Every pet deserves a record, whatever the species
United Pet Club registers birds, rabbits, ferrets, horses, reptiles, livestock, and other companion animals, free of charge. If your animal has a microchip, leg band, tattoo, or tag, the number links to its profile. If it has none, the profile still works on its own.
How registration works for less common pets
The process is the same one dog and cat owners follow: create a free account, add the animal's details and a photo, and attach whatever identifier it carries. What changes is the identifier itself. Rabbits and ferrets take standard microchips. Plenty of birds wear a numbered closed leg band instead of a chip, or alongside one. Chipping is routine for horses, and several breed registries expect it. Reptiles vary by size and species, so owners often lean on photos and detailed markings backed by the profile.
Whichever identifier it is, the record behind it is what brings an escaped animal home. A found cockatiel with a band number means nothing to whoever found it until a registry connects that number to you. Register your pet with the identifier you have, and update the record if the animal gains a chip down the road.
What registration looks like, animal by animal
Rabbits and small mammals
Vet clinics use the same ISO microchips as for cats, just sized for smaller bodies. Register the chip number, and add a photo of any distinctive markings.
Birds
You can register the leg band number, the microchip if your vet has implanted one, or the two together. A clear photo of the plumage helps a finder confirm a match.
Horses and livestock
Microchipping horses is standard practice, and for herds and flocks there are durable livestock tags. Either one registers against the same kind of profile.
Reptiles and exotics
An exotics vet can chip the larger reptiles. When an animal is too small for a chip, identification falls to the profile's photos and description.
Questions from owners of other species
Can you microchip a rabbit?
Yes. Rabbits are routinely chipped with the same ISO chips used for cats, and the implant takes seconds during a normal vet clinic visit. Register the number afterward with United Pet Club, because an unregistered chip identifies nobody.
Can birds be microchipped?
Larger birds such as parrots are often microchipped by avian vets, while smaller birds tend to wear a closed leg band instead. Whichever number your bird carries, the United Pet Club registry accepts it.
Do horses need to be microchipped?
A microchip is expected by many breed registries and competition bodies, and required in some jurisdictions. Whatever the rules where you live, registering the chip ties the horse to you, and that matters for sales, transport, and theft recovery.
Can I register livestock?
Yes. Herd and flock animals go in under their tag numbers, and United Pet Club's durable livestock tags are made for exactly that job. It's as useful for keeping inventory as it is for recovery.
Is registration free for exotic pets as well?
Yes. The free lifetime plan is identical for every species: free registration, unlimited updates, and a searchable record, with no renewal fee.
Register any pet, free
Whether it's a bird, a rabbit, a horse, or something rarer, the profile takes a few minutes to set up and lasts a lifetime.