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The main difference between snail and slug shells is that snails have a distinct, well-developed external shell, whereas slug shels are either vestigial, hidden inside their bodies, or non-existent. Slugs share many characteristics with snails but have adapted to life without needing a prominent external shell for protection.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Many people wonder, do snails need new shells in their lifetime? Snails and their shells share a close relationship, as these gastropods are born with their shells and keep them throughout their lives. The shell grows with the snail, providing protection and support for the body. Aquarium snails and other species do not need to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":5,"label":"Snails"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/do-snails-need-new-shells-800x457.jpg",800,457,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Frank Kane","author_link":"https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/author\/frank-kane\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":5,"name":"Snails","slug":"snails","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Snail Care and Health: Tips and advice on how to keep your snails healthy, including information on diet, habitat setup, humidity, and common health concerns.","parent":0,"count":79,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":79,"category_description":"Snail Care and Health: Tips and advice on how to keep your snails healthy, including information on diet, habitat setup, humidity, and common health concerns.","cat_name":"Snails","category_nicename":"snails","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8864"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8864"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11235,"href":"https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8864\/revisions\/11235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allourcreatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}