Rat cages for sucrose preference experiments in rats

Abstract

The embodiment of the present application discloses a rat cage used for the sugar water preference experiment of rats. The rat cage includes a cage cover and a box body, including: a turntable that is rotatably arranged on the cage cover through a bearing, and the bearing is fixed on the cage cover. The bearing is connected with a driving device and a timer, and the driving device drives the bearing to rotate a predetermined angle according to the timing period of the timer; at least two automatic ball drinking bottles are installed at intervals on the turntable, and different automatic ball drinking bottles are installed in each automatic ball drinking bottle. Sweet liquid, and balls are arranged in the suction nozzle of each automatic rolling ball drinking bottle, and a weighing device is arranged on the bottle body of each automatic rolling ball drinking bottle. The weighing device has a display screen, and the display screen shows The weight of the liquid; when the driving device drives the bearing to rotate a predetermined angle according to the timing cycle of the timer, at least two automatic ball drinking bottles on the turntable also rotate a predetermined angle accordingly. It can be more convenient and accurate for testing the sugar water preference experiment data of rats or mice.

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technical field [0001] The present application relates to the technical field of animal science experiments and research devices, in particular to a rat cage used for rat sugar water preference experiments. Background technique [0002] The sugar water preference test is an experiment used to test the degree of preference of rats or mice to sugar water. It is a test indicator reflecting anhedonia in rats or mice. Anhedonia refers to the lack of interest in rewards such as food and sex. , as the core indicator for evaluating affective disorder disease models such as depression rat or mouse models, the sugar water preference experiment has an irreplaceable important position. In the experiment, there is no experimental device specially used for sugar water preference testing. Usually, a common mouse cage is used to add a water bottle to the other side for testing. Put the positioning hole of the water bottle, which will cause the water bottle to shake up and down during the t...

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Problems solved by technology

In the experiment, there is no experimental device specially used for sugar water preference testing. Usually, a common mouse cage is used to add a water bottle on the other side for testing. Put the positioning hole of the water bottle, which will cause the water bottle to shake up and down during the test and cause liquid leakage, and it will also cause liquid leakage when the experimental mice drink water. In addition, the position of the water bottle needs to be exchanged during the test, and it is placed and removed when calculating the mass. The water bottle process will also cause liquid leakage, which will lead to a large error in the sugar water preference experiment and affect the evaluation of the behavioral experiment.

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