mouse cage change criteria
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Mouse cage change criteria. Goals: Provide healthy environment Reduce animal stress Minimize care costs Minimize odors. Special Considerations. Microisolator cage tops hold in waste gases and moisture Small amounts of bedding dry out- excessively deep bedding stays damp - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Mouse cage change criteriaMouse cage change criteria
Goals:Goals:
Provide healthy environmentProvide healthy environment
Reduce animal stressReduce animal stress
Minimize care costsMinimize care costs
Minimize odorsMinimize odors
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Special ConsiderationsSpecial Considerations
• Microisolator cage tops hold in waste gases and moisture
• Small amounts of bedding dry out- excessively deep bedding stays damp
• Moisture from the water bottle is as bad as moisture from urine
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More biology than you expectedMore biology than you expected
• Ammonia (NH3) is the gas of most concern- it irritates eyes, damages lungs.
• Urine, NOT feces, is the source of ammonia
• FRESH urine contains no ammonia• Over time, bacteria convert the urea in
urine to ammonia• The urine needs to be wet for this to
happen
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Mouse behaviorMouse behavior
• How do mice feel about a new, clean cage?
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Mouse poop is not the problemMouse poop is not the problem
• Mice like feces
• It is normal for mice to EAT feces
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MovieMovie
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UrineUrine is the problem is the problem
• WetWet urine is the problem
• Water (from the water bottle) is also a problem if it rehydrates dried urine
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When do you need to change the When do you need to change the cage?cage?
• When more than 25% of the bedding, as viewed from the bottom, is wet
• When the bedding, as viewed from the top, is wet (don’t count a fresh drip from bottle)
• If you see any mold on the bedding or food
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Five mice in a cageFive mice in a cage3 days 7 days
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