cutting hatchlings out of eggs?

[alivia werner]

ive seen alot of snake breeders cut the egg open for the hatchlings when the incubation mark was up is this bad and is it something that could be done with bearded dragons with no side effect or harm (dont want to and am not going to but curious)

 

[Bill]

Don't cut there is no set time it can go a week or more past any set day or even before the set day keep them till the eggs rot is what we do

 

[alivia werner]

yea definately ... but why do many snake breeders cut?

 

[Bill]

Dont know

 

[Brett]

Ya ive seen the same thing but dont know why they do it. i have never bred my snakes so i cant help you much on that one. I almost wonder if it isnt better for them that way they arnt wasting so much energy trying to get out of the egg and can safe that for feeding. Just a guess

 

[Fliehigh]

It is done for eggs that go past the expected hatch time, maybe one or two out of the clutch that are having trouble.
The thought is that you would make a very small cut to assist the snake in an effort to save them incase the shell is really thick or the egg tooth has broken off.
So in these cases you try to save a snake that probably would hatch otherwise.
Fliehigh