FWC helps tag nearly 150 tegus and green iguanas
New rules require owners of pet tegus and green iguanas to apply for a no-cost permit and mark their pets with a Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag, also known as a microchip. Working with a variety of partners, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has helped pet owners by tagging nearly 150 tegus and green iguanas for free.
The new rules took effect on April 29, but a 90-day grace period has provided pet owners an opportunity to come into compliance and take advantage of Tag Your Reptile Day events that the FWC is holding throughout the state. These events offer pet owners an opportunity to have their pet green iguanas or tegus microchipped for free. Staff are also present to help address questions about the permit application process.
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Tegu and green iguana pet owners will be breaking the law if they don’t microchip and get a permit for their pets by July 28. To help with that effort, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is hosting ‘Tag Your Reptile Day’ events. There, owners can get their reptiles chipped for free.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is hosting events to help tegu and green iguana owners get their pets microchipped before July 28. After that date, owners would be breaking the law if their reptiles aren’t chipped and registered with the FWC.
The events, dubbed ‘Tag Your Reptile Day,’ will be held in Fort Walton Beach, Melbourne, Gainesville, Tampa, West Palm Beach, and Lee County. There, tegu and green iguana owners can get their pets microchipped for free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Staff will hand out a card with the animal’s tag number on it. That information is needed for owners to register for a no-cost p
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Tegu and green iguana pet owners will be breaking the law if they don’t microchip and get a permit for their pets by July 28. To help with that effort, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is hosting ‘Tag Your Reptile Day’ events. There, owners can get their reptiles chipped for free.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is hosting events to help tegu and green iguana owners get their pets microchipped before July 28. After that date, owners would be breaking the law if their reptiles aren’t chipped and registered with the FWC.
The events, dubbed ‘Tag Your Reptile Day,’ will be held in Fort Walton Beach, Melbourne, Gainesville, Tampa, West Palm Beach, and Lee County. There, tegu and green iguana owners can get their pets microchipped for free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Staff will hand out a card with the animal’s tag number on it. That information is needed for owners to register for a no-cost permit. The chip and the pe
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