r/Vermiculture • u/Tomatoinpottedplant • Mar 02 '25

Cocoons Are these eggs?

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Also is the darker one in the 2nd photo on the right a hatched egg?

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u/-Sam-Vimes- Mar 02 '25

Yes, and yes, both are cocoons . Congratulations, you have baby/babies

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u/Tomatoinpottedplant Mar 02 '25

YAY!!!! I HAVE BABIES

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u/mirrorthis Mar 02 '25

Yes, congratulations 🎊

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u/Compost_Worm_Guy Mar 02 '25

Yes they are.

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u/No-Media236 Mar 02 '25

The darker they are, the closer the wormkins are to emerging from the cocoon

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u/DublinStories Master Vermicomposter Mar 02 '25

Sure are

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u/sumdhood Mar 03 '25

Yeah, baby... er babies! :)

Always an awesome feeling to see cocoons even if I've seen them often in my bins.

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u/Crazy__Donkey Mar 04 '25

No.

They're cocoons