Transfer Mice

"Transfer mice" means changing the cage information of existing mouse records. It is different from "Add new mice" which adds new mouse records into the database.

To transfer mice from one cage to another:

1. Open the “Rackside census” window by double click the rackside node in “Mouse Room Explorer”.
2. Find the target cage on the census, then left click the cage to open the “Cage” window.
3. To move mice in, click button on the “Cage” window. Input the tag number of the mice you need to transfer, select the correct mice, set the “Put-in Date”, then click “Transfer”. If you need to send the transfer request to mouse staff , click "Send Request".
4. To move mice out, select the mice to move first, then click button. On the pop-out window, select the destinate cage and set the put-in date, then click "Transfer". If you need to send the transfer request to facility staff , click "Send Request".
5. If you transfer the mice by mistake, DON'T make another transfer to move back the mice, the program will think you tranfer the mice twice intead of no transfer. You should click to cancel the transfer.
6. If you need to cancel the transfer after you close the "Cage" window, click on the toolbar of the main window to open the recent transfers. Select the transfer you want to cancel and click "Undo Transfer" button.
7. If you transfer mice from your cage to other people's cage, or you receive mice from other people, you don't need to change the owner and project information of the mice. The owner and project of live mice are determined by the cage they are sitting in. See Mouse Ownership for detail.

For mouse transfer request, see Request for detail.

Don’t click the cage to open the “Mouse Information” window and click “Add New” button on the toolbar to transfer mice! This would NOT move the mouse from original cage to destinate cage, but instead create a new duplicated record of the mouse in the database.