Social Box for Behavioral Research test

The Social Interaction Box is designed for studying general social behavior using a paired social interaction test. It provides an experimental environment where a subject can freely explore an unfamiliar conspecific in either its home cage or a neutral environment. Social exploration can be assessed by measuring the time spent around the conspecific as well as the amount and duration of behaviors such as sniffing, following, grooming, biting, mounting, and wrestling. Social avoidance behavior can also be evaluated in models investigating neophobia, anxiety, and depression-like behaviors. The box consists of three interconnected compartments with removable dividers and manual sliding doors for controlled animal positioning. The system is compatible with tethered animal experiments and can be optimized for video tracking using non-reflecting materials. Manufactured by Atico Export with a focus on reliable performance for animal behavioral and social interaction research.

• Social interaction studies
• Social exploration assessment
• Social behavior research
• Social avoidance studies
• Neophobia research
• Anxiety-related behavioral studies
• Depression-like behavioral studies
• Video-tracked behavioral experiments
• Tethered animal experiments

Test Parameters :

• Time spent around the unfamiliar conspecific
• Amount of social interaction behaviors
• Duration of social interaction behaviors
• Sniffing
• Following
• Grooming
• Biting
• Mounting
• Wrestling
• Social avoidance behavior

Mouse Configuration :

• Box dimensions: 60 × 42 × 22 cm (24 × 16.5 × 8.7 in)
• Compartment dimensions: 20 × 42 × 22 cm (8 × 16.5 × 8.7 in)
• Box material: Light grey methacrylate floor with transparent walls
• Grid enclosure dimensions: 8 × 18 cm (3.1 × 7 in)
• Grid bar diameter: 3 mm (0.1 in)
• Grid bar spacing: 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
• Grid enclosure material: Stainless-steel grid with grey PVC top and bottom

Rat Configuration :

• Box dimensions: 120 × 80 × 40 cm (48 × 31.5 × 15.8 in)
• Compartment dimensions: 40 × 42 × 40 cm (15.8 × 16.5 × 15.8 in)
• Box material: Light grey methacrylate floor with transparent walls
• Grid enclosure dimensions: 20 × 40 cm (7.9 × 15.7 in)
• Grid bar diameter: 3 mm (0.1 in)
• Grid bar spacing: 11 mm (0.43 in)
• Grid enclosure material: Stainless-steel grid with grey PVC top and bottom

• Standard paradigm for studying general social behavior
• Three interconnected compartments
• Removable compartment dividers
• Manual sliding doors
• Compatible with tethered animals
• Suitable for mice and rats
• Material designed not to retain odors
• Non-reflecting material for video tracking
• Allows controlled confinement of animals in individual compartments
• Supports use with grid enclosures
• Grid enclosures provide close interaction while helping protect the test animal from aggressive behavior