I have Bella booked in to be micro-chipped next week - eeeek! I feel very mean but I know it's necessary. Micro-chipping Bells has been on my to-do list for a while now but is one of those things that never made top priority. However, after a little escapade on her behalf this weekend I decided it is time to get it done.
I called round a number of vet clinics and quotes ranged from £9.99 to ££92! The more expensive procedures included anesthesia which I am not at all keen on, but goes to show it is definitely worth shopping around and making sure your vet is clued up on tortoises.
Anyway, having Bella micro-chipped is one thing, but how can I be certain that any Joe Bloggs who might find her (should she get lost) will know this and know that she is being missed? I wondered if there was some way to indicate that she had been chipped such as a note on her shell. I really don't want to mark her shell as I think it is beautiful as it is but I have read in some places that other owners have 'labelled' their torts using a written sticker sealed with an epoxy glue such as araldite. See link here: http://www.tortoisegroup.org/infosheets/infosheet05.php
I was wondering if it would be possible to place this tag just underneath the inside of the shell, say round her back end or just underneath one of her legs, where it will get spotted if someone is checking her out but won't be obvious. Also, does this technique last and is it absolutely safe?
Advice, as ever, much appreciated.
I called round a number of vet clinics and quotes ranged from £9.99 to ££92! The more expensive procedures included anesthesia which I am not at all keen on, but goes to show it is definitely worth shopping around and making sure your vet is clued up on tortoises.
Anyway, having Bella micro-chipped is one thing, but how can I be certain that any Joe Bloggs who might find her (should she get lost) will know this and know that she is being missed? I wondered if there was some way to indicate that she had been chipped such as a note on her shell. I really don't want to mark her shell as I think it is beautiful as it is but I have read in some places that other owners have 'labelled' their torts using a written sticker sealed with an epoxy glue such as araldite. See link here: http://www.tortoisegroup.org/infosheets/infosheet05.php
I was wondering if it would be possible to place this tag just underneath the inside of the shell, say round her back end or just underneath one of her legs, where it will get spotted if someone is checking her out but won't be obvious. Also, does this technique last and is it absolutely safe?
Advice, as ever, much appreciated.
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