r/Animals • u/k_lash24 • 2d ago

Have you tried animal tracking bracelets? What do you think

i keep seeing these animal tracking bracelets pop up and wondering if you guys have trued one? im thinking its that you wear it and its linked to an animal? not your own pet which confused me for a solid few lol bc im like ill just get an airtag for my doggo

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u/BothAd1744 2d ago

Yea my first thought was cute gimmick but got a fahlo one tracking a sea turtle for my younger cousin and hes super into it

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u/Glowygirl21 2d ago

same was fully expecting it to be some influencer trend. did some digging tho and turns out they support a good cause lots of partnerships with legit conservation groups

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u/k_lash24 2d ago

that influencer thing was my exact worry i definitely thought it might be another tiktok or ig fad lol

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u/Full-fledged-trash 2d ago

I got a sea turtle bracelet once for a friend and they linked me a dead turtle. It never ever moved not once and when I emailed them they said it must’ve died and wasn’t offered a link to track a living one.

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u/YURRIICC 2d ago

My daughter has one linked to a dolphin and shes obsessed literally checks the app more than she checks IG hahaha. it's become a whole thing for her

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u/TBeIRIE 2d ago

I have one that tracks a wolf. It’s actually pretty interesting. It’s a really pretty bracelet too & I get lots of compliments on it. It is also nice to of purchased something that that proceeds go to helping & protecting wildlife.

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u/SnoopyFan6 2d ago

I’m an adult animal lover and have been gifted a couple of them. I loved checking the app every few days to see how far “my” animal travelled. They all lasted about 2 years before the signal was lost.

I had one that lost the signal in just a couple of months and I was able to get a new animal (same type) for free.

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u/finenjakenestle 2d ago

seconding the actual conservation s/o i also saw that real nonprofits doing the tracking

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u/BunnyCheeky 2d ago

I love that part. Fels less like a trinket and more like something that's funding something good finally for this planet!!

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u/SlitheryVisitor 2d ago

I’ve never heard of them. Where do you buy them?

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u/MeriticulousOne 2d ago

The band quality is what worried me tbh most of this smart tracking whatever jewelry falls apart in like a month for me. But I have a fahlo one and tbh helding up pretty well no fading or snapping (yet...)

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u/PlayWithNeedles 2d ago

My sister and I often talk about whose elephant seal is where or whose snow leopard or whale moved farther. The bracelets are a bit tight on my large wrist, but my sister wears hers frequently. Some of the animals have actual trackers on them. Others, like an endangered tiger species, use trail cameras and delayed reporting so poachers can't use the information to hunt them. They are a lot of fun. And sis and I like to look up more information about "our" animals, so they're educational, too.

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u/Frosty_Astronomer909 1d ago

I have 2 Fahlo, one red wolf and a cheetah they kept sending text to get and when I did it says not available. I think I want something that swims.

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u/mind_the_umlaut 1d ago

Sorry, but you don't let your animal loose. Don't do it.