Steve,

I am sorry to hear about your trouble.

If you must cut...in my humble opinion...wait until day 55, if the eggs have not pipped and you decide to manually pip them.... CANDLE the eggs BEFORE you ever make an incision!
Mark the eggs (using a pencil) where there are NO veins.
This way you can make an incision where you are less likely to have problems.
Using safty sissors is also helpful. In a pinch, even cuticle sissors are preferable over trying to use a pair of standard sissors.
I have cut using a other tools...but I still prefer the tiny safety sissors. You can find them in quality dissection kits or through a medical supply outlet.
But most important...day 55 and candle first!
Again, sorry to hear about your catastrophe.

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