Dont' disturb it any further. Those blood vessels look viable...which means the embryo is still alive. I've slit eggs that looked like this inside and they "hatched" just fine, some as late as 6 days later. Just keep the egg in a humid place (I put mine in deli cups individually, cover the slit loosely with a damp piece of paper towel and wait. If it starts to stink, you have your answer. Otherwise, give it a few days. I currently have 8 babies from various corn and milk clutches that are waiting this way. One, an anery honduran was just peeking out this morning when I checked on them, and it's egg has been slit for four days. I have two corns that have been split for 6 days, and they are still moving around inside, and the yolk keeps getting smaller. And if anyone is wondering why, some were "runts", and some belonged to a small clutch that went way past it's due date...apparently the incubation temps were not what I thought. Best of luck to you, and congrats on the other babies!

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