How long will a PIT tag last?

Design engineers' calculations suggest that PIT tags can last as long as 75 years or more. There is no battery to fail and the glass encapsulation is impervious to almost everything. PIT tags can be removed or recovered from a primary location and reused indefinitely.

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› What is a PIT tag?
› What materials can a PIT tag be read through?
› Where is the best place to implant a tag?
› Do I need to sedate/anesthetize an animal before tag implanting?
› How small an animal can I tag?
› Should my tags be sterilized before I implant them?
› Will the animal's survival be affected by the implantable tag?
› What is the best read range for a tag and reader?
› Are PIT tags used to track animals?
› What happens if two or more tags are in the read field?