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Hi all ,

I was jus wandering where does a microchip go in a tortoise or turtle.Would the fore-foot be a good area??

Thanks in advance for any contributions

It is injected using a syringe under the skin of the forelimbs.

Is there a standard to be on the left or right as with most mammals like Canine and Feline most on the left neck .

Thanks

I think its usually tagged on the right limb. Are you gonna tag your turtles?

YES I am gonna implant them as i am afraid of theft as most of my reptiles are kept outdoor.

These microchips is an identifying chip. It helps with identification. It is not a tracking module. You will need a scanner to read info from the chip.

I understand i hav the scanner n i am gonna implant them my self too.
After i implant them i will register the chip number wif the Vet.
Implant them so tat if i suspect someone is selling or keeping my Herps i can scan them to show i am the true owner.

well dude ... I just hope they don't steal your herps to sell them as food. How many tortoises have you got?

Tortoise about 30 turtle about 50

Good to see another turtle keeper

So Wat Herps u keep???

not many only a few turtles ..

Geochelone Elegans
Indotestudo Elongata
Chelodina Siebenrocki
Amyda Cartilaginea
Pelodiscus Sinensis
Lissemys Punctata Andersoni
Lissemys Punctata Punctata
Kinosternon Flavescens
Malayemys Subtrijuga
Trachemys Scripta Elegans
Graptemys Pseudogeographica Kohni
Graptemys Pseudogeographica Pseudogeographica
Ocadia Sinensis
Carettochelys Insculpta
Callagur Borneoensis
Siebenrockiella Crassicollis
Cuora Amboinensis
Notochelys Platynota
Heosemys Spinosa
Cyclemys Dentata
Orlitia Borneoensis
Heosemys Grandis
Manouria Emys
Pseudemys Concinna

Do u breed any of them???May be we can exchange specimens

I have in my collection

Callagur Borneoensis
Carettochelys Insculpta
Chelodina Siebenrocki
Cuora Amboinensis - breeding
Cyclemys Dentata
Geochelone Elegans - breeding
Heosemys Spinosa
Indotestudo Elongata
Manouria Emys - breeding
Macroclemys temminckii
Notochelys Platynota - breeding
Ocadia Sinensis - breeding
Pelodiscus Sinensis
Trachemys Scripta Elegans - breeding

At the moment I have a breeding group of heosemys spinosa but I think it'll take a while. My notochelys platynota did lay 2 eggs last May but it was slugs. Right now I'm rearranging their enclosures. Btw how big are your emys?

Lol i think the thread is getting a bit long