
%0 Journal Article
%A Stirrat, Simon C. 
%T Behavioural Responses of Agile Wallabies (<emph type="2">Macropus agilis</emph>) to Darting and lmmobilisation with Tiletamine Hydrochloride and Zolazepam Hydrochloride
%J Wildlife Research
%D 1997/02/04
%V 24
%N 1
%P 89-95
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WR95039
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR95039 
%X A total of 28 free-ranging agile wallabies (Macropus agilis) was immobilised with a combination of tiletamine hydrochloride and zolazepam hydrochloride. The drug was administered by projectile syringe fired from a gas-powered pistol. A dose of approximately 10 mg per kg body mass produced ataxia in 3.8 &#177; 0.4 min (mean &#177; s.e.), initial recumbency in 4.9 &#177; 0.5 min, and lateral recumbency in 7.9 &#177; 0.7 min after dart impact. Wallabies were calm throughout handling, showed good muscle relaxation and started to regain consciousness after 53 &#177; 3 min. Recovery of mobility took more than 240 min and appeared uneventful. Wallabies moved 41 &#177; 5 m after dart impact, after which they either groomed or fed until the drug took effect. Five wallabies sought shelter in nearby forest after darting and these were found 11 &#177; 3 m inside the forest boundary. 
