Re: [ECOLOG-L] Wildlife Marking Paint

2010-08-24 Thread Jason Martin
I've used black human hair dye on ground squirrels.  Available at any drug store.   Jason Martin   --- On Mon, 8/23/10, malcolm McCallum wrote: From: malcolm McCallum Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Wildlife Marking Paint To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Date: Monday, August 23, 2010, 2:09 PM

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Wildlife Marking Paint

2010-08-23 Thread malcolm McCallum
go to a livestock company and you should be able to get markers used on cattle. http://www.livestockmarkers.com/ However, this is going to be a temporary mark. If that is all you need, why not just buy a mens beard trimmer at wal mart and fur clip them. That, or

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Wildlife Marking Paint

2010-08-23 Thread Diane S. Henshel
If this is lab and you are just marking hair, not skin directly - I've used both china black ink (pretty classic marker) and sharpies (shorter term, but with remarking as needed, lasts quite a while, and gives you a great color range). Other standard protocols include notching ears for eared rodent

[ECOLOG-L] Wildlife Marking Paint

2010-08-23 Thread Karen Gaines
Hello Everyone: I need to mark rodents with marking paint. Any suggestions? A URL where I could by it would also be helpful. Thanks in advance!! -Karen *** Karen F. Gaines, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair Eastern Illinois University Departme