diff --git a/release/scripts/mgear/core/dagmenu.py b/release/scripts/mgear/core/dagmenu.py
index 4786ddfe..d74cfbdf 100644
--- a/release/scripts/mgear/core/dagmenu.py
+++ b/release/scripts/mgear/core/dagmenu.py
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ def _get_switch_node_attrs(node, end_string):
                 "{}.{}".format(node, attr), query=True, usedAsProxy=True
             ):
                 continue
+            # Skip string attributes — switch/blend attrs are enum or numeric
+            attr_type = cmds.attributeQuery(
+                attr, node=node, attributeType=True
+            )
+            if attr_type in ("string", "typed"):
+                continue
             attrs.append(attr)
     return attrs
 
@@ -1136,9 +1142,13 @@ def add_menu_items(attrs, attr_extension="_blend"):
                 image="dynamicConstraint.svg",
             )
             cmds.radioMenuItemCollection(parent=_p_switch_menu)
-            k_values = cmds.addAttr(
+            enum_name = cmds.addAttr(
                 "{}.{}".format(uih, attr), query=True, enumName=True
-            ).split(":")
+            )
+            if not enum_name:
+                cmds.deleteUI(_p_switch_menu)
+                continue
+            k_values = enum_name.split(":")
             current_state = cmds.getAttr("{}.{}".format(uih, attr))
 
             combo_box = QtWidgets.QComboBox()
diff --git a/release/scripts/mgear/core/pickWalk.py b/release/scripts/mgear/core/pickWalk.py
index c5a37e87..7ca01bfd 100644
--- a/release/scripts/mgear/core/pickWalk.py
+++ b/release/scripts/mgear/core/pickWalk.py
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 def get_all_tag_children(node):
     """Gets all child tag controls from the given tag node
 
+    Traverses controller tag hierarchy using listConnections instead of
+    cmds.controller, which can segfault in Maya 2025 on certain
+    controller tag nodes.
+
     Args:
         node (str): Name of controller object with tag
 
@@ -21,22 +25,36 @@ def get_all_tag_children(node):
         list: List of child controls (Maya transform nodes)
     """
 
-    # store child nodes
     children = []
 
-    # gets first child control
-    child = cmds.controller(node, query=True, children=True)
-
-    # loop on child controller nodes to get all children
-    while child is not None:
-        children.extend(child)
-        tags = []
-        for c in child:
-            tag = cmds.ls(cmds.listConnections(c, type="controller"))
-            tags.extend(tag)
-            if cmds.listConnections("{}.parent".format(tag[0])) == node:
-                return children
-        child = cmds.controller(tags, query=True, children=True)
+    tags = cmds.ls(cmds.listConnections(node, type="controller"))
+    if not tags:
+        return children
+
+    current_tags = tags
+    seen_tags = set()
+    while current_tags:
+        next_tags = []
+        for tag in current_tags:
+            if tag in seen_tags:
+                continue
+            seen_tags.add(tag)
+            child_tags = cmds.listConnections(
+                "{}.children".format(tag), type="controller"
+            )
+            if not child_tags:
+                continue
+            for ct in child_tags:
+                if ct in seen_tags:
+                    continue
+                seen_tags.add(ct)
+                ctl = cmds.listConnections(
+                    "{}.controllerObject".format(ct)
+                )
+                if ctl:
+                    children.extend(ctl)
+                next_tags.append(ct)
+        current_tags = next_tags
 
     return children