also, do seedlings hatch in the dark or light (germ'd seeds i mean)
Yes keep them in a dark place though because when they are in the ground it being dark and wet is what opens them and then the root pushes the seed up threw the soil with 2 little leaves(somtimes 3 or 4). Thats when you start watering a little less to make the roots search.
is it bad that i helped remove the shell off a seedling?