None of mine have ever struck - just hiss like crazy. Grab them by the head and unwide them from the eggs. Try not to let them roll. Worse case, lay a small towel over mom and grab her through it and unwide her.
I usually have someone else grab the eggs and put her back in her tub till I get the eggs settled. I then put the female in the sink and spray her down with warm water to wash the egg smell off her and put her in the waiting clean tub.
Then offer her a small meal in a day or two....
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