Mouse hints
Mice: handling and getting used to the room
Happy with people, happy in the room, then into the pool.
Handling & Acclimatizing
5. We give them 2 days in the test room, playing with them in & out of their cages, so they are comfortable with us and the room, before starting swimming. They have also been handled by us intermittently since birth, so they are happy with people.
6. Smells are very important. Even subtle amounts of perfume can confuse ! "bad" smells are totally out, e.g. rats & especially cats. If you have a pet cat, it might just work if you shower & change into fresh clothes at the lab.
Original text: Dr Roger J Morris, 1998, with editor's notes by Richard Baker. Copyright (C) 1998 RJ Morris & HVS Image. Reproduced unchanged. Copyright Richard Baker© 2013. All Rights Reserved.
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