This was an awesome experience so I thought I would share it here. Just a pity I wasn't filming it all.
I had a Crested gecko hatch this morning so I kept the other egg close to my PC hoping I could catch it hatching. Now I might have been a bit hasty in my decision but to my experience they seem to hatch the same day. I Have had some die in the egg before.
So I decided I will give this one an opening in the egg if it needs it. I used a small blade used for cutting negatives (film). I made a cut across the top and all this clear liquid came out with a gel blob with veins. Good sign it's still alive! I then pocked the gel ball and it burst, so it was just another sack. The gecko just started moving a lot and all of a sudden cut a back door to make an escape.
I gently picked it up from the egg and it ran up my arm and jumped to the floor. This little one was raring to go. Lucky his fall wasn't serious. It calmed down so I could get this pic.
I have imported so many of these geckos and I am bummed I sold most of them. The one girl I have got is a champion breeder. I thought she was having a poor season but then I found two babies in the cage and found another two eggs. I have recently had more babies in the cage so I have missed them as she is not using her egg box.