Week 1 |
9:00 AM | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Food restriction (3 h) | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Access to an empty bottle (2 h) | Inversion of the light/dark cycle |
2:00 PM | Forced wash in water at 32°C (30 min) | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Paired housing in damp sawdust (10 h) | Dark (2 h) | Housing in mild damp sawdust (30 h) |
6:00 PM | | Water and food deprivation (16 h) | | | Water deprivation (16 h) |
Week 2 |
9:00 AM | Confinement in small tube (1 h) | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Paired housing with food restriction (10 min) | Inversion of the light/dark cycle | Inversion of the light/dark cycle | Inversion of the light/dark cycle |
2:00 PM | Forced wash in water at 32°C (30 min) | Paired housing in damp sawdust (10 h) | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Inversion of the light/dark cycle | | | Housing in mild damp sawdust (30 h) |
6:00 PM | | | Water and food deprivation (16 h) |
Week 3 |
9:00 AM | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Food restriction (3 h) | Paired housing in damp sawdust (10 h) | Forced wash in water at 32°C (30 min) | Access to an empty bottle (2 h) | Inversion of the light/dark cycle | Inversion of the light/dark cycle |
2:00 PM | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) | Confinement in a small tube (1 h) |
6:00 PM | Water and food deprivation (16 h) | | | Water deprivation (16 h) | Housing in mild damp sawdust (30 h) |