Put it down already

[jglass38]

As for people cutting eggs. I dont agree with that at all. At least one baby will be able to pip the egg itself. If not most or all of them. I dont think an egg should be cut until after the first couple pips. Then the "cutting" should not be a butcher job that opens up the egg completely. Only widening the slit the baby already made so it doesnt get stuck, and making a split slit in the eggs that have not pipped in case the baby lost an eggtooth. But never cutting open the entire top of the egg.

There is a breeder on my friends list on myspace that i was very disappointed in when i saw he was cutting eggs before the first pip just to have the babies out in time for the show.. Thats not right and bad business practice. Im glad this person made it public though. Now i know who NOT to buy from..

I don't understand exactly what your issue is with cutting. There is a big difference between a breeder that cuts eggs and one that cuts eggs and pulls the babies out before they are ready. I cut eggs. Every clutch, every time. I can guarantee you that the hatchlings won't come out until they are ready, regardless of what day I cut. I would never pull them out of the egg though.