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Ask The Worm Expert What A Worm Egg Looks Like – Worm Cocoon
As I have received a number of emails as to what a worm egg, also known as a worm cocoon or worm capsule will look like so I decided to place a photo on here.
The following are European Nightcrawler worm cocoons which I removed from a few breeder bins I have. The eggs from your composting and fishing worms all look similar, however the size will vary. For instance, your red wiggler worm cocoon will be smaller overall than the European Nightcrawler cocoon.
I usually do not take the time to separate the worm eggs or cocoons from my vermiculture mix. Normally I take the eggs after I have separated them with 1/8 inch and ¼ inch screening process every two weeks and place in the incubator for several weeks.
The reason for this is to separate my worms by age so I have an accurate count of what I have available as well as being able to place my mature worms by age aside to sell.
If you look at the picture of the worm cocoons below, you will notice they show similarity to a tomato seed. The lighter colored ones are the newest cocoons to be laid, while the darker colored ones are maturing and getting closer to hatch.
Each worm cocoon can produce multiple worms from one or two worms up to ten or so worms. A good law of averages is to figure on 4-5 worms per cocoon. In short, 1,000 cocoons should produce 4 – 5 thousand worms. Of course the conditions by which the worms laying the cocoons were raised under and the conditions the cocoons are incubated under come into play here.
Bruce
how long do it take for eggs to hatch in the bin
Bil
There are numerous factors that come to play on the length of time it will take for the worm cocoons to hatch. Temperature is a main one as if too cool they will take longer and may not hatch until some time down the road when the temperature rises sufficiently enough. Also some breed of worms take a little longer than others.
If you give us a little information about the type of worm and where you are raising them, i.e. inside, outside…temperature… we can give you a better idea.
Bruce
hollywood fl. outside 5 gal.buckets large wood boxes.red wigglers.plenty eggs ,no babys. temp 39 to 45 at night 65 to 75 daytime
Bill,
Yes it is much too cold for the cocoons to hatch with those temperatures. Basically you want a constant temperature of 70 degrees for the worm cocoons to hatch.
You may collect them and move them to another container inside so as they will hatch sooner. I recommend you take a little of the existing bedding material they are laying in to use for bedding in your hatchery bucket.
If the conditions are correct and you move them inside, you should see a majority hatch within a week or two.
Bruce