Cotyledon's stuck together on new seedling?

[jokerlola]

One of my newly popped auto seedlings appears to have the cotyledons stuck together. The seed shell does not appear to still be there but it’s hard to tell. How should I proceed?

 

[zigzagman1960]

Pry em apart ‘very gently’ with a toothpick. Or wait a bit, maybe 2–3days..
Ive pried in the past with good results

 

[Phytoplankton]

Like @zigzagman1960 said, a toothpick, pin, or tip of a pocket knife. If it appears dry, put a drop of water on the connective tissue, wait a few minutes and tease it off. Happens fairly often, it usually resolves itself.

 

[BeccaBuds]

I always spritz with sterile water and wait a few minutes for the seed's membrane to soften, then it can be very carefully removed so the seedling can open. Fine point tweezers (sterilized with Hydrogen Peroxide) and a magnifier make removal easier, too.

 

[Pat Puffer]

As mentioned by all above. It's a piece of the membrane left over from when the shell fell off. As mentioned a drop of water can soften the tissue. I have had this happen numerous times. Once I waited, and the piece just hardened up and was harder to remove which resulted in minimal damage. It is possible to remove carefully.

 

[Carmen Ray]

So glad you posted this. I have an irresistible urge to remove a helmet head. I've done that now, well I loosened it and thought I'd give the sprout a chance to shed it, but the membrane is still attached in the way of your pic.

 

[jokerlola]

Thanks everyone for the help! I spritzed it with water and the leaves popped open and I was able to remove the seed shell membrane with tweezers.

 

[Need Fer Weed]

All real good advice, I have on multiple occasions put a little clear dome over the lil gal after spraying a lil water on her. I use a clear cut off solo cup with a breathing hole in top of dome. Must check often though or risk of damping off, works well on them tuff ones.happy growing.