All Animal Mazes manufactured by Ugo Basile are designed to give optimal results with any Video-Tracking software. This is achieved by:
- high-contrast colors: grey, white, black or the NEW Ugo Basile light-blue
- non-reflective surface: reflections are a common source of error in animal tracking. Let’s avoid them!
All materials were selected to be sturdy and easy to clean, to construct reliable and durable mazes. Surface texture was selected for best rodent comfort (reasonably rough, “warm” surface).
Two sizes are available, for either mice or rats. The mouse T-Maze, has a 35cm long stem and two 30cm long arms, 5cm wide and 15cm tall. In the rat model the stem is 50cm long, and the arms 40cm long, with a 10cm width and a 20cm height. Different wall height are available on request
Perspex Walls fit solidly in the slotted metal base, but can be easily and quickly detached for easy cleaning and storage.
A movable door is provided with the maze, to create a start compartment which can be removed when the test starts.