Housing

Housing for rabbits

In most laboratory situations, rabbits are kept isolated in cages. ... We have attempted to correct this deficiency by keeping rabbits in either large tubs which can accommodate six or more animals or in indoor/outdoor pens. Provision has been made...

Year Published: 1988Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Love, J. A. 1988. Housing for rabbits. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 2, 47-48.

Guinea pigs

Initial attempts to provide the animals a covered area for refuge showed that the guinea pigs adopted the shelter very quickly and would dart under cover when startled. ... We soon realized that this was a most useful behaviour when...

Year Published: 1988Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Guinea Pig, Rodent

Citation: Gray, G. 1988. Guinea pigs. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 2, 48-49.

The effects of cage size and pair housing on exercise in beagle dogs

Dogs in the single cage size spent slightly less time moving, but they moved at a greater speed than when housed in double sized cages [probably because of the extreme confinement condition leading to frustration and possibly abnormal behavior patterns,...

Year Published: 1989Topics: Housing, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Dog

Citation: Hughes, H. C., Campbell, S., Kenney, C. 1989. The effects of cage size and pair housing on exercise in beagle dogs. Laboratory Animal Science 39, 302-305.

A closed colony of squirrel monkeys for laboratory studies

For a behaviourally healthy and hence happy existence the squirrel monkey really requires more space than even our quadruple cage system provided. Pens of the size of our exercise pens would avoid stereotypic locomotor behaviour, especially if provided with a...

Year Published: 1989Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Salzen, E. A. 1989. A closed colony of squirrel monkeys for laboratory studies. In: Housing, Care and Psychological Wellbeing of Captive and Laboratory Primates. Segal, E. F. (ed), 115-134. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ.

Choices for captive primates

General considerations for appropriate cage space arrangement for small monkeys.

Year Published: 1989Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Shumaker, R. W. 1989. Choices for captive primates. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 3, 117.

Observations on a caging system for housing stump-tailed macaques

This paper describes the introduction of a modified caging system and the benefits to both the animals and staff. The removal of metal grids at the bottom of the cage, and the introduction of direct access to a substrate mixed...

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Burt, D. A., Plant, M. 1990. Observations on a caging system for housing stump-tailed macaques. Animal Technology 41, 175-179.

A perch for caged macaques

Wooden and plastic perches have been tested successfully by several hundred rhesus monkeys and 40 stump-tailed monkeys of both sexes and various ages over the last 3 years. Perches have proven an inexpensive, simple, yet effective environmental enrichment for these...

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1990. A perch for caged macaques. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 4, 134-135.

Environmental enrichment for marmosets

Marmosets are among the easiest of primates to provide with environmental enrichment. Like other higher primates, they need companionship, adequate space with incorporated complexity, some unpredictability in the environment, ways in which they can manipulate or control their environment.

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Poole, T. B. 1990. Environmental enrichment for marmosets. Animal Technology 41(2), 81-86.

Evaluation of a chimpanzee enrichment enclosure

A large, three-part playground for captive chimpanzees was constructed and evaluated in terms of area use and behavior changes. Comparative behavioral samples were obtained on 38 subjects in the existing indoor-outdoor run and in the enclosure. The chimpanzees used the...

Year Published: 1991Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L., Lee, D. R., Eichberg, J. W. 1991. Evaluation of a chimpanzee enrichment enclosure . Journal of Medical Primatology 20(1), 29-34.

Recommendations for the care of amphibians and reptiles in academic institutions

Amphibians and reptiles differ in many respects from the mammals and birds most commonly used in biomedical research. These differences affect the physical and biological requirements of amphibians and reptiles in captivity. In this contribution, some basic biological characteristics of...

Year Published: 1991Topics: Housing, Husbandry & Management, Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Amphibian, Crocodile & Alligator, Frog & Toad, Lizard, Reptile, Salamander, Snake, Turtle & Tortoise

Citation: Pough, F. H. 1991. Recommendations for the care of amphibians and reptiles in academic institutions. ILAR Journal 33(4), S1-S21.