Mechanical mouse lure for Brown Treesnakes

The importance of prey movement for stimulating feeding behavior of Brown T reesnakes was tested by using a mechanical mouse model in combination with and without prey odor. Prey movement was found to be important in stimulati ng brown treesnake feeding behavior. Prey movement combined with prey odor was not significantly different than prey movement alone. In the developmen t of simple artificial lures based on the stimulus of live mice, visual lur es lacking movement are likely to be ineffective. Lures that combine a visu al moving stimulus with prey odor are likely to be the most effective artif icial lure for trapping brown treesnakes.