Who RFID chips there snakes?

I have looked into this as much as I could to find out about chipping my snakes mainly my HETs :)

Does anyone do this? at how big before you can chip them?

Very interested :)

I looked into it a few years ago.

The cost to do it was rather fair, but how many people would be willing to pay an extra $$ for a chip? And how much would you have to sell to outweigh the cost of buying the Chipper and the Scanner?

I let it lay by the wayside, although I think that it may be worth looking into again.

chips run around 6 dollars

and a scanner/reader can be built for mere dollars:)

i'm more worried about chipping such a small baby

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Originally Posted by takagari

chips run around 6 dollars

and a scanner/reader can be built for mere dollars:)

i'm more worried about chipping such a small baby

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Its just like giving a shot...

I would suggest going to see a vet to see how it is done/ practice if you were serious about it.

yeah im not going to start sticking them.

I'm more worried abotu the smallest rfid size i can find. and if a new born ball can handle it? or is it to small?

My vet offers it for about 25 bucks. That's not much compared with the cost of some of the morphs. I won't be doing it this year, but may look into it next year, or the year after. It's a nice little piece of insurance, it is IS a great thing to offer for hets. I think when you get into double or even triple hets, it would be triply important to chip them. ;D

I'd never chip a snake for identification of what it was het for....

I would just do like Ralph Davis does, and draw the pattern of the snakes on they're cards for reference.

And that method is FREE:D

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

My vet offers it for about 25 bucks. That's not much compared with the cost of some of the morphs. I won't be doing it this year, but may look into it next year, or the year after. It's a nice little piece of insurance, it is IS a great thing to offer for hets. I think when you get into double or even triple hets, it would be triply important to chip them. ;D

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I looked online. the chips cost 6 dollars and an injector gun is 30. I can build a simple reader for maybe 30 bucks.

I figure if I get into this, I will be learning the proper methods/safety and doing it myself.

The chip doesn't hurt the animal. all my other pets are chipped.

Out of curiousity,... why would someone chip a snake? I can understand cats and dogs since they can run away and then be returned,... but how far is a snake going to run?

I think the chips are a GREAT idea for anyone in the states where the Giants are being an issue, e.g. Florida.

Chip the ones causing problems and if found, come back to the negligent owner and let em have it.

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Originally Posted by k2l3d4

Out of curiousity,... why would someone chip a snake? I can understand cats and dogs since they can run away and then be returned,... but how far is a snake going to run?

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