Unspoiled eggs which crack open generally have been exposed to too much moisture. However, from the setup you describe, it doesn't seem that the egg would have been too wet, so it is a mystery to me. Was your vermiculte or incubation medium very damp? I had a great number of Star Tortoise eggs do the same thing until I started incubating them in totally dry vermiculite and sprinkling them very lightly twice a week. Don't know if I would recommend that technique for Redfoot eggs, as I have no experience with them, but you could try it with half the eggs from one clutch to see how it compares to what you are doing now.

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