Cut? Day 50 (at LEAST), eggs collapsing

It's day 50, at an absolute minimum as I didn't really see mom for about a month prior to seeing eggs.

I'd just pull open the tub, change water, put rat in, pull rat out. Total surprise when I noticed the eggs on March 12th.


So, it's day 50 (at the very least). The eggs are a bit collapsed, but have been a bit "collapsed" since the day I found them.

Incubation temp steady for entire time at 88.8°. Humidity in egg tub, steady at 99%.

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Should I cut?

Pic of the eggs the day I found them (50 days ago):

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Pic at day 46 (about the same today:

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ugggg problems with pics..

heres day 46 pics:

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Wait 5 more days

To give you an idea I incubate at 88.5 degrees and my clutches tend to pip on their own at 60 days.

Keep in mind that if you cut at 50 days they might sit in the egg another 10 days but during those 10 days they will be exposed to bacteria, hatchlings may dry out etc.

I use to cut 3 days prior to hatchlings pipping out now I don't bother cutting until the first one pips if I even cut.

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Thank you both.
The eggs don't look too collapsed though?

They are fine. Not worth chancing. You will have plenty of time to enjoy when they come out. I used to cut but have since learned to be patient. Not worth the risks to me

Yeah. I've cut the last two seasons, just not until day 55-57.
These just seem pretty deflated.

I lost one last year to cutting and felt so bad. I cut around day 50, by the time the rest hatched(day 61 pips and 62 out of egg) the cut one had green snot coming out and it smelled. Baby was dead. I swore from then on I would never chance it again. It was that 1 out of 100 that opened my eyes.

Sorry for your loss.

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