Any tips for method of application?In the center of a scute that doesn't get rubbed during the tortoise's daily activity. The scute directly above a back leg might be a good choice.
If you have a native tortoise, for instance, a desert tortoise in one of the states where they live in the wild, then the state requires that you register the tortoise. The tortoise actually belongs to the state and the person who has it in their possession is merely the caretaker of the animal. You can't take them out of the state they belong to. There are hefty fines involved if a caretaker of a desert tortoise doesn't follow the rules.Do some places make you get one for your tortoises? Here we are only have to do this with our dogs,
Even if you brought it from an out state breeder? Here we have eastern box turtles, there protected, however if you brought it from a breeder out of state you only need the receipt, and sales record, to show it wasn't a wild or a native truttle, we can't but them in Michigan, but can buy them from captive breeders, out of state, I have mixed feeling about , them own it even if you brought it from a breeder , I understand the need to protect wild life, but captive breed, isn't the same, I guess I see it as being able to buy a captive breed tortoises as a way to protect the wild life, but them owning it , I not sure about that part,If you have a native tortoise, for instance, a desert tortoise in one of the states where they live in the wild, then the state requires that you register the tortoise. The tortoise actually belongs to the state and the person who has it in their possession is merely the caretaker of the animal. You can't take them out of the state they belong to. There are hefty fines involved if a caretaker of a desert tortoise doesn't follow the rules.