After getting a few of my current boas I thought about microchipping them in the future for security reasons and undeniable identification.

You do have to have it done by a vet, after the chip is inserted it must be recorded in a registry to keep data of the animal (species, color, owner, etc.).

I wouldn't do it with small boas, the needles are very big. I am also not sure if I will ever do it. The technology is gaining popularity with people who keep all types of pets, and I expect it will grow in herps as well. I know Bob Clark offers microchipping for the snakes he produces, and always does it for hybrid pythons (to keep people from scamming).

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• Microchipping, or PIT tagging - bigdnutz, Mon Mar 13 12:49:30 2006
• I have looked into it... - ChrisGilbert, Mon Mar 13 14:12:02 2006
• RE: I have looked into it... - rainbowsrus, Mon Mar 13 14:44:23 2006
• True... - ChrisGilbert, Mon Mar 13 15:19:10 2006
• RE: True... - rainbowsrus, Mon Mar 13 16:37:45 2006
• I think there are... - ChrisGilbert, Mon Mar 13 17:37:41 2006
• RE: Microchipping, or PIT tagging - Randall_Turner, Mon Mar 13 15:28:42 2006
• RE: Microchipping, or PIT tagging - pythonis, Mon Mar 13 16:12:20 2006
• I did it!! - bigdnutz, Tue Mar 14 16:21:10 2006