Egg cutting

[ericarditti]

just asking, what is the purpose of the egg cutting? to see the babies and their potential morphs? or to make it easier for them to get out?

[Capray]

just asking, what is the purpose of the egg cutting? to see the babies and their potential morphs? or to make it easier for them to get out?

Both I guess. Like if the baby happened to have some little thing wrong, like if it didn't have an egg tooth while it was in the egg, but is healthy otherwise it would still be able to get out.

[Ball Clan]

just asking, what is the purpose of the egg cutting? to see the babies and their potential morphs? or to make it easier for them to get out?

Short answer: both. I personally will always cut from now on because in 2011 my entire clutch failed because the babies were unable to get out of the eggs on their own, and I waited too long to help them. One breached/pipped but never emerged while the others never broke the shells. Upon cutting into the eggs I could see that at least two of the babies had attempted to find a way out but were unable. I never want to see that again so from now on I will cut when the first baby pips. I did that in 2012 and was successful in getting babies out alive. Not saying it's the right or wrong way, but I personally don't want to see a repeat of that 2011 clutch.