Is this vermetid snails on my hammer?

[Philly Reefer]

I just got this hammer coral.
Looks good but all these smalls bumps.
I am thinking this is vermetid snails growing.
Are they?

Or this is normal for hammer frag?

 

[JGT]

Def not vermetids. Appear to be new heads starting to sprout.

 

[Philly Reefer]

Def not vermetids. Appear to be new heads starting to sprout.

I thought they split instead of sprouting?

 

[LiquidEric]

The obvious bumps are stems of hammers that started to sprout. I don’t see any vermetids which are dark brown in color normally

 

[Philly Reefer]

Dang it.. I accidentally scratch one.
It won't kill the hammer, right?

 

[redeyejedi]

Dang it.. I accidentally scratch one.
It won't kill the hammer, right?

Not straight away but it might do over time it depends how bad it is.