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Appropriate Tweezers?

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I read about people using tweezers to feed their Newts. All of the tweezers I have seen are ones that would easily damage my Japanese FBN - they are pointed. Does anyone have a resource for me to use in order to find appropriate "feeding tweezers" ? Thank you.
 
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If you're in an emergency situation i have gone to Petco and found a set made of bamboo. They have a square tip and I worried about that hurting the salamanders I feed so I rounded them out with sand paper. I think they run in the $5 range.
 
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t_summ said:
If you're in an emergency situation i have gone to Petco and found a set made of bamboo. They have a square tip and I worried about that hurting the salamanders I feed so I rounded them out with sand paper. I think they run in the $5 range.
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Good idea. I will check at petsmart. Not an emergency, but the frozen bloodworms are a bit difficult to feed by hand ....
 
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Surgical and verterinary supply catalogs sell lots of lovely thingies. I have several pair of alligator forceps (with the teeth for holding tissue (or worms)), and a few curved hemostats. They are not overly expensive and since they are generally 440 stainless and above they can be boiled for sterility when working with a sick critter.
 
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