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Our best-selling ultrasound machine for snake and reptile scanning, configured exactly the way you need it. The only choice you need to make is whether or not to add a footswitch. If you’re not sure, don’t worry: you can always order one later (for the exact same price) if you feel you could do with having an extra hand free.
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This machine comes with the configuration favoured for snake and reptile breeders. It comes with a linear probe included, and an optional footswitch. Please note that a battery is NOT included as standard with this portable ultrasound machine, but can be added in the accessories section of our website.
Your probe (also called “transducer”) is the part of your ultrasound machine that transmits and receives ultrasound waves. Having your ultrasound system equipped with the correct probe is absolutely essential. Linear probes are ideal for snake and reptile scanning because:
(1) They are the optimal choice for scanning superficial structures: we are looking for follicles or eggs in creatures which are slim and narrow (in comparison with the abdomen of a human or dog, for example). Usually, these will be located only a few centimetres (in corn snakes, even just a few millimetres) from your transducer. Linear probes are designed to deliver the optimal image in the nearfield – close to the transducer face. This is the opposite of most other probe types, which are designed for targets typically 10-20cm into the body of a person or animal.
(2) They operate at high frequencies: higher frequency ultrasound delivers higher resolution images. Most ultrasound users wish they could use a linear probe, but they usually can’t, because they are scanning a target which is too deep into the body. If you’re scanning snakes or small reptiles, you can benefit from using these high frequencies and getting the beautifully clear images that others can only dream of!
(3) They are very practically shaped: to get the best images, you need constant contact between all of the transducer face, and the animal. That is also why you use a generous amount of gel when you scan – that way, even if the snake lifts part of its body away from your probe a little, contact is maintained by the liquid. A convex-shaped probe is very difficult to scan a snake or reptile with, because it’s too challenging to keep all of their body in contact with the probe at once.
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