Initial Observations on Connected Cage Communities of Mice

The differential responses of both sexes of mice to connected versus isolated caging in this initial study raises attractive possibilities for more complex behavioral studies, breeding via expanded harems, and other scenarios using this housing apparatus.

Keywords: welfare, housing effects, alternate housing, tubes, cage connectors, behavior, Blockparty, Optimice, mouse, mice

Citation: Pritchett‐Corning, K. Initial Observations on Connected Cage Communities of Mice. Poster presented at American Association for Laboratory Animal Science; 2015; Phoenix, AZ.