Information

Housing condition: Strict hygienic conventional, 5 rooms

Cage size and recommended minimum spaces

Spp.
Cage type
Size (WxLxH)cm3
Materials
Number of animals/Cage
Bedding
Schedule of bedding changing
Mouse
Shoe box Cage
17 x 28 x 14
Polycarbonate
20-25 g : <6/cage
>25 g : <5/cage
Corn cob
Weekly
22 x 42 x 17
Polycarbonate
20-25 g : <12/cage
>25 g : <10/cage
Rat
Shoe box Cage
22 x 42 x 17
Polycarbonate
<300 g : <5/cage
400-500 g : <2/cage
Corn cob
Weekly
Guinea pig
Wire Cage
 
 
>350 g : 2/cage
Corn cob
Everyday

Environmental requirements

  • Temperature Celsius : 25±2
  • Humidity : 65±10%
  • Light : Standard fluorescent

Light cycle(light: dark) Standard 12:12

Diet: Commercial diet

Feeding schedule: Routine feeding (ad libitum)

Type of water: Filtered Water
                       : Reverse Osmosis (if required)

Provision of water: Routine feeding (ad libitum)

General equipment: Biosafety cabinet, Refrigerator and -20ºC Freezer, Microscope, Stereo microscope, Analytical balance and Vortex