Homeothermic Monitoring System Temperature Controller
Closed-loop mouse and rat homeothermic monitoring controller for maintaining core body temperature during anesthesia, surgery, stereotaxic preparation, imaging setup, and recovery-adjacent workflows, with selectable 1-, 2-, and 4-channel configurations, 10-50 C target setup, 0.1 C display resolution, rectal-probe feedback, and heating-pad output planning.
Louise Corscadden, PhD
Neuroscience · ConductScience
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Overview
The Homeothermic Monitoring System Temperature Controller is a closed-loop thermal-control station for small-animal research workflows where body temperature needs to be monitored and maintained during anesthesia, surgery, stereotaxic preparation, imaging setup, catheter work, ischemia preparation, or recovery-adjacent handling. The controller uses rectal-probe feedback to guide heating-pad output, giving the lab a more controlled warming path than a passive pad alone.
The controller family covers a 1-channel controller kit and a 4-channel controller kit, while the ConductScience catalog also supports a 2-channel purchasing path. This update keeps 1-, 2-, and 4-channel selection on the same existing URL. The 1-channel configuration is the simplest fit for one mouse or rat station; the 4-channel configuration supports independent monitoring and heating planning across multiple animals or work positions.
Decision-critical specifications include 10-50 C target-temperature setup, 0.1 C display resolution, 90-264V input power with 24V/8.3A output planning, 120 x 205 mm heating-blanket support, 1.5 mm x 15 mm mouse rectal-probe planning, and 2.0 mm x 30 mm rat probe planning when the station requires a larger probe.
Scientific Use
Small animals can lose heat rapidly under anesthesia, after hair removal, on cool procedure surfaces, or during longer surgical exposure. Feedback-based homeothermic control is useful when temperature drift could affect physiology, anesthetic recovery, surgical stability, or model reproducibility. Common buying contexts include rodent survival surgery, stereotaxic work, myocardial or cerebral ischemia preparation, catheter and self-administration surgery, perfusion preparation, imaging setup, and recovery-support planning.
Use the controller with the pad footprint, probe size, anesthesia interface, and monitoring stack selected around the animal model. For a complete thermal kit, review the Complete Thermal System. For anesthesia plus thermal control in one machine-level purchase, review the Small Animal Anesthesia and Homeothermic System.
Buying Fit
Choose this page when the lab already understands the anesthesia or procedure station and needs the temperature controller selected around channel count, pad/probe configuration, and thermal monitoring. Choose the Rodent Heating Pad page for replacement or additional pads, and choose the Water-Heated Small Animal Surgical Platform when the station needs a pump-driven surgical support surface.
Features & Benefits
Configuration
- 1-channel controller kit
- 2-channel controller kit
- 4-channel controller kit
Control method
- Closed-loop rectal-probe feedback controlling heating-pad output
Target setup
- 10-50 C target temperature with 0.1 C display resolution
Probe planning
- Mouse 1.5 mm x 15 mm and rat 2.0 mm x 30 mm rectal thermistor planning
Power planning
- 90-264V input, 50/60Hz, with 24V/8.3A output planning
Plan with
- Rodent heating pads, anesthesia machine, induction chamber, masks, surgical platform, monitoring, and recovery support
Practical Tips
Choose channel count around how many animals or procedure positions need independent temperature monitoring.
Why: Controller selection affects throughput, bench layout, pad count, and how probes are organized during longer workflows.
Match mouse or rat rectal-probe size to the animal model before finalizing the controller configuration.
Why: Probe size is a practical accuracy and handling decision, not only an accessory choice.
Order pads, probes, anesthesia interfaces, surgical platform, and monitoring support together when building a new station.
Why: Homeothermic control works best when the thermal path fits the animal interface and procedure table from the start.
Setup Guide
What’s in the Box
- Selected 1-, 2-, or 4-channel homeothermic temperature controller configuration
- 1-channel configuration: controller, one 120 x 205 mm heating blanket, and one 1.5 mm rectal probe
- 2-channel configuration: controller path with two-channel temperature monitoring and heating-pad control planning
- 4-channel configuration: controller, two 120 x 205 mm heating blankets, and two 1.5 mm rectal probes
- Mouse probe planning: 1.5 mm diameter x 15 mm; rat probe planning: 2.0 mm diameter x 30 mm when configured
- Additional pads, probes, anesthesia interfaces, surgical platforms, and monitoring products configured around the final station
Warranty
Support, replacement, and fulfillment terms are confirmed with the final quote and institutional purchasing requirements.
Compliance
Which channel configuration should I choose?
Choose 1 channel for a single mouse or rat procedure station, 2 channels when the lab needs paired warming paths, and 4 channels for shared or multi-animal monitoring workflows.
What does closed-loop homeothermic control mean?
The controller monitors body temperature through a rectal probe and adjusts heating-pad output around the target temperature, giving the station feedback-based thermal support.
Which probe sizes should I plan around?
Mouse workflows commonly use the 1.5 mm x 15 mm probe path, while rat workflows can use the 2.0 mm x 30 mm probe path when a larger probe is appropriate for the animal model.
How is this different from buying a heating pad?
The Rodent Heating Pad page is for replacement or additional warming surfaces. This page is the controller path that coordinates probe feedback, channel count, and heating-pad output.
When should I choose the anesthesia and homeothermic system instead?
Choose the Small Animal Anesthesia and Homeothermic System when the lab wants gas anesthesia delivery and body-temperature maintenance reviewed as one machine-level station.
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