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I can't speak for any other areas of the U.S., but in my area (south Orange County, California) all the shelters and vet's offices have microchip readers, and the two main brands in my area (Avid and Home Again) can be read by the same reader. My local shelter accepts turtles and tortoises, so...

Of course it if difficult to know for sure if they are feeling pain, but the vet said that Boulder didn't even flinch. He pulled the leg all the way out of the shell and put the chip in the softer skin (if that makes sense). Boulder has no problem using his legs normally - he digs, climbs, and...

I wanted to make everyone aware that it is possible to microchip a tortoise. My vet is not a tortoise specialist, but was willing to research the proper way to microchip my California Desert tortoise. Although my yard is fenced three different ways and he wears his permit on his shell, I still...

I have a California Desert Tortoise that I have had since he was 3 months old. He is now 12. He came from a neighbor who had (legal) breeding pairs. His name is Boulder and he is very friendly. He lives in a tortoise habitat in my back yard, in south Orange County, California. We also have dogs...