A lil help and info needed guys!!!

[IvoryReptiles]

We have a male Ornate that we tried to pair up with our largest female C. cranwelli to attempt getting the ever desired Orwells......she was NOT amused and in a flash of the eye, she grabbed his face & broke his jaw as he struggled to get away. That was 3 months ago.........we were very worried it would not heal. He has a scar, but it did heal and he eats just fine. We were told not to use Neosporin just to make sure his water was cleaned often.

We wish you the same luck with this. We do use tongs to feed, and they almost always bite the tongs as well as the food. But we have not had any injuries due to it yet.

[GrifTheGreat]

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope your frog recovers soon! We use rubber tipped forcepts and they work great. We used to use the plain metal ones,but I was always worried that one of the frog might injure themselves due to their aggressive eating habbits.

@ Jessica, what does an Orwell look like? I'm not familar with that cross-breed. Will you post a picture please?

[Sidius]

This is what I use Amazon.com: Tom Aquatic Gardner Medium 20in: Kitchen & Dining

I don't use them to feed crickets or smaller foods, just a little larger items like fish/superworms/nightcrawlers etc... they are longer than normal tongs and haven't had an issue using them. I'm sure a lot of people have their own "special tool" for feedings though, just thought I'd share. Hope your little guy heals up quickly.

[Poly]

When you feed with tong/forceps you have to make sure that the flat, smooth end is facing towards their upper and bottom lip, and the narrow end is facing the sides of their face, this way, even if they bite the tongs, they won't be able to split their lip.