title: Establishing and maintaining an operant research facility with brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula).
abstract: The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is a readily accessible marsupial that has been shown to adapt relatively well to captivity. The aim of this paper is to outline the husbandry procedures, experimental equipment, and methodologies used successfully within our possum colony since 1995.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Sociology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia. t.signal@cqu.edu.au
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Signal
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Temple
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chandler
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D005260:Female; D006234:Handling, Psychological; D006799:Housing, Animal; D007756:Laboratory Animal Science; D008297:Male; D048330:Trichosurus