Our Equipment Range
Acoustic and Ultrasonic Recording Devices
Passive acoustic and ultrasonic recordings devices with capability of detecting bats, birds, mammals and amphibians.
We currently have the following devices for hire:
- Anabat Swift
- Chorus
- Ranger
- Echometer
- Songmeter: SM3 Bat+, SM4, and SM5
Price: $50 per device per day hire (Excl GST)
Bat Lures
The BatLure is a digital acoustic lure, built to playback sounds of up to 100 KHz. Both time expansion and real time sound recordings can be used. The robustly constructed device runs using an SD-card and 8 AA batteries. The BatLure is suited for luring bats using recordings of social and echolocation bat calls in order to catch them for research purposes.
Price: $50 per bat lure per day hire (Excl GST)
Cages
A sturdy box trap suitable for small animals. It can collapse flat for easy transportation and storage, making it an ideal choice for catching and transporting fauna.
Price: $15 per cage per day hire (Excl GST)
Elliott/Sherman Traps
Elliot/Sherman Traps types A, B and E. There are 20x aluminium folding traps per cage.
Dimensions:
- Elliot/Sherman Trap A: 7.6 x 8.9 x 22.9 cm
- Elliot/Sherman Trap B: 10.2 x 11.4 x 38.1 cm
- Elliot/Sherman Trap E: 5.2 x 6.4 x 16.5 cm
Price: $40 per cage (20 traps) per day hire (Excl GST)
Reptile Funnel or Snake Traps
Reptile funnel traps are useful for catching snakes, pygopods, fast-moving widely-foraging skinks and reptiles that climb out of pit-traps. Funnel Traps are great for installing along fly wire or shade cloth drift fences, often in conjunction with pit fall traps. To prevent animals in funnel traps being exposed to direct solar radiation, please ensure the traps have shade covers.
Price: $5 per trap per day hire (Excl GST)
Pitfall Trap Systems
Pitfall traps for capturing small animals, such as amphibians and reptiles. Animals that enter a pitfall trap are unable to escape. We currently have pitfall systems for hire, which include:
- 4x Snake (funnel) traps
- 4x Buckets
- 2x Drip lines
- Pegs
Price: $10 per pitfall per day hire (Excl GST)
Hair Tube Hire
Hair tubes are short sections of PVC pipe lined with pieces of double-sided sticky-tape. Bait may be placed into a fixed, internal section to act as an attractant. Hair tubes are fixed to the ground, or onto a log or tree, and left undisturbed for a period of time (usually a number of weeks). Any mammals entering or partially entering the tube are likely to leave hairs stuck to the tape.
Price: $5 per hair tube per day hire (Excl GST)
Harp Traps
A harp trap is a device used to safely capture bats without harming or entangling them. It works by taking advantage of bats’ flight behavior: as they attempt to navigate through obstacles, they fly between the vertical strings of the trap and fall harmlessly into a collection chamber. We have 2-bank and 3-bank harp traps available for hire.
Price: $50 per trap per day hire (Excl GST)
Mist Nets
Note, mist nets may only be hired by people who hold a bird banding licence or similar qualification.
Price: $5 per net per day hire (Excl GST)
Motion Cameras
We have the following motion detection cameras for hire:
- Browning trail camera
- Lt Acom motion camera
Motion cameras are provided with memory card and strap. Batteries are not included.
Price: $25 per camera per day hire (Excl GST)
Night Vision Binoculars
Ultra HD Night Vision Binoculars with Laser Rangefinder for night time surveys of mammals and birds. The ATN BINOX 4K 4-16X night vision optic binocular is equipped with 4K Ultra HD Sensor and a Dual Core Processor. Insert your micro SD card and film your excursions without the need for USB cables or additional devices.
Price: $50 per binoculars per day hire (Excl GST)
