Hand Feeding V.s Tong Feeding

[Albert Clark]

It's admirable that you have that kind of relationship with the animal but why take a unnecessary risk? Remember all actions have some degree of consequence. Don't risk a injury. I think tong feeding looks professional and makes you a responsible owner. Stay in peace and not pieces.

[MDT]

Originally Posted by Albert Clark

Remember all actions have some degree of consequence.

There is so much Yoda-esque wisdom in this one simple statement that would prevent so much heartache and stitches if people would just heed this advice....
but alas...

I have a friend that has target trained his croc monitor with different colored balls on long sticks...

a red ball presented to the monitor means it's dinner time.... and white ball means I'm coming in to clean, stand down.

He has had amazing results with this. Other than that...use tongs and see the above statement by Albert Clark.