not to sound like a snob, but the comments im reading are all up to par with the experience of the person saying them. those with less experience that have more "internet knowledge" than hands on experience are the ones against this guy. the ones with more hands on experience know the truth on what we can do. im not saying your wrong. actually your right for your level of experience. if you have only ever had 1 breeding and 1 clutch of 4 eggs then i dont expect you to understand a video like this. but after you have hatched thousands of eggs from many different species you tend to look at things differently.
im not saying im even remotely as experienced as this guy or many on here. so im not being cocky. i just know what i do now compared to what i did when i was just starting. i have hatched out maybe 500 eggs of different species over the last 10-12 years. i have gained a lot of experience in those years. half of which isnt online or in books.
many of the things you read in preparation to start breeding/keeping/owning is all "dumbed" down a bit and skewed to a neutral position in order to make information the safest and easiest for the masses to understand and use and make it easier on the babies as well. it doesnt mean that it is the gospel. yes i would agree that its not the most sterile thing to do sticking your fingers all in the egg, but doesnt mean that you cant do it. just means you have to prepare before hand. just washing your hands is good enough.
sorry for the rant
adam jeffery