WORST egg cutting ever and baby survived?

[Blue Apple Herps]

I use VERY sharp surgical scissors. The trick to to make a tiny V then place the sharp tip of the scissor against the top wall and slide it inward. Basically I am pushing the veins away from the top of the egg and ensure that they don't get cut....

That make sense?

I've had some very messy cutting in the past, but have not yet lost a baby as a result.

Justin

This is exactly what I did this year. I used a very fine pointed pair of surgical type scissors. I first candled the egg and marked a location w/o any veins. I then did it exactly as Justin described w/o any problems.

Last year I used a razor blade, and it didn't make as smooth of cuts and I ended up nicking several veins. They all survived just fine and were nice healthy hatchlings, but a couple of them got very messy/bloody.

The surgical scissor method is tops IMO.