Habitest Modular Cages and Mazes (Coulbourn)
Designed for maximum flexibility, Habitest allows the user to implement the most behavioral test protocols in a single system of modular test arenas using modular stimulus and response devices.
- Modular system with maximum modularity and flexibility
- Any behavioral boxes and maze accessories
- State Logic software providing optimal protocol edition flexibility without need of programming kn owledege
Contact us for getting information about the box and maze options available and for any assistance you may need for the configuration of your system.
- Mazes
- Active Avoidance
- Runways
- Passive Avoidance
- Operant Conditioning
- Fear Conditioning
- Spatial Activity
- Place Preference
- Ergometry
- Feeding and Drinking
Habitest Stimulus and Response modules slip into the tracks of our cages and hubs. Stimulus response modules include those for visual and auditory stimuli, shockers, liquid and/or dry feeders, olfactory stimuli and ergometric activity.
Adding to the modular flexibility of the Habitest product line, we offer hubs and runways to expand the possibilities of our hardware. Hubs are available in four styles – square, hexagon, octagon and dodecagon (only for rat) and are used primarily for runway intersections in the radial arm maze, T-maze, Ymaze and other maze configurations.
Featuring the same bay tracks, any of our stimuli/response modules can easily be added to create unique testing environments. Runways are used to interconnect the hubs, modular test cages, shuttle cages and running wheel boxes. These can be installed in any bay track of our standard cages or can be joined together, end to end to double the length of the runway using our terminator/joiners. The terminator/joiner has a double set of tracks and can also accept standard stimuli/response modules. Photocell sensors are available to detect animal entries, passage, and exits from the runways
Contact us for getting information about the box and maze options available and for any assistance you may need for the configuration of your system.
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