Another ? - Does cutting hurry them up at all?

[ClarkT]

Does cutting the egg hurry them coming out of the egg at all? Or is it completely just to see what's in there?

[moravaguy]

i always did it just too see. also to ensure they get out. i dont think it hurries them.

[dr del]

Hi,

Completely just to see what's in there or to possibly help one hatch if , for some reason, it can't pip on its own.

Mostly it is just to see what you got.


dr del

[moravaguy]

glad to have that seconded lol i wasnt sure myself, never thought about it

[ClarkT]

That's pretty much what I thought. Thanks.

[Quiet Tempest]

I prefer not to cut unless I feel like there's a real need to check in on a late bloomer. I'll be honest - a lot of the cutting videos out there make my stomach churn with worry. All the nicked blood vessels making a red mess, poking at hatchlings and/or actually pulling them partway out of the egg. Ugh. I just can't watch that.

Cutting doesn't hurry the babies along any faster.