Implant Chips

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Originally Posted by jcaustralia

the chips i knew were not expencive the machine to read them though i have no clue.

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The cheapest PIT tag scanner I've seen is around $500. All of our leopard sharks were tagged at the aquarium we got them from, but we don't even have a reader. Our consulting Vet does, but it is still tough to get a read on them, as we have to net them because you have to be right over the chip for it to scan.

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Originally Posted by greenmonkey51

It might not that bad of an idea with the high dollar 100% hets. You can prove it if Bob Clark or NERD put 100% het pied on the chip.

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The chips merely contain a number, they cannot have any other data on them. That number is then linked to information you can access elsewhere.

I think chipping high end animals is a great idea. If for nothing but peace of mind.

-Evan

Jeffer's Pet Supply has the HomeAgain scanner for $225 and their chips usually run around $20, plus the $14 fee when you register the chip with HomeAgain.

Avid and HomeAgain are the two big names in the pet chipping industry; I believe there's another company but can't remember the name. I'm not sure what an Avid scanner costs. Older scanners will not read a competitor's chip, but will tell you there is an unreadable chip present. Newer scanners will read both brands.

Boaphile offers implant chips for their snakes as well..I don't recall the cost though.