No one's ever gotten hurt by the tongs, right?

[GoBoilers]

I tell, ya...my heart skips a beat every time either of my BPs strikes and wraps their f/t mouse! Not so much because they're so quick, but mostly because I'm worried that one of them is going to get impaled by the tongs (they hit those mice so hard)! Just need reassurance that nobody's snake has ever gotten hurt inadvertantly by the feeding tongs! Is there anything I can do technique-wise to give myself a peace-of-mind?

[CoolioTiffany]

I have a few aggressive eaters and even though they pound those mice & rats hard they have never gotten hurt by the tongs.

[fishmommy]

I'm SO glad you brought this up! I feel the same way! No injuries yet for me and hopefully never.

[aybe.sea]

pff tongs? id always just hold the rat by the tail, bp never came close to hitting anything but rat

[GoBoilers]

pff tongs? id always just hold the rat by the tail, bp never came close to hitting anything but rat

LOL! I actually tried this once and noticed my boy zeroing in on my fingers instead of the mouse (I blame the spider in him)...quickly nixed that idea! Maybe I'll try again with a rodent with an extra long tail...and gloves...

Thanks for the responses! I've been a little nervous ever since I had to work the tongs out of Hank's mouth the first time (scraped his teeth )!

[BPelizabeth]

pff tongs? id always just hold the rat by the tail, bp never came close to hitting anything but rat

Mine must need glasses...lol

I use tongs and they have never hurt themselves. But now you might have given me something to be paranoid about....

[CritterVet]

You can get rubber-tipped tongs to prevent any accidents:

[LadyOhh]

I have stabbed myself with my tongs...

I have a scar on my chest from stabbing myself with them.

Long story short, I lost a rat in the snake room, had to lay down on the floor to get it, and .... there it is.



Never, however, have I hurt a snake with them.


True story.

[GoBoilers]

I have stabbed myself with my tongs...

I have a scar on my chest from stabbing myself with them.

Long story short, I lost a rat in the snake room, had to lay down on the floor to get it, and .... there it is.



Never, however, have I hurt a snake with them.


True story.

Eek! You know, I hesitated to post this question for that reason...that I should probably worry more about hurting myself (I'm not the most "graceful" person) than the snakes...I don't think it was an accident that I didn't specify just who got hurt when I wrote the title for this thread!

[Covington]

You can also get a rubber dip from the HD or Lowes to coat the end of your tongs with. It is made to dip tool handles in once the original rubber has worn off, works great. Just dip them two or three times and let them dry in between coats. It is in a can about the size of a soda can.