Push-Dig
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Overview and Meaning
Push-dig is a form of nesting behavior that aids in constructing the nest.
Description
The mouse performs forwards pushing and kicking of bedding material with fast alternating movements of the forepaws. It is often accompanied by forward locomotion.
Classification
Contexts
Nesting behavior occurs in the contexts of reprodution, pup rearing, and environmental changes.
Variants
An animal can be observed pushing substrate up the sides of the cages or to locations other than the nest site.
Push-dig 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
