shell

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