It's been a long time since I hatched any Alterna, so I don't have any data there, but I only cut an egg if the clutch begins to pip and after about 2 days from the first one, if there are any that haven't cut on their own. Just a small incision with an exacto knife, very shallow and just enough for the baby to poke his head out comfortably. I don't like to cut them because I believe I have actaully killed a few over the years by cutting a vein. I try to resist the urge to cut but sometimes I can't.
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• alterna egg incubation times - mrkent, Wed Jul 6 14:55:55 2011
• RE: alterna egg incubation times - trevid, Wed Jul 6 15:23:39 2011
• RE: alterna egg incubation times - mrkent, Wed Jul 6 20:17:40 2011
• RE: alterna egg incubation times - pyromaniac, Wed Jul 6 17:52:05 2011
• RE: alterna egg incubation times - mrkent, Wed Jul 6 20:21:15 2011
• RE: alterna egg incubation times - pyromaniac, Thu Jul 7 10:58:02 2011
• RE: alterna egg incubation times - mrkent, Thu Jul 7 20:52:54 2011
• Hey Kent - a153fish, Wed Jul 6 20:26:41 2011
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