Mouse training, caring, etc. in lab?

[kanzure]

Hey all,

I am in search for some good mouse literature to read up on, such as taking care of lab mice as well as training methodologies or previous successes and so on. Where should I look or does anybody have a zip file of papers I can take a look at?

I did a search over the indexes to see if this might be a dupe, but I couldn't find anything. It's very likely I might have missed something, so does anybody know if this has been discussed here before?

Thanks,
- Bryan

[Darby]

Where are you? Many countries have very specific requirements for housing and treatment of lab animals, including mice - you should at least find out if yours is one of them.

[kanzure]

Hi Darby,

I am in the United States. There are some other threads on the other forums that have already answered this question. Such as here.

- Bryan

[kclo4x]

I am also interested in caring for mice, so more as pets then as test animals however ;P
Anyways, what i think would be interesting is to get an excellent description or understanding of their dietary needs, Ideal temperature, Vitamins, etc. I've looked but i have only found product recommendations. :(
Anyways, any PDF files, links, etc would be greatly appreciated by at least me. If you guys would like information on what i have found just say so :P

[Darby]

I've kept mice for years as feeder animals, so haven't had to worry about the research regulations, and a population can get really out of control. On the other hand, we have bred for appearance and have quite the assortment of colors and marking patterns.