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? about handling and candling late term eggs

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do any of you out there avoid candling eggs when they are due to hatch? i ask cuz i swear i can make out a head in one of my eggs and wonder if you guys think that they could see the light and stress them in any way, since im sure their eyes have developed quite a bit by then.

also i wanted to tranfer some eggs that are in one container (that is full) to another that most of the eggs have hatched from so they could have a little more breathing room, but i dont want to handle them being so close to hatching.

ive read that the commotion caused by a hatchmate climbing out of a nearby egg may possibly trigger the sibling to hatch and i dont want to cause anybody hatching before they are naturally due.

im guessing the best advice would be to leave them all alone but wanted your valued input(s).
 
I don't candle my eggs at all, but I wouldn't think it would be harmful to the baby in the egg as long as it's done very quickly. After all, many of our babies have flashbulbs pooping off in their faces as soon as they hatch LOL.

As long as you are careful when transferring the eggs (don't flip them over etc) they will be fine in a new container.
 
I don't take them out of the container when candling them, you can actually see them better, that way. I shine a little pen light, just to the side of the egg half on the egg and half into the substrate. I do candle near the end, to look for movement. The other day I was able to see one blink in the egg. So yes I'm sure they see the light. But as Kelli said they get bombarded with flashes shortly after hatching and even sometimes while hatching.
 
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