Greetings all I figured I would throw this question out to the community. I am looking for a short term (a few weeks) biomarker that would stain the oral cavity of small Indian mongooses to monitor bait consumption. We would rather not use Rhodamine B. Does anyone know of any work done on bait uptake using some form of dye? Ink was suggested, but had apparently been tried and only lasted a day or so. Please reply offlist [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Any suggestions would be helpful. Are Berentsen Wildlife Biologist, Rabies Project USDA National Wildlife Research Center 4101 LaPorte Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80521 Ph: 970-266-6221 Fax: 970-266-6157 Mobile: 970-449-3602
