Walls can be quickly detached from the bottom, for ease of cleaning and storage.
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 devices. Surface texture was selected for best rodent comfort (reasonably rough, “warm” surface).
The Mouse model is dimensioned 44x44cm, according to the requirements of Eumorphia Empress SOPs; walls are 30cm tall, available in transparent Perspex or grey PVC. A special model of mouse cage is available, dimensioned 40x40cm, with uprights to fit infrared sensor, for combined recording of horizontal (videotracking) and vertical (sensors) activity.
The Rat cage is 100x100cm (inside dimensions 92x92cm), with 40cm tall walls. The larger cage is also available with optional dividers to create four 46x46cm arenas, see model 47150.