Do snails hibernate?

Some snails Hibernate. Some species of snails hibernate during the colder months of the year. They cover their bodies with a thin layer of mucus, which prevents them from drying out. Sometimes snails also do a similar process in the summer, called estivation, to survive if it is a dry period. read more

Yes they can, and they do. It’s their way of coping with the cold of winter. Snails first find a place where the frost won’t penetrate, like leaf-litter, beneath rocks, or nooks and crannies in buildings. read more

Additional Snail Facts. 1. Some snails Hibernate. Some species of snails hibernate during the colder months of the year. They cover their bodies with a thin layer of mucus, which prevents them from drying out. Sometimes snails also do a similar process in the summer, called estivation, to survive if it is a dry period. read more

Often several snails will hibernate together in favoured places, very occasionally emerging on the mildest of days. View image of Brown-lipped snails (credit: Our Wild Life Photography / Alamy) There are many species of snails in our gardens. read more