05-11-2016, 12:31 PM | #1 |
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Basic certs and chip advice
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I've totally avoided any involvement with chips and things up to now. But I've got a number of hermanni hermanni hatchlings and I can't keep them all. This subspecies is really quite small for hermanns so even after 18 months they are still tiny. But I need a plan! My two females that have produced eggs has got proper certificates, one is a UK one and the other is a French certificate. So if I want to offer some little ones for sale next year what do I need to do? Should I get the big females chipped first of all? Also these wee ones have got tiny legs - do they HAVE to get chipped to be sold? The actual selling won't be easy unless I can find people in Scotland that want them. People in England would find the cost of coming to get them would make the tortoises seem very expensive once you factor in the travel. Any thoughts and advice very welcome. Also if anyone thinks they might want to buy some Corsican hermanni hermanni in the spring or summer of 2017 you're welcome to contact me now. I'm not in a position to sell them at the moment because of the certs and chips issue and also I'd say they are too small to move about.
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Hi Jonathan. You'll need to get the torts their certificates in order to sell them and before you can do that you'll need them chipped. That's my understanding of the law regarding the sale of Annex A torts.
I presume both mother and father torts have certificates as their numbers are needed for the hatchlings' A10 certificates. I've only used the mini microchip and have got them from micro ID. Some vets have accounts with micro ID or other suppliers of nano chips, but if not you can place your order and pay for them directly with the company and they'll send them directly to your vets. I'm sure there'll be interest in your beautiful hatchlings. I presume Das Baby and Rudyard will be staying with you? Probably Gordon will give you the best advice what to do, but for such teeny legs I'd definitely recommend a mini chip.
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You need the egg laying females and the male chipped first. Making sure nano chips are used and not the normal tortoise microchips. As your spieces tend to be smaller than most. Although you might get away with the normal chips. You then can get the hatchlings nano chipped. You can't apply for Certs without adult male and female micro chipped first.
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Thanks Emma and Sandy. I will see about getting the big torts chipped.
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Thanks Mary and Gordon for adding.
Would I be right in thinking that I need to get the big ones chipped because otherwise I wouldn't be able to get certificates for the babies? I have the original certificates for the adults.
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Yes that's correct are the big ones papers in your name
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I don't like this chipping stuff......small legs and large pieces of metal x X X x hugs x X X x
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