Should I separate bad eggs?

[Bogertophis]

I've never tried anti-fungal powder on eggs but I did see that mentioned by someone else here.

Personally, I've always separated my eggs from the start: it's tricky & time consuming*, but in the long run, like right now when some go bad, it's a real blessing, since you can easily toss the bad.

When eggs are freshly laid is the time to do it- they must stay in their original orientation, & not be turned, but I've found that by using just a few drips of water on the attachment points, then gently, carefully & SLOWLY rock them back & forth until they release, my eggs have never been damaged & hatch rate was always good. Just FYI. If you're not patient, don't bother trying it.

I've heard it said that bad eggs won't make good ones go bad, but I'm not sure I believe that. Plus, you can get flies drawn in by the bad eggs, & then there's the "aroma" too.

Congratulations, btw, on your first clutch!