Rodent Incubators

Our rodent incubators offer a temperature and lighting controlled environment with an adjustable 0-15 fresh air exchanges per hour. The chambers have a temperature range of 6.5-40°C, making them good for  thermoneutral studies, as well as for other scenarios including cold-exposure experiments or high temperature experiments studying the impacts of climate change. 

Since the air circulation systems on these  chambers are designed to take and discharge air directly to the room, these units are primarily designed to be housed in vivariums. The isolated nature of vivariums keeps the odor of the exhaust air from disrupting work spaces. However, operation in a normal lab environment is possible with the involvement of an HVAC professional, who can route the exhaust port to a ventilation return to avoid odors in the lab.

Our rodent incubators are perfect for housing many species of caged rodents or other small animals such as rats, mice or even squirrels. Each incubator comes equipped with standard features such as:

• Solid doors (optional glass doors are available)
• Clock-controlled cool white fluorescent lighting
• Interior duplex outlet
• Access port for running wiring/tubing through the chamber wall
• Door locks
• Audible/visual high/low temperature alarm with relay (for connection to a remote dialer, building alarm system, etc.)
• Digital humidity meter
• Stainless steel interior and exterior
• Lockable casters

Any of these features can be deducted if they are not required, since our chambers are built to order. This allows you to tailor the incubator to fit your required parameters without paying for features that aren’t needed.

Many other options are available, including additional lighting or LED lighting, dual or multi-point temperature control for temperature stressing, vibration reduction, top-mounted or remote compressors, and/or additional outlets or access ports. Please see our accessories page for a complete list of available options.