Yes, you can move the eggs. I've had to do it a few times. I don't use a lid on the box I put inside the incubator so the moss on top of the eggs dries out in about a week and the moss under the eggs dries out about 3 times during the 60 day incubation. When the moss dries out I carefully remove the eggs and remoisten the moss. You just have to be very gentle and be careful to not reposition the eggs. The top of the egg must stay the top of the egg. If you accidently turn the egg, the baby can drown.