PhenoTyper^® is a video-based complete observation system that is used for a wide range of research tests with laboratory animals.

• Test environment and video equipment are fully integrated – just plug and play.
• Enables video recording completely independent of light conditions in the laboratory.
• Enhances the standardization of your experiments.
• Extendable with specially designed home cage accessories and integrated visual and acoustic stimuli.

PhenoTyper offers the perfect test set-up for activity and open field studies, interactive home cage testing, and circadian studies.

Features
PhenoTyper is a combination of a cage and a top unit with light and video sources. The cage consists of two solid walls and two walls with ventilation holes. The top unit contains an infrared (IR)-sensitive camera, multiple IR light sources, light filter, and adjustable visual and acoustic stimuli.

All together, PhenoTyper provides a complete observation environment with built-in stimuli:

• The IR-sensitive camera, light filter, and IR light sources ensure robust recording regardless of ambient light conditions in the laboratory.
• The built-in acoustic and visual stimuli can be used to elicit behavioral responses, such as anxiety-related and operant behavior.
• A white spot light can be turned on inside PhenoTyper to create a light gradient, for instance, to assess light-dark preferences.

The cage can be equipped with one or two drinking bottles, feeder, and a shelter to create an environment suitable for home cage experiments. Both the basic cage and the home cage are available in two sizes: small (PhenoTyper 3000) for monitoring a single, small rodent (e.g. a mouse) and large (PhenoTyper 4500) for monitoring single or multiple rodents of any size. The size of the ventilation holes, number of bottles, and the size of the shelter differ according to the number and the type of animals to be used.