I thought cutting the eggs wouldn't be an issue this late in the incubation process. And as to why I decided to cut eventhough Im going away for a week is that I really wanted to find out the results of the breeding. And I actually thought that me going away for a week would be better for the eggs because then I wouldn't be able to check up on them and desturb them in their final development.... but now having read your comments I wish I hadn't cut. But since I can't change what's allready happened what would you recommend? Leaving the eggs as they are now or place them in a clean tub with wet paper towels? I am planning to mist the eggs down with a boiled saline solution before I go to prevent the eggs from drying out.