Well, in the evening of Day 60, the second egg pipped. I also helped it out by clipping a larger opening. Then I made small cuts in the others, not to see what was inside, but just big enough for a head along the line I predrew by candling earlier so I wouldn't cut a major blood vessel. (Came up with the idea after seeing the veins with candling and several breeders saying "oops... well there that goes--cut a blood vessel" =P Not so much a fan of putting the egg into danger.

So in the middle of the night, the third hatchling stuck its head out, but the head was stuck, so I cut along the line a little further, very carefully and its head went back in. The second egg had a second cut in it so I cut to that too. Took a picture.

Based on that, I cut the opening on the other eggs (also on the predrawn line) a little bigger so their heads wouldn't get stuck.

This morning the fourth one is pipped. I saw its head. Definitely a pastel. Has the markings.

The one I'm worried about is the super collapsed egg number 5, which hasn't done much of anything. Was moving before (before day 51), and I hope it's OK, but, I'm not sure. I don't see a twisted umbilical and it looks really well developed (no kinks or anything), Kinda has the pattern of one of the fathers (which has a granite fade to him), but isn't moving or breathing much... might be because it's simply cold and doesn't have to breathe yet. Hoping it's fine. If it isn't there was nothing I could have done for it. Because the egg attached to it did just fine. I'm leaving it bee and not poking it on the hopes it's still OK. (there were veins yesterday on it before the cutting...)

So far Egg #1, Pastel. (absorbed a ton of its yolk overnight and seems to have actually grown?)
Egg #2, Normal (has closer to momma's pattern and color)
Egg # 3 Normal
Egg # 4, Pastel
Egg # 5 Normal ??? on survival.

Considering this was a normal x normal and a normal x pastel, (both males Graziani line, according to the seller) I'm thrilled to have two live pastels, no birth defects.

=P Hope the last one survives now I can sleep normally.

What I've learned (so far):
- Sleepless nights worrying about a 94-96 degree spike is worth it.
- Must have air conditioner. (bought one solely for the eggs)
- Having a Herp Stat is a must. (Used Hydrofarm, but was fussing with it all the time to trick it to stay between 88-89) Less insomnia~
- Lower temps are less a concern than higher temps.
- My area needs to put more vermiculite in the top layer 'cause it's arid. (I only got up to 60% at most, and that's condensation, which is dangerous anyway...)
- Know where your towel is ('cause I had a marble slab to cushion spikes and tipping it over, but the temp increase and decreases were too much and held for too long... so the towel helped ease that)
- Not cutting was so worth it. 4/5 so far... hoping for 5/5
- cooler worked better for me than a Hoberbator (last year was a nightmare)
- Maglite is the best for candling.
- Drawing lines to cut on while candling is a good idea. (so you don't cut major blood vessels)

When you don't have an air conditioner: ice, a bathroom with tile and a fan with indirect cooling works well, but you have to watch it like a hawk.

I'm not poking and prodding at all 'cause I don't want to get this far and then infect them... Pictures later. Hoping for the best on egg number 5... But I don't see movement. TT