Well got my shipment notice and ordered a new set of tongs with silicon tips, the ones I picked up the other day didn't have the tips on them so will be returning those and the cheapy plastic ones I have are really short so they have been delegated to picking out the dead crickets lol from the keeper. Here is to hoping my little guy will eat the food and then I can concentrate on getting him/her and eventually them to accept worms and dubia so they have a variety. I really don't like crickets lol.