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Coco Worm shed its crown

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Topic: Coco Worm shed its crown

Posted By: 1stupidpunk
Subject: Coco Worm shed its crown
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 1:45pm

My coco worm just shed its crown ,which scared me and i thought it was dying. I tried to find info on it online and it seems like alot of conflicting info. Some say its a sign of stress and will mostly likely die, others say it may likely split into another worm, and some say its growing a different size crown to accomodate the amount of food it recieves. Has anyone had a worm shed its crown and if so what was the result?

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Posted By: Christianwaisath
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 1:55pm

Yep I had that happen to me don't worry to much. I didnt see the worm for about a week than I saw a new small crown:)

Posted By: Shane H
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 2:24pm

Mine did the same thing recently. It is now growing back. Most tube worms do this at some point. No worries.

Posted By: SkylerS
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 2:43pm

+1
My hawaiin feather duster did this, it stayed in it's tube for about a week and started regrowing another.

Posted By: Weberlaxplayer
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 6:30pm

Mine did this, but it was because the water was poopy. I got it fixed and with in a week back to growing.