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FED modifcation to mount it on a wall

A project log for Feeding Experimentation Device 3 (FED3)

Version 3 of our home-cage feeding device, FED. FED3 includes nosepokes and stimuli for behavioral training.

lex-kravitzLex Kravitz 12/10/2018 at 14:530 Comments

I was asked by another researcher about mounting FED to a wall, instead of placing FED in a cage.   It is very do-able but requires a modification to the hopper to make it a bit smaller so it doesn't stick out in the front. STLs for the modified parts are in the files area here.  With the smaller hopper, FED can be mounted on the outside wall of a cage like this:

I also went ahead and printed a wall to fit in our operant boxes.  This wall divides off part of the box so the mice can't get behind the FED.  I wasn't sure how this would work but it came out pretty nice.  The wall had to be printed in 2 parts because of its size.  It was a fun modification, STLs for the wall parts are also in the files area here.

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