How could you seduce an alligator?

I know how to do this. Two years ago we were down in the Bayou South of New Orleans on one of the big, flat boats. The guide told us there was an alligator ahead lying on a fallen tree trunk. He said, "I am sure you want to see it swimming. I can soon fix that." He threw what looked like a large, white tennis ball into the water and the gator was off that trunk in an instant and paddling towards it with a purpose. The guide explained it was a giant marshmallow and that alligators cannot resit them.

Moral: ask a silly question and you might just get a sensible answer. :)