I have a very small pair of sidecutters that I use to cut the tape off,it's only about 3" long,,shipping-packing tape is goood stuff,,,if you cut it between the toes as far back as possible,then cut up farther until your one side is free,,90% of the battle is won.If tomooow you see the tape loose or coming off,,re-apply it again,it's cheep.If the toe can be wrapped twice so it is arrow straight with the tape on it,,give it 2 days and remove it and watch if the toe stays straight as it should,if not go at it again for another day.Using pipe cleaners,cardboard formations all require too much "fitting",,tape,,one size fits all.Here is a pic of the sidecutters I use to cut the tape off with,,so far this year,only had to tape 2 chicks,,both 1 toe issues was all,,2 days they was 100%.