You mean like this.
When needed I do this regular, but you do need a steady hand.

Basic tools required,....shaped pointed knife to score the outer shell, tweezers of differing "ends", good eyesight.
The object is to score the outer shell surrficient to form a scratch at least half way along the longest side (oblong eggs. Then with great care you have to then collapse the shell either side of the line, which should give way along the scratch. Once this is acheived, WITHOUT DAMAGING THE INNER THIN CLEAR SKIN LAYER WHICH CONTAINS THE BLOOD VESSELS you remove the broken shell using the variuos tweezers.
At this point if you can see an egg yolk I would leave the embryo alone but ensure that a regular supply of new/fresh air is allowed to reach the tort. This seems to spur them onto absorb the yolk at a slightly faster speed, usually 3-5 days.
I also "dribble" clean warm water over the skin to ensure it stays moist, other wise it becomes "rubbery".

Easy really, ;o)

graham(UK)

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• cracking an egg by myself??? - murziano, Thu Jul 21 06:09:36 2005
• RE: cracking an egg by myself??? - tortusjack, Thu Jul 21 06:32:02 2005
• RE: cracking an egg by myself??? - murziano, Thu Jul 21 07:44:15 2005
• RE: cracking an egg by myself??? - tortusjack, Thu Jul 21 15:11:06 2005
• I sure wouldn't do that! - mayday, Thu Jul 21 15:09:02 2005