DO!



I wouldn't recommend it to anyone to be 100% honest Dave...but I do it for two reasons.

#1
I had a few great looking snakes, fully formed, die in the egg (many years ago) and I attributed it to not being able to cut thru the egg. Can you imagine if that screamer Tricolor was the only one to not make it out?

#2
Just wanting to know what I have, especially on important clutches.



I don't cut windows in the eggs until the first neonate of the clutch has emerged and has been out for about a day. I think this is a good rule of thumb and I've never had any issues with the remaining neonates.

Also, when I cut windows, I do it VERY carefully...it would be hard to describe in text, but it's an intense surgical procedure for sure!


Something else to consider, I don't control the incubation temps via a incubator as such, basically the eggs are subjected to room temps which fluctuate between 84-74 degrees F. This temp range results in a longer incubation time overall, but the neonates always seem to be healthy and larger, so it's worth the extra time in my opinion.

Hope that helps answer your question?

-Rusty

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