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Conventional Hamsters |
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| Standard housing for hamsters is similar to the mouse colony cage. The dimensions are slightly different. Males are housed in groups and females are housed individually unless otherwise specified. The same bedding and diet is used as for rats. |
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Conventional Guinea Pigs |
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| Standard housing for guinea pigs consists are large open tubs with hoppers for feed and water. Bedding is the same as for other rodents. Animals are routinely group housed. A limited number of stainless steel racks are available on request. |
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| The same bedding is used as for other rodents however the diet is different. Lab Diet 5025 is especially formulated for guinea pigs. It contains vitamin C. This product must discarded three months from the milling date as the vitamin C level deteriorate rapidly. For additional information click on the picture. |
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Conventional Rabbits |
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| There are three options for housing rabbits depending on availability. Rabbits can be housed in stainless steel (or stainless steel with plastic cages.) The cages shown have a plastic tray area. Animals in this type of caging are housed individually. There is no contact bedding. Absorbent material is placed in the tray to collect urine and feces. To see the other type of stainless steel rack put the mouse over the picture. Food is provided in a hopper and water by a water bottle or hopper.. The opening in the drinking tube for rabbits are larger than those for mice and rats and also has a valve that rattles in the tube if you shake it. |
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Rabbits can also be housed on contact bedding, either individually or in
groups. Food is provided in hoppers and water in 'baby pig waterers.'
Only females are housed in groups for long term housing as males fight
once they get older. Young males may be housed together for short
term projects only.
To see an example of single pen housing for rabbits move the cursor over the picture. |
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| The standard diet for rabbits is Lab Diet 5326. This diet is higher in fibre and helps to prevent gastrointestinal problems in the rabbits. For complete information on the diet visit the Lab Diet website by clicking on the picture to the right. |
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Conventional Pigs |
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| Standard housing for conventional pigs is in pens with coated expanded metal flooring. Depending on the size of the pen, the pig and the research requirement the animals may be housed singly or in groups. All pig penning allow the animals to see, hear, smell and at least partially touch other pigs in the room. We do not recommend housing one animal to a room. Pigs are very social and become upset on their own. |
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| If collection of waste is necessary, pigs can also be kept in special 'metabolic pens.' Justification must be provided for the use of this type of accommodation. The pigs are able to touch, see, hear and smell each other either through the side of the pen or by standing on their hind legs. |
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| Pigs are fed and standard pig grower ration. Feed can be milled in pelleted form to include medication or other nutrient or non- nutrient items. There is a minimum volume for this process. | |||
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Conventional Housing of Other Species |
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| If you are planning to house species not mentioned above the time period until a room is available will depend on the species of animal and the availability of housing units. In some cases we are able to obtain units on a loan basis. Please discuss requirements with the facility manager will in advance. | |||
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Last updated on Wednesday, 30 March 2005
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