Vivarium / Animal Housing Hub
IVC Cages and Vivarium Systems
Compare individually ventilated cage systems, replacement cage boxes, cage-change stations, bedding disposal, washers, and colony planning tools for mouse, rat, rabbit, and guinea pig research facilities.
Product Pathways / 01
Pick the buyer lane that matches the project.
Seven product lanes cover the IVC purchase: species-specific racks, high-density configurations, replacement consumables, change-station handling, and the bedding/washing workflow.
Standard-density mouse housing with HEPA-ventilated rack systems, autoclavable cage boxes, and locking lids.
Larger ventilated cages for rats with reinforced racks, raised lids, and PSU/PPSU autoclavable boxes.
Floor-pen and stacked IVC variants sized for rabbits and guinea pigs, with enrichment and waste handling.
Compact rack footprints with double-sided cage loading for limited animal-room floor space.
Spare cage boxes, lids, water-bottle assemblies, and filter tops compatible with existing IVC racks.
Class II downflow change stations and laminar handling hoods that pair with IVC racks during transfers.
Bedding dispensing, dirty-bedding disposal workstations, and washers sized to the cage volume.
Product Finder / 02
Find the right IVC configuration.
Filter by species, workflow, capacity tier, and material. The recommendation updates live and links into the matching product lane or quote flow.
Operational Workflow / 03
Cage change & washing loop.
The IVC purchase only works if the change-station and wash-floor workflow are sized to match. Bedding/change products stay in their own category and are surfaced here as supporting workflow.
Clean / Change / Re-rack / Dispose / Wash
Autoclaved cage boxes returned from the wash floor and staged near the IVC rack column.
/product-category/animal-housing/ivc-systems/Class II downflow station isolates the technician and animal during bedding renewal and health check.
/product-category/animal-housing/bedding-change-stations/Re-rack into IVC slot, scan cage card, and push the update through colony management.
https://conductcolony.com/Dirty cage to disposal workstation; bedding contained, water removed, cage routed to washer.
/product-category/animal-housing/bedding-change-stations/Tunnel / rack washer cycles plus autoclave; cages return to clean staging to close the loop.
/product-category/animal-housing/bedding-change-stations/Planning Tools / 04
Four to six tools. Linked, not duplicated.
The IVC hub links the calculators that connect cage counts to racks, cost, and colony operations. Room-level and containment tools stay on the Vivarium page.
Plan capacity
Estimate the cage fleet before specifying racks.Estimate cage count from animals, strains, weight classes, dams, and growth.
Project 12-18 month cage demand and peak cage count before purchase.
Room-level rack capacity, quarantine separation, and headroom. Sits on the Vivarium page.
Plan cost
Tie cage count to operating cost and IACUC requests.Convert cage count into housing cost, monthly burn, and cost per data point.
Connect protocol animal numbers to cage and rack requirements.
Plan enrichment quantities and costs alongside cage purchases.
Run the colony
Once cages are in use, switch from planning to operations.Move from planning to operations with ConductColony.
Live cage, animal, strain, breeding, genotype, pedigree, and IACUC tracking. The handoff after the IVC purchase becomes day-to-day work.
Handoffs / 05
Where the IVC hub stops, the next page picks up.
Anything that becomes a room, install, or furniture question routes to the page that owns that buyer journey.
Vivarium handoff
Need the vivarium planned too?
For room layout, cage washer sizing, utilities, install scope, containment, or a complete animal facility quote, use the Vivarium buildout page.
Stays on /vivarium
- Animal-room layout and ACH planning
- Cage washer floor sizing
- Containment and barrier classification
- Install scope and warranty
- Full animal facility quote
Lab Furniture handoff
Building the room around the cages?
For benches, cabinets, sinks, carts, safety storage, stainless work surfaces, and room furniture packages, use the Storage & Furniture category.
Stays on Storage & Furniture
- Benches and stainless work surfaces
- Cabinets, sinks, chemical storage
- Carts and mobile casework
- Room furniture packages
- Freight planning
Related Categories / 06
Browse the source-of-truth product taxonomy.
Live product truth stays in Woo. The hub orients the buyer; these links jump into category browsing or a sibling hub.
Quote workflow / 07
Send the IVC capacity, species, and workflow with the quote.
The quote CTA preserves species and capacity context so the response can include cage-box compatibility, change-station pairing, and the relevant lead-time band.
