We have been conducting a civet project in Indonesia for the past few years and
are now looking at expanding our research. We are interested in looking into
diet composition through faecal sample analysis, however scat has proved
relatively elusive in previous years and so we are now investigating the
possibility of using enemas to collect faecal matter. Useful reading matter on
the subject has been relatively sparse and so I was wondering if anyone may
have had some experience in this area and could offer some advice as to the
best direction to proceed in. Individuals are trapped and anaesthetised for
radio collaring and morphological measurements so would not be immobilised
specifically for faecal sampling.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Mark Tarrant
