PETS: How to bring your ferret into or back into the UK without quarantine
Have your pet microchipped
Your ferret must first be fitted with a microchip to identify it. We do not specify a particular type or brand of microchip to be used but, in Europe, ISO (International Standards Organisation) Standard microchips meeting specifications 11784 or Annex A of ISO Standard 11785 are generally used.
If the microchip does not meet either of these ISO Standards, you must provide your own microchip reader (at your expense) to enable the microchip number to be read successfully when your animal enters the UK or needs to be checked in a European PETS country.
Fitting a microchip
You can get your ferret fitted with a microchip at any time but remember
it must be done before it is vaccinated against rabies.
Your vet should read the microchip number in your pet and record it on
your pet’s vaccination record at the time of vaccination. Make sure
that the microchip number is also correctly recorded on the EU pet passport
or third country official veterinary certificate at the time of issue.
The microchip should be inserted according to the manufacturer's instructions (and any national rules that may apply). To ensure that the microchip works, its number should be read before and after it has been fitted.
Get your vet to read the microchip every time you visit.
You can now arrange for your ferret to be vaccinated against rabies.
- Questions and answers about microchipping and identification.
- UK microchip manufacturers contact
details.
Page last modified: November 13, 2006