Patent ID: 8047160
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A cage for keeping laboratory animals, specifically adapted to keep laboratory one or more animals, particularly rodents, comprising: a base body to which an openable lid is connected; said base body including inside one or more partitioning floors, which are essentially horizontal and arranged at heights so as to create several floor surfaces for the animals wherein each of said one or more partitioning floors is provided with a first opening receiving an element acting as a ladder which extends above and below said one or more partitioning floors, said element acting as the ladder comprising at least one sidewall having a plurality of openings, said element acting as the ladder also acts as a manger, including several levels for said manger, each of said one or more partitioning floors being further provided with a second opening adapted to allow the animals to transit from one level to the other and to allow the operator to access the animals.