I've done it many, many times with Kings and Milks...however I wouldn't try it with Hog eggs, due to the delicate nature of the egg when comparing it to other colubrids and due to my current lack of knowledge of Hogs (still a newcomer to Hogs).

I usually wait for two or more neonates to pip on there own and then carefully cut small windows in the remaining eggs because I can't wait due to my excitement of prove out clutches.

I would NOT recommend for anyone slit eggs...but it might save a snake that didn't develop an egg tooth or some other issues.

Unfortunately, other issues are deformities in my experience.

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• Slitting the Egg? - H_nasicus, Mon Jul 23 20:58:14 2012
• RE: Slitting the Egg? - markg, Tue Jul 24 13:29:17 2012
• RE: Slitting the Egg? - H_nasicus, Tue Jul 24 18:17:45 2012
• RE: Slitting the Egg? - RG, Tue Jul 24 15:44:19 2012
• RE: Slitting the Egg? - jrleonard72, Wed Jul 25 19:55:46 2012