Also remember, every time you open that tub to make adjustments you're losing all your humidity. I think the most under-preached concept in reptile breeding is that in 95% of cases, it's in the eggs best interest to just leave them alone. I learned that the hard way for sure, but I think it should be a golden rule of incubation. If you know your temperatures are fine and you properly set up your eggs, and unless something looks alarmingly wrong, just leave eggs be. If something is alarming, make the necessary adjustments, and then leave them be, haha. The less time you spend stressing over them and trying to fix every worrying little thing, the better chance your eggs have in my opinion. I know how incredibly frustrating it can be to not try to fix all the little micro-issues with eggs, in fact, it's nearly impossible, especially when you only have one or two clutches a season. But for your eggs, I would say you made your adjustment with adding the water, now seal them up, and leave them be. Good luck though! This wasn't meant to sound like a lecture--that wasn't the spirit behind this at all. I'm coming from being a beginner myself, and I've had some failures in the past associated with messing with my eggs too much. I'm sure those guys will be fine, so let us know what slithers out of those eggs in 40 days!
Cheers,
-Matt
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