ATTN/filter to: Sheeana
I'm done with your sandtrout.
The dirty work: with a combination of gene therapy and the introduction of a few new enzymes, I managed to speed up the coagulation that turns them into adults. These sandtrout secrete their coagulating fluid faster, and cellular interlocking is also accelerated. Unfortunately, the entropic demands on the infant worm's system are much higher...which means they must be continually provided with nourishment.
In other words, you have to feed them. A lot. I came up with a few ideas but it's your job to figure out what works the best. I can give you some masking tape and a couple dishes and you can do your own little science project if you like.
You also have to be careful to ration the amount of moisture it receives. Adult worms are formed around a kernel of moisture in much the same way pearls encyst irritants (when fully formed, the creature's internal fire will quickly disperse it). Too little and the system remains unlubricated, leading to lesions on the internal surface of the rings and an undeveloped digestive tract. Too much and the individual sandtrout fail to form a coherent body.
Regardless, feed it and water it and take it for walksies and all that, and you should have your baby worms in two to six weeks. No thanks necessary. It was kind of fun.
The dirty work: with a combination of gene therapy and the introduction of a few new enzymes, I managed to speed up the coagulation that turns them into adults. These sandtrout secrete their coagulating fluid faster, and cellular interlocking is also accelerated. Unfortunately, the entropic demands on the infant worm's system are much higher...which means they must be continually provided with nourishment.
In other words, you have to feed them. A lot. I came up with a few ideas but it's your job to figure out what works the best. I can give you some masking tape and a couple dishes and you can do your own little science project if you like.
You also have to be careful to ration the amount of moisture it receives. Adult worms are formed around a kernel of moisture in much the same way pearls encyst irritants (when fully formed, the creature's internal fire will quickly disperse it). Too little and the system remains unlubricated, leading to lesions on the internal surface of the rings and an undeveloped digestive tract. Too much and the individual sandtrout fail to form a coherent body.
Regardless, feed it and water it and take it for walksies and all that, and you should have your baby worms in two to six weeks. No thanks necessary. It was kind of fun.