This Japanese shrew is helping to treat Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency (CSID). He eats a special diet that was also fed to his mother before he was born. He is then fasted for a time and glucose measurements are obtained in a similar way that diabetics check their own blood sugar. Researchers hope that through the administration of the oral supplement, the animal’s blood sugars can be corrected and CSID can be reversed.
Twirl is a rat within a training colony at a research facility. Her job is to help researchers become comfortable around rats…
Guinea pigs naturally love to hide. This guinea pig is housed with others who like to hang out in PVC tubing. Covered…
Golden Syrian hamsters are susceptible to a virus called SV40 which is related to human-associated viruses in a family called polyomaviruses. SV40…
Mice are one of the most common animals needed for research. Most mice do not usually get individual names...but sometimes a technician…
