Tweezers?

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alex

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hey everybody,

i have been using tweezers for a long time to hold the food for my axies. the same question has always crossed my mind when i do it though, can the tweezers be sharp enough to cut the axies or hurt them in any way?.
 
What kind of tweezers are you using?
When l bought some tweezers, they had a metal range (not sure what type or metal). Are these what you have? they range that the pet shop had they looked and felt really nasty.
So i went with plastic ones - perfect. Smooth and blunt.
 
u can also get a tool called the "Hagen" multi tool
it's a plastic trigger activated set of prongs and u also get a scissors attachment for trimming ur plants etc..
it's a great all round tool and really good for feeding
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(Message edited by kharmakazi on February 07, 2006)
 
if it feels sharp enough to hurt them then it probably is lol, chopstick worth a shot?
 
Rob i read about that in another or your threads, where did you get it?, a pet shop or Diy outlet ( like bunnings etc)
 
This might not be very affective, but you could also try tick tweezers. They have little hooks and a little thing you push. They aren't very big. I wish I still had some, but I think Rob's idea will work better :D
 
I work in a hospital and there are all types of curved types of forceps.
I have found using the large reptile tweezers with the blunt ends works well with axolotls. It is really a matter of positioning. I try to keep the pointed ends away from them. Axolotls seem to be more aggressive and hit the forceps with force.
I have various sizes of forceps according to the size of the newts. The small animals can be a little skittish with the large ones.
All in all, hand feeding has its benefits and ensures each animal obtains adequate portions.
 
hi there,
i "stole" the plastic tweezers that were in my young daughters play doctors kit- they are purfect for feeding my greedy babies!
 
I made a minature fishing pole out of a plastic stick, some fishing line, and one of those black clipy things for paper. I attach the cube of bloodworms to that and go "fishing" with my fish and crayfish.
 
hi,

thank you all for replying
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. im going to try your idea jeff that way i dont have to get my hands wet lol.
 
We use a plastic chopstick which has been sharpened to skewer a worm piece and angle it so they grab the piece. But if I have a whole worm I just handfeed and dangle it (I don't like holding cut worm bits, but will hold a whole worm!) tho my husband doesn't like handfeeding!
 
i hate when you cut or stab a worm and it like squerms around in so much pain. makes me feel stink that i did that.
 
You're so right Alex. Actually you shud have seen the drama I went thru when I did it for the first time. I nearly cried my husband and kids laughing, cos I cudn't bear to cut it! Now and I know it prob. sounds cruel but on the odd occasion I have to cut larger worms up I only cut the tail end and put in another container. It grows its tail back within a couple of days; but I don't touch them for a week or so! And yes even the wriggly bits I've cut make me squirm so I skewer on the chopstick.
 
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