Cut my eggs on day 50

[hypnotixdmp]

lol, I am a guy for sure!!! Also, yes, my buddy who has been breeding for a good few years does this every time and I don't really get to go out there that often, so I cut them today while I have the chance. He cut most of them but I did cut a couple of them, with his assistance. But they are all moving and look great, and I know color is the last thing to develop, but I can see one that is just brown, and then I see some that are really yellowish in pictures 2 4 and possibly 5, but we shall see what I get!!! I am hoping they all start pipping in a couple of days, super excited to hold one lol.

Also, I am NOT trying to be rude, I only asked opinions on what people think they MAY be, not when I should cut the eggs. Please PLEASE understand that I am new to this, but have done my research and have seen LOTS of people on youtube cutting at day 50 and even some before day 50, so it was not a last minute decision, it is something I have been looking into since I put the male in with the female!!!!

Also, I am going to keep a female pastel if one is a female and a pastel, then going to breed her in a couple of years to my pastel male again to get some supers!!! Hopefully I can be patient long enough for that!! lol

[MrLang]

Tough to get a read but a few look like pastels to me.


Don't mean to join in on the egg cutting debate, but when I read about clutches that take 70 days to hatch it makes me throw out all the youtube videos and posts I read where they hatch in 50.

Also, baby animals are fragile, the world we live in is far from sterile, albumin (egg white) harbors life by design, and 80-90 degrees is the optimal temp. to culture bacteria and viruses.

I'd be worried a whole lot more about their health than I would be about what colors I got at the late stage of their development in the egg.

[ClarkT]

Congrats, I hope, on some cool pastels.
Experienced or not, for day 50, that is cut open WAY more than I would. I'm surprised how many blood veins were cut by someone experienced... I hope they make it for you.

[Mrl249]

congrats, i hope, on some cool pastels.
Experienced or not, for day 50, that is cut open way more than i would. I'm surprised how many blood veins were cut by someone experienced... I hope they make it for you.

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[Kaorte]

Its not like you can sew them back up! Oh well! Maybe next time you will let them cook a little bit longer before cutting

I'm not planning on cutting my eggs this season and if I ever did decide to do so, I would wait until one or two babies cut the eggs on their own. And I would make very small incisions.

If I can wait 55 days for the eggs to incubate, I can wait another 5-10 days for them to come out on their own


Congrats on the babies! I hope they all come out healthy! Definitely a few pastels in there!

[Ms_jojo]

OK.. so I have my first clutch coming anyday ... *sigh* I have been saying that for almost a week now... lol ...... anyhow.. WHEN would be the day to HELP them out.. aka cut or slice and dice... hahaha.. Honestly Im soooo nervous about that........

[BHReptiles]

OK.. so I have my first clutch coming anyday ... *sigh* I have been saying that for almost a week now... lol ...... anyhow.. WHEN would be the day to HELP them out.. aka cut or slice and dice... hahaha.. Honestly Im soooo nervous about that........

When the first one pips, go ahead and cut the rest.

[Ms_jojo]

When the first one pips, go ahead and cut the rest.

Well... she had her shed on April 9th... still waiting........its killing me.. I have a pic up of her on one of the other forums.........I have been reading so much.. I think my brain is gonna explode...

[Dave Green]

OK.. so I have my first clutch coming anyday ... *sigh* I have been saying that for almost a week now... lol ...... anyhow.. WHEN would be the day to HELP them out.. aka cut or slice and dice... hahaha.. Honestly Im soooo nervous about that........

If you're nervous don't cut at all, they'll hatch on their own.

[Don]

OK.. so I have my first clutch coming anyday ... *sigh* I have been saying that for almost a week now... lol ...... anyhow.. WHEN would be the day to HELP them out.. aka cut or slice and dice... hahaha.. Honestly Im soooo nervous about that........

You don't have to cut or help them out. They are very capable of doing it all on their own. I used to cut around day 57, but I no longer do. Here is how I care for the eggs: After the first one pips, I move the eggs to a fresh egg box with a damp paper towel on the bottom and a small water bowl with fresh water. This way, the babies are not crawling around on the light diffuser and drinking the water in the bottom of the egg tub. As they come out of the eggs, I remove the old egg and discard it. Once all have come out of the eggs and shed, then I move them to individual tubs in the baby rack. I let them acclimate a few days then attempt a feeding. I've had very good success and great feeding response with this method.

When you cut the egg, you open up the inside of the egg to a moist warm environment that is perfect for bacteria and other nasty stuff to get inside the egg. I've heard people say that they cut to make sure that the cord is not wrapped around the neonate. However, if you are cutting properly, it is difficult to see if the cord is wrapped around the neonate. The main reason people cut (and I used to be one of them) is impatience. We are all anxious to see what we produced and if we hit the odds with a particular morph. I've developed a little more patience now and can wait a few days for the babies to come out on their own. I believe that they are stronger and healthier, if left to come out on their time. But, I have no scientific proof of that. It is just my observation with my own collection over the last several years.

If you do some searches in this forum, you will see many threads where people lost entire clutches because they cut and the eggs got infested with bacteria or the neonates failed to thrive. I can cut and feel confident doing it. I also feel confident in caring for an egg that is starting to go bad from being exposed to the elements. However, why would I want to do that when the egg shell can do it with no work at all?

Good luck on your first clutch!