Miniscope housing

[Alison Cotter]

Hi,

I am new to the world of the Miniscope. I am an electrical engineering student working on a rat project at my university using the Miniscope. I am wondering if there is a housing for the Miniscope that is used when attached to the rat head to prevent the animal from damaging the device. Either something that could be 3D printed or machined from a lightweight metal like aluminum. Please let me know of any possible solutions for this. Thank you!

Alison

[Gabrielle Siemonsmeier]

I've only ever seen/heard of less sophisticated solutions such as tape or silicon (see e.g. here: https://groups.google.com/g/miniscope/c/9VKSp5FU4gQ/m/EN_2-u9UFQAJ ) but would be quite curious about what you suggest! for rats I imagine it's irrelevant, but for mice the challenge would be to keep the added bulk and weight to a minimum.