So I've known this for a while but have started to get a little concerned about it. So myself (interloc) and my fiance (jschwe) are getting married on August 18th and we have our first clutch of eggs due to hatch on August 20th. That is day 55 after she laid and she laid 39 days after she shed. I want to cut the eggs on the 17th so I can know what the babies will be and also so they have an escape route if they dont develop an egg tooth for some reason.

So I guess I have a few questions. Will they be ok to cut then? If they hatch while we are gone will they be ok in the incubator on the vermiculite for a couple of days? Also, I have never felt comfortable with popping because I've never done it. I'm comfortable probing but is it safe or standard practice to probe babies? I guess I'm a but confused as to my course of action. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks friends!