Cage for storage of laboratory rats.

摘要

The cage for storage of laboratory rats.The utility model relates to a metal cage with the aim to facilitate the handling and storage of laboratory rats, specifically for use in the practice of teaching.The cage is made of metal, stainless steel, rectangular with dimensions of 1,2 to 1,5 meters long, 0.7 to 0.9 m wide and 0.2 to 0,3m tall, mounted on four legs with casters.It is equipped with a screen with a mesh floor in must have holes larger than 1x1cm. In this screen, there is a removable drawer for collection of feces and urine of animals on maravalha of Pinus.This system avoids the contact of rats with feces and urine, and facilitates cleaning.The upper cover is "s" shaped wire mesh with spacing sufficient to prevent the escape of animals, removable, in which is positioned a feeder is made with the same "s" shaped wire mesh, forming a single piece.The front wall of the cage there are two external rails, each with a circular hole giving access to its interior, for accommodation of the two troughs type bottle.The cage is designed to accommodate 30 to 40 rats.