I cutted the eggs earlier =S help

[Bill Buchman]

You're still not answering WHY you choose to cut that early? I'm seriously trying to understand that part. Is it because you can't wait seven days longer to cut at day 52? Is it because John (Jas) does it (I saw you cited him as doing so in an earlier post)?

My personal opinion, I think you've been very lucky cutting that early - there's too much of a window of opportunity for harmful bacteria to get into the egg while the snake continues to mature for another week to ten days. Even cutting at Day 52, my eggs can get pretty ugly on the inside by the time the babies decide to exit their eggs, I can't imagine how they'd be with another week exposed to "the elements". And I don't even cut windows, I cut small "V's" to allow the snake to sucessfully exit the egg.

What one chooses to do with their eggs is entirely their business, but I think encouraging others to make risky calculations like this and stating unequivacally that there's no problem with doing so, is not the best advice to give - especially with all the newer breeders emerging each year with zero prior experience that look to these forums for advice.

I agree with Robin pretty much. Cutting at 45 days serves no benefit for the snake. No Ball is going to looking to come out at 45-50 days --regardless of cooking temps.

I cut most of my eggs -- NONE outside a 3-5 day window of them coming COMPLETELY OUT on their own. I cook at 87 degrees. My guys are coming out at around 58-61 days. I am not cutting these days until 56 days or later. I leave ALL my hatchlings in their egg box on fresh wet paper towels and water dish until AFTER their fist shed.

Cutting 10+ days before snakes would pip on their own serves no purpose other than WE want to see inside earlier than would be "best"!!!