Day 50 and I'm itching to cut.

[TheReptileEnthusiast]

My 2 surviving het clown to het clown eggs are on day 50. I am off work today, so I'm having a hard time resisting the urge to cut. I can't help but check on them constantly. I candled, but don't see any pattern. They are definitely alive and kickin' though. I need to get out of the house and try to forget about them.

[Freakie_frog]

you've waited 50 days 5 more wont kill you..

[J.Vandegrift]

Get a better flashlight and go into a pitch dark room. You should definitely be able see pattern by now. What temp are you incubating at?

[TheReptileEnthusiast]

I'm incubating at 89. I guess my flashlight doesn't have a small enough tip to really seal against the egg. It is one of those small home depot LED flashlights. All I can see are the veins and movement.

[TheReptileEnthusiast]

you've waited 50 days 5 more wont kill you..

Yeah, I made it through the morning, and now the kids are home from school to distract me. Tomorrow I'm back to work, so I should be able to hold off till one of them pips.

What do you long time breeders do when you only have a couple eggs in a clutch? Do you still wait until one pips, or do you cut at day 53-55 just in case they are both having a hard time cutting on thier own?

[Freakie_frog]

Not a long time breeder but I do like to wait as long as possible..

[MissDixie]

Not a long time breeder but I do like to wait as long as possible..

I second that....wait till day 55 at least....wouldn't want to take the chance of messing up a perfectly healthy hatchling (even though I know exactly how you feel....wait till you cut the eggs and then if you're like me you'll be checking the incubator every 15 minutes to see if any have decided to crawl outta the egg )

[TheReptileEnthusiast]

HeHe. Yeah, I'd definitely be checking every 15 minutes. I can definitely make it till day 55.

[Dusty]

hmm, I'm thinkin ya need a honey do list.

So I'll start you off ... go pick me a pineapple out of a palm tree (keep ya lookin for a while that ways)

***board stretchers and turn signal fluid don't work on guys***

hang in there a little longer you'll be glad you did

[TheReptileEnthusiast]

hmm, I'm thinkin ya need a honey do list.

So I'll start you off ... go pick me a pineapple out of a palm tree (keep ya lookin for a while that ways)

***board stretchers and turn signal fluid don't work on guys***

hang in there a little longer you'll be glad you did

Actually, since I was off today, my wife did give me a honeydo list. It definitely helped. That and browsing the tool section at Home Depot for a couple hours.