Is it possible to use the MOUSE-E-MOTION Universal Data Logger with other animals than laboratory mice or with material objects?

Yes. The MOUSE-E-MOTION Universal Data Logger is suited to be used with any animal or material object emitting body heat and, hence, infrared radiation. These are all warm-blooded creatures like all kinds of mammals (including human beings) and birds (on which the data logger is already being applied by several users for a while). Cold-blooded animals like fish, amphibia and reptiles or insects, spiders, crustaceans, snails, etc., that is, organisms that do not produce body heat, are not suited to be monitored with the MOUSE-E-MOTION Universal Data Logger because their body temperature usually is not different from the ambient temperature.
For applications different from activity monitoring of laboratory mice the external motion sensor might be particularly useful because of its 1m cable, allowing a big variety of experiment scenarios. Upon request, also other types of motion sensors are available, for example with a wider or narrower detection range.
More information and detailed specifications of the motion (infrared) sensor built-in in the MOUSE-E-MOTION Universal Data Logger can be found on the manufacturer’s website (NAiS).