Was thinking about all that's going on with laws an all .Would micro chips help at all ? This way it can be traced back and the owner would be responsible ,not the whole hobby.What would be the affects of the chip in the animal.. To be honest just getting nervous thinking of ideas .I love my hobby ...
George

My dog has it, I thought I had a few of the snakes had it but checking records I must not have ever had it done. Not that I have a reader to check it but I think it would be a deterrent for theft also. The only issue that I can see is you can't tag the newly hatched, otherwise it is a great way to be able to hold individuals responsible for their actions.

Wouldn't mind if petstores were required to have animals chipped that they sell. Especially the bigger species. Owners are required now here, but I think the animals should not be allowed to be sold until it was done. Kind of like dogs being spayed/neutered before you can purchase them in a lot of places.....don'e know if any of that made sense.

I think it's a good idea....None of my reptiles are chipped that I know off...but my cats and dogs all are.

i have my dog chipped and i dont think it would bother me to chip the snakes

In Florida, the "species of concern" i.e. the giant boids and nile monitors must be chipped after they are over a certain size. This actually does take into account that you can't chip a hatchling monitor, nor hatchling burms etc.
I have my red tegu male, and my blackthroat monitor female chipped so far. The B&W tegu female is still sleeping, and I just got the blackthroat male, so they aren't done yet.
I mainly got Moggie(the blackthroat) chipped, because I was afraid that IF a officer wanted to raise heck with me, trying to say she is a nile monitor, and therefor required to be chipped, I could say she IS chipped... even though she's not a nile! Also, if the worst happens, she is marked for return, if anyone can get close enough to scan her.
I think it only deters theft in that you can PROVE it's your animal.. if you can locate it(i.e. someone turns up selling it at a show). Otherwise, it doesn't start blinking saying "I'm stolen" so it's of limited use. It is a good thing for hets, to mark them permamently.
I wanted to chip all the tegu hatchlings I made.. but they are too tiny to do.