Exo Terra Bamboo Tweezers Feeding Tool

These are long enough and made with bamboo - made well and do their job!

Its very strong and easy to clean. However its a bit difficult to grab bugs as the tips are pretty thick.

This was a great purchase and our juvenile bearded dragon, Walter, really responds well to eating with these tongs and we can even use them to point out escapees as he sometimes gets that spacey-lizard thing going on. We move the end of the tongs in front of him, left to right and back a couple times and bam! He can refocus or notice an escapee and gobble it up.I normally review from pros to cons as most items I think I am lucky to have chosen wisely and enjoy fully with few complaints, with these I had a major issue but was able to resolve it with some ingenuity. That said, it was a problem. Let's start with that and get it over with...So, these tongs gave me no problem for weeks, then I don't know if the weather warped them but they seemed to get closer and closer at the end of the tweezer point. It became harder to pick up even tiny crickets unless I pried the wood apart with my pointer finger as I went to wrangle each cricket - that is not user-friendly. Annoyed with them, I held the pieces apart hoping to - I dunno really what I was thinking - but to pry them open a little more permanently? Well, yea, I did just that - snapped the things in two right in front of Walter and if lizards can give us dirty looks I swear his look said, "I suppose you aren't going to get me another cup of crickets, are you?"Well, I figured I would glue them up but before that I had an epiphany. If I had to put them back together again why not make em better? So, I made a shim out of scrap paper + gorilla glue, straightened it out so they would close proper and pinched it together with a chip clip - VOILA! Tongs fixed! Tongs have nice, wide opening that makes them so much easier to use. If they break again I will just glue em back together - maybe rubber band or duct tape em, who knows? But they work even better now than when I first got em.So, to the pros -1. Gentle - Walter is a voracious eater. He sometimes grabs and noms the tongs. He gives no sign of distress when nibbling these like I believe he might with metal ones.2. Safer for you - You aren't handling bugs so much and you won't get bit. Walter has bitten my fingers only once while hand feeding. It was some pumpkin baby food when we first got him and he wasn't eating so well or eliminating properly. He went: lick, hmm, lick, hmm, lick, lick, LICK NOM NOM NOM! It only pinched a bit but it's not a good experience or something I want him to be in the habit of doing so - tongs!3. Good training tool - When your pet gets used to these you can use them to point. Animals are smart. He knows that the end of the tongs now mean insta-food or sometimes they point to food he can get himself. I am sure you could potentially do other training with tongs as an incentive to perform a behavior. Haven't got that far with Walter yet, though, he sure knows tongs = supper time!Bottom line - These can break. You can fix them easily. You can even make them better! (See attached pics) But these are nice, gentle and safer for your pet to eat from and cleaner and safer for you, too. These are recommended but as they did get wonky, which led me to break them lol, and I was the one that made them what I wanted them to be in the first place - well, I am giving them 4 stars for the review of what they are but what I have NOW I consider a 5 star item and I would buy these again if I had to get new tongs.Note: Added photos of the shim (it's not pretty but it works) the proportions of the tongs with my hand and a before and after of how close the tong tips were before and after I broke them and put them back together with the shim to prop them apart better. Hope this helps! Good luck!

The Exo Terra Bamboo Tweezers Feeding Tool is an intriguing concept, but unfortunately, it falls short in practicality, particularly for small reptiles like leopard geckos or lizards.Upon receiving the tweezers, I had high hopes that they would be a convenient and reliable tool for feeding my leopard gecko. However, it quickly became apparent that these tweezers are better suited for larger reptiles, such as snakes, that require larger food items.The bamboo tweezers lack the precision and delicacy needed for feeding small reptiles. Their size and design make it challenging to handle small feeder insects and place them accurately into the reptile's enclosure. As a result, I found it difficult to feed my leopard gecko effectively with these tweezers.I had to return the Exo Terra Bamboo Tweezers Feeding Tool due to their unsuitability for my specific reptile-keeping needs. I needed a more fine-tipped and user-friendly tool that could cater to the dietary requirements of my leopard gecko.In conclusion, while the Exo Terra Bamboo Tweezers Feeding Tool may have potential for larger reptiles, it is not well-suited for small reptiles like leopard geckos or lizards. Their size and lack of precision make them challenging to use effectively for feeding smaller food items. If you have a smaller reptile with specific dietary needs, I would recommend exploring alternative feeding tools that provide better control and accuracy.

The bamboo is perfect for tong feeding because it provides a less harsh bite if your gecko or other reptile accidentally bites the tongs instead of the bug. Better safe then sorry and go with bamboo and not metal to save possibly a future vet trip!

My uromastyx goes absolutely cuckoo for treats and in his excitement he has launched himself into the glass, leapt off of terrarium furniture into thin air and nipped my fingers. I love my little guy and I worried that metal tongs would hurt his mouth since he bites so enthusiastically. The bamboo is perfect! It dents a bit from his bite but has held up without splintering. The length let's me safely feed him when I can see he is securely perched so he doesnt accidentally hurt himself. Best part though is he now associates the tongs with treats rather than my hands which has helped me with handling and cleaning when he would happily chase my hands around the terrarium. Get these, they are awesome!

Recently got into the spider hobby and bought 6 tarantulas and a jumping spider. They’re pretty picky when it comes to crickets and mealworms tend to burrow in the substrate and the spiders can’t find them. When I got these, I’m now able to feed them easily. These tweezers are comfortable to handle, easy to grip reptile foods, and even easy to use when cleaning their tanks and water bowls.

I dislike using the metal tongs even the rubber tips so when I found these it was perfect works very to feed our young snakes

Lovely tweezers, gentle for bugs and long enough to get in deep tanks

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ottima pinza in bambu!!! bisogna prenderci un pò la mano ma presa salda anche con i grilli piccoli. la uso da 1 anno con la mia rana. consigliatissima!