>From:    "Shelley R. Abare" <[log in to unmask]>
>
>Don't they have chips that can be implanted in animals?  I seem to
>remember the vet saying something about it when our dog wandered off.
>(we got her back).  I have been thinking about researching a "Lojack"
>type device for the fuzzies.  Anyone else ever heard of this?
 
You can get ferrets microchipped, however, they aren't a tracking device
just an identi chip.
 
I use a locator for my ferrets when I go ferreting - the ferret wears
a small transmitter on a collar and the ferreter operates a receiver.
Using this system enables the ferreter to follow the action that is going
on underground.  The range of the equipment is only 15' - the transmitter
is 1.5" long and 3/4" x 1/2".  The manufacturers make a micro system but
the transmitter only sends a signal 8'.
 
--
Sheila
Bolton Ferret Welfare
Web Site: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ferreter/bolton.htm
                  last update 5 Dec 2002
NFWS web site http://www.nfws.net updated 1st Feb 2003
Waiting at Rainbow Bridge:- Jill, Deanna Troi, Cameron, Carnath, Button,
Bill, Bobby, Jasper, Inga, Holly, Fergle, Amanda, Sparky, Daniel,
Blackie, Marvin, Claude, Bumper, Kurt, Tasha Yar, Larry, Lily, Ben,
Fritz, Dax, Kelley, McCoy, Brock, Snowy, Dumpling, Buddy, Stumpy,
Treacle, Max, Scrap, Vanessa, Sarek, Paw Paw, Badger, T.D, Spooky,
Stanley, Tara, Oliver, Alfie & Sindy
[Posted in FML issue 4069]