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Rats
Scientific Name: Rattus novegicus
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Body Temp: 90 degrees F (35.9 - 37 5 degrees C)
Respiration Rate: 85.5 BPM
Weight:
- Adult Male 300 g
- Adult Female 200 g
- Newborn 5 g
Water Consumption: 40 ml (100 ml/kg/day)
Food Consumption: 32 gm (100 ml/kg/day)
Sexual Maturity:
- Male 13 weeks
- Female 13 weeks
Estrus Cycle: 4 - 5 days
Gestation period: 20 - 22 days
Life Span: 3 years
Avg. Litter size: 7 - 11
Breeding Life:
- Male 1.5 years
- Female 1.5 years
Age at weaning: 21 days
Recommandad Temperature: 64.4-78.8 degrees F(18-26 degrees C)
Relative Humidity: 40 -70%
Photo Period (light/dark): 12/12
Identification Methods: ear notch, punch; tattoo
- Housing Requirements: floor area/animal = 17 - 70 sq. in.
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Mice
Scientific Name: Mus musculus
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Body Temp.: 99 degrees F (36.5-38 degrees C)
Respiration Rate: 163 BPM
Weight:
- Adult Male 25 - 50 gm
- Adult Female 25 - 50 gm
- Newbom 1.0 gm
Water Consumption: 15 ml/100 gm/day
Food Consumption: 15 gm/100 gm/day
Sexual Maturity:
- Male 7 weeks
- Female 7 weeks
Estrus Cycle: 4 - 5 days
Gestation period: 19 - 21 days
Life Span: 2 years
Avg. Litter size: 5 - 10 pups
Breeding Life:
- Male 8 months
- Female 8 months
Age at weaning: 21 days
Recommended Temperature: 64.4-78.8 degrees F(18-26 degrees C)
Relative Humidity: 4 0 - 7 0 %
Identification Methods: ear tags, ear punch, notch
Photo Period (light/dark): 10/14
* Housing Requirements: floor area/animal = 6 -15 sq. in.
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