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I guess these guys just don't know how to count. Day 55 is long gone. I'm at day 63 and nothing yet so I cut open the top most egg. All looks well but I am going crazy.
Before the slamming begins and questions on how I'm incubating, etc., here's the info.
I'm using a rubbermaid container, 11x17 heat mat, Alife rheostat set to 94, probe placed level with the top of vermiculite, thermometer near the probe has been reading from 88 to 91/92. I've had to adjust the rheostat once or twice but always by the reading on the thermometer in the box and only 1-2 degrees. I trust the thermometer more than the rheostat for temp accuracy. I've refrained from opening the box and limited this to a quick addition of some water. There's a few holes in the box on one side only, no air current moving through the box. I've also set a 1 1/2 inch piece of rigid insulation down, stacked a second piece of the same material on which to place the heat pad. The rubbermaid is down directly on the heat pad. No chance of losing heat to the desk, etc.
Here's a couple of pics of the uppermost egg in clutch 1. Looks full term, moving, etc. just not coming out yet.

Relax pour a cold one! They will.......in nature sometimes normal means nothing!
Don't try and remove them.
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cut them! Cut a window in each one similar to what you
showed in your picture. That will give them access to come
out when they are ready. They are obviously fullterm, so
it should have no ill effect on them. Do not physically
remove them from the eggs, but help them by cutting a window
just in case they are too weak, or the eggs are a little dry
(which makes it harder for them to cut through).

Keep us posted and good luck!
Chris Simone
www.SimoneReptiles.com