Thongs vs Hemostats What do you prefer?

Just as the title says. I use hemostats myself, but the 18 inch one it just so long and clumsy. Are tweezers any better? What do most of you use???:confusd:

I prefer hemostats but I'm a fan of some people using thongs. Tim uses thongs i think.

Yeah for the right person, thongs are awesome... but they can be miss-used for sure. Kinda like yoga pants.

I use giant tweezers.

I use the 10" tweezers available at PETsMART. Some days I wish I had the 18" ones. I've got a spider Mojave with a wobble that comes out firing when he's hungry and sometimes he misses and gets awfully close to the hand.

I'm going to start using the long extended tweezers for when I start feeding my BP's. It'll be better then using the roach clippers, LOL! I'm kidding.

I use 16 inch Foerster forceps myself, I love them they are sadly hard to find at a reasonable price.

I use tongs. I have 12" ones that I use for everything. The only reason I prefer tongs to hemostats is that it's easier to let go of the rat when the snake grabs it.

11" Kobalt angled needle nose pliers. $10 at Lowes

I have several different sizes of hemostats that I use for feeding, the snakes never seem to have a problem pulling the rat off of them

I use both.

Tongs for my ball pythons and small boa.

Hemostats for my big girl and her rabbits.

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Originally Posted by Bobbafett

I use both.

Tongs for my ball pythons and small boa.

Hemostats for my big girl and her rabbits.

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same. 18 inch hemostats will give you more distance between you and the snake than 18 inch tongs.

bobba what size hemostats do you use? my retic is still on rats but even with the big rats, the hemostats feel very heavy and clumsy with a rat on the end of them. i do use one hand though. i'm sure it would feel a lot more comfortable using both hands but thats kinda tricky to do when you're opening a tub with a retic in full blown feed mode. lol

Erm, says 16" on them.

They're pink :D

I use hemostats. You can lock it onto the scruff of the prey and move it around without being in danger of losing it.

My python goes crazy for thongs!