Help! Need leg band

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I know there are several people here who have/do breed. I am going to Hawaii and in the middle of the shipping, quarantine, schedules, and all the other things I won't get into, I missed something huge - Flick has no leg band. I don't want to buy hundreds of them, does anyone have any suggestions where I can buy a few cockatiel/ GCC sized open leg bands, or failing that, buy them reasonably priced? I need an open leg band with any kind of code or ID on it, before my vet can submit my request for permits for ANY of my birds, because they will be traveling in the same container (don't worry, it will be divided).
 
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Microchip wont work? That is, assuming your vet would be willing to microchip Flick?
 
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Only an international (15 digit) microchip would be acceptable, and sadly those are HUGE. They have now developed a bird sized one, but my vet doesn't do them yet. I am afraid of the size of the hole, and feel the risk of chipping such a small bird makes it unacceptable to me at the time. There is a vet in Hawaii who now carries the bird sized international chips, and when I get there ALL of my birds will be chipped.
 

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I have heard that avian vets wont microchip birds under 100 grams, so you might not be able to microchip Flick anyway!


I think you need to talk to your vet about having an open leg band on Flick. L&M Leg Bands, Red Bird Products and DL Products all sell leg bands. I'm sure there are other companies out there as well.
 
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My vet knows I plan to band her what do you think I should talk to her about? She must be either banded or chipped in order to fly to Hawaii and rehoming her isn't an option. I wish she had been closed banded as a chick.

I thought the weight restriction was for the normal sized chips but I could be wrong. I called L&M leg bands today but they were closed so I will call again in the morning.
 
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Thanks MikeyTN, but I am not an AFA member, so they will not ship to me. That would have been ideal though, since they only make you buy what you need!
 

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I'm not a member with AFA, and just added some things to my cart (open band + pliers), and I was ready to check out via PayPal. :confused:

Maybe you can call them and discuss your situation with them?
 
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It just said the leg bands are available to AFA members only? I didn't try to check out because I saw that. L&M isn't bad price wise though, so I think I will go with them :) And they come in purple...
 

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