Carrying
Mouse Ethogram > Active Behaviors > Maintenance Behaviors > Nesting Behaviors > Carrying
Overview and Meaning
Mice typically construct a nest in a specific location, and they carry material to the nesting site.
Description
The animal carries a piece of material such as bedding or nesting material in its mouth.
Classification
Contexts
Nesting behavior occurs in the contexts of reprodution, pup rearing, and environmental changes.
Variants
None
Carrying is part of
Nesting Behaviors
There are 8 types of nesting actions which together comprise the nesting behavior chain:
Stanford Department of Comparative Medicine presents
A Comprehensive Ethogram of the Laboratory Mouse
