| How to Touch Up aTattoo By Teresa Wooden |
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If the existing tattoo has faded, you could just place an entirely new tattoo in the ear
(with the same number as before). If parts are legible and others are not, you will need
to touch up.
There are two options for touching up a tattoo: the single needle and the electric single
needle.
The touch-up needle is a little hand-held single unit that you can pick up at any rabbit
supply company. It’s a good idea to carry one in your show box, in case you notice that a
tattoo is illegible and need to fix it quickly.
Simply restrain the bunny, clean the ear, and use the single needle to puncture new holes
along the faded lines of the old tattoo. Hold the ear taught between your fingers, with
the skin stretched over your middle finger so that it turns inside-out and lets the needle
go into the skin with minimal pressure.
When you’ve dotted along the old lines, then use a Q-tip dipped in tattoo ink to rub over
the marks. Rub firmly. Finish by wiping on a little antibiotic ointment or Preparation-H.
(with the same number as before). If parts are legible and others are not, you will need
to touch up.
There are two options for touching up a tattoo: the single needle and the electric single
needle.
The touch-up needle is a little hand-held single unit that you can pick up at any rabbit
supply company. It’s a good idea to carry one in your show box, in case you notice that a
tattoo is illegible and need to fix it quickly.
Simply restrain the bunny, clean the ear, and use the single needle to puncture new holes
along the faded lines of the old tattoo. Hold the ear taught between your fingers, with
the skin stretched over your middle finger so that it turns inside-out and lets the needle
go into the skin with minimal pressure.
When you’ve dotted along the old lines, then use a Q-tip dipped in tattoo ink to rub over
the marks. Rub firmly. Finish by wiping on a little antibiotic ointment or Preparation-H.