• Question: How are snails born?

    Asked by lhyland10 to Charlotte, Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 19 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Kevin Mahon

      Kevin Mahon answered on 19 Jun 2012:

      They come from tiny eggs of which 100 are usually laid. Common snails bury these in soil to keep them safe from predators. Egg sizes differ between species, from a 3 mm diameter in the grove snail to a 6 mm diameter in the Giant African Land Snail. After 2 to 4 weeks of favorable weather, these eggs hatch and the young emerge. Snails may lay eggs as often as once a month

    • Photo: Joanna Cruden

      Joanna Cruden answered on 19 Jun 2012:

      Some snails are hermaphroditic and can mate with themselves and if two mate they can both get pregnant!

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