Amphibian

Laboratory housing for reptiles and amphibians

General guidelines for the proper housing of reptiles and amphibians. The following issues are addressed: (1) Ectothermy; (2) Light and Temperature; (3) Humidity, Water, and Air; (4) Enclosure or Tank; (5) Handling. Because the animals explore or attempt to escape,...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Amphibian, Reptile

Citation: Kreger, M. D. 1997. Laboratory housing for reptiles and amphibians. In: Comfortable Quarters for Laboratory Animals, Eighth Edition. Reinhardt, V. (ed), 32-40. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

Heart rate response to gentle handling of frog and lizard

Gentle handling plus speaking aloud increased the heart rate of lizards but not of frogs.

Year Published: 2000Animal Type: Amphibian, Frog & Toad, Lizard, Reptile

Citation: Cabanac, A., Cabanac, M. 2000. Heart rate response to gentle handling of frog and lizard. Behavioural Processes 52, 89-95.

Comfortable quarters for amphibians and reptiles in research institutions

Practical guidelines for the species-adequate housing of amphibians and reptiles. In many respects cold-blooded animals are more interactive with their environments than warm-blooded animals. At the same time, they tend to have greater problems adapting to changes in their species-typical...

Year Published: 2002Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Amphibian, Reptile

Citation: Kreger, M. D. 2002. Comfortable quarters for amphibians and reptiles in research institutions. In: Comfortable Quarters for Laboratory Animals, Ninth Edition. Reinhardt, V. , Reinhardt, A. (eds.), 112-117. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

Innovative housing and environmental enrichment for bullfrogs (Rana catesbiana)

Shelter-providing structures significantly decreased mortality rate and improved the animals' overall appearance.

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Amphibian, Frog & Toad

Citation: Hedge, T. A., Saunders, K. E., Ross, C. A. 2002. Innovative housing and environmental enrichment for bullfrogs (Rana catesbiana). Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 41(4), 120-121(Abstract).

Reptiles and amphibians as laboratory Animals

Excellent review of basic requirements to the successful maintenance - including housing and handling - of reptiles and amphibians.

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Amphibian, Reptile

Citation: O'Rourke, D. P. 2002. Reptiles and amphibians as laboratory Animals. Lab Animal 31(6), 43-47.

Shelter microhabitats determine body temperature and dehydration rates of a terrestrial amphibian (Bufomarinus)

Selection of diurnal shelter sites varies significantly with season in the cane toad (Bufo marinus), and the aim of this paper is to determine how hydric and thermal conditions of shelter microhabitats changed with season and whether those changes explained...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Amphibian, Frog & Toad

Citation: Seebacher, F., Alford, R. A. 2002. Shelter microhabitats determine body temperature and dehydration rates of a terrestrial amphibian (Bufomarinus). Journal of Herpetology 36, 69-75.

The Boyd Group of papers on: The use of non-human primates in research and testing – Pager 1: Background information on the use of non-human primates

Number of non-human primates used in scientific procedures in Britain in 2000: New World monkeys [marmosets, tamarins] 1060; Old World monkeys [macaques] 1891 [p.100].

Year Published: 2003Topics: Disease/Experimental ModelAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Salamander

Citation: Smith, J. A., Boyd, K. M. e. 2003. The Boyd Group of papers on: The use of non-human primates in research and testing - Pager 1: Background information on the use of non-human primates. Animal Technology and Welfare 2, 99-103.

Enrichment for a captive environment – The Xenopuslaevis

Tubes were preferred over the other four enrichments. The foliage and the cave showed no preference over each other, similarly the wood and rocks and the tank lid cover were equally preferred. However the foliage and the cave were both...

Year Published: 2004Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Amphibian, Frog & Toad

Citation: Brown, M. J., Nixon, R. M. 2004. Enrichment for a captive environment - The Xenopuslaevis. Animal Technology and Welfare 3, 87-95.

Environmental enrichment for dendrobatid frogs

A hallow coconut insect feeder was developed to increase foraging activity.

Year Published: 2004Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Amphibian, Frog & Toad

Citation: Hurme, K., Gonzalez, K., Halvorsen, M. et al. 2004. Environmental enrichment for dendrobatid frogs. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 6, 285-299.

Environmental enrichment for fishes and frogs

Our frogs get PCV tubes in which they hide, upside-down plastic boxes, rocks and bricks on which they climb, and plastic litter boxes filled with water serving as little pools.For our fishes, we place PVC pipes in the tanks. We...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Amphibian, Fish, Frog & Toad

Citation: LAREF [Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum] 2007. Environmental enrichment for fishes and frogs. In: Making Lives Easier for Animals in Research Labs: Discussions by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. Baumans, V., Coke, C., Green, J., Moreau, E., Morton, D., Patterson-Kane, E., Reinhardt, A., Reinhardt, V., Van Loo, P. (eds), 92-93. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.