Microchipping your Hets

Would you Microchip your hets to guarantee the genetics??

How would microchips guarantee genetics? .

Your microchip to guarantee your own genetic creation by confirming and being able to trace that that animal is produced by you, assuming that you are being honest. Something more substantial and long lasting than a piece of paper.

I should have elaborated.

There would have to be a governing body for that to work. Otherwise whats gonna stop people from making fake chips or putting a chip into a normal.

Agreed, but would it be something that people would find worthwhile if the animals came from a reputable source?

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

Agreed, but would it be something that people would find worthwhile if the animals came from a reputable source?

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I still see no point in it:rolleyes:

If the buyer doesn't have access to a scanner, especially a scanner that can read all of the implants, then it would be useless.

I would microchip mine just for the peace of mind and for the record-keeping, but without a scanner(that costs $400) it doesn't really matter. It's also traceable, so if snakes are stolen and then resold, then the person who bought them might be able to scan them and find out who produced the snake(and ultimately who owns the snake). But still, they would have to have them scanned.

Jeff, we need a registry for microchips now :)

I think eventually some system and standards are going to develop and a microchip registry might be possible.

It may pay off for a well regarded breeder to document their own line or to prove that something was produced by them and also to help with proof when a valuble snake is stolen. Every Vet and shelter has scanners. It is not hard to gain access to a scanner. The producer of the snake that is implanted with the chip would be the defacto registry for his own snakes. Anyone could have a snake scanned and contact the breeder with the chip info to verify whether or not it matches the breeder info. It would also be registered with the company that sold the chip. It would probably add $50 to the cost of a snake. If somebody started doing this, soon others would probably follow suit.

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

Your microchip to guarantee your own genetic creation by confirming and being able to trace that that animal is produced by you, assuming that you are being honest. Something more substantial and long lasting than a piece of paper.

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I still don't see how this would result in any better genetic identification. While chipping animals is a great idea, the process itself won't tell you anything except "this chip id was injected into this animal". In the end, the chip ID would just be another bit of information on your piece of paper (as it is with breeders offering to chip animals already).