Baby Red Wigglers White

Our red wigglers are reproducing and we show baby red wigglers here.

Baby red wigglers white. How fast can red worms reproduce. Red wigglers and other common compost worms are a pinkish color even at birth. Red wiggler worms start out as cocoons contains about 4 to 6 baby worms only and begin with the egg stage. In this video you will see red wiggler worms actually emerging from their cocoon.

These cocoons are round in shape and change color during the development cycle first white then yellow and lastly brown. Julie in new zealand who graciously supplied photos for this post has begun intentionally growing pot worms to supply a fish feed niche. They are sensitive to light and sometimes they have a reddish tint to some of the sections on the worm. The common name potworms comes from the fact they re often found in you guessed it pot plants.

Now multiply this by the number of mature worms in your worm bin that s a lot of worms in a little time. Two of the new born worms are coming out at one time. If your compost pile is completely infested with pot worms and you want to lower their population you ll have to change the conditions of the compost itself. Red wigglers are clear when they are hatching from the cocoon.

Their scientific name is enchytraeids in case you re wondering. The worms can sometimes appear to be transparent in color. White worms in compost aren t directly a danger to anything in your bin but they do thrive on conditions that the red wigglers don t like. Nor are they going to cause any harm.

This coloring is a standard shade for the red wiggler hatchlings. These worms are reproducing at a fast pace. Enchytraeids on the other hand are non pigmented and are white throughout their life cycle. An adult red wiggler worm can produce 2 to 3 cocoons every week and each cocoon can hatch up to 20 baby worms.

However even though the white worms themselves are harmless the environment that fosters them will more than likely kill my red wigglers. Chances are they re not baby red wiggler worms but a species of worms known as potworms. The red wiggler is able to lay 3 3 cocoons a week. Baby red wigglers have hatched duration.

It is easy to cultivate a massive worm population in a very short time period. The cocoon can produce 3 to 4 baby worms. These worms are sensitive to vibrations so its best to feed worms once or twice a week. As it turns out these white worms are not baby red wigglers.