Padding Material for Mice in Laboratories

Abstract

Edible synthetic padding material is provided for mice and/for rat in laboratories. The edible synthetic padding material includes a major ingredient, a minor ingredient and adhesive. The major ingredient is made of edible natural fibers. The minor ingredient is made of nature elastic fibers. The adhesive is used to bond the major and minor ingredients.

1 . Edible synthetic padding material comprising:
 a major ingredient made of edible natural fibers;   a minor ingredient made of nature elastic fibers; and   adhesive for bonding the major and minor ingredients.   
     
     
         2 . The edible synthetic padding material according to  claim 1 , wherein the major ingredient comprises fibers of paper, straw, herbage and wood so that it is adequately elastic and light and absorbs moisture. 
     
     
         3 . The edible synthetic padding material according to  claim 1 , wherein the minor ingredient comprises fibers of hemp and silk so that it is adequately elastic. 
     
     
         4 . The edible synthetic padding material according to  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive comprises starch of rice powder, wheat bran and corn. 
     
     
         5 . The edible synthetic padding material according to  claim 1 , wherein the major ingredient comprises fibers of paper, straw, herbage and wood, and the minor ingredient comprises fibers of hemp and silk, and the adhesive comprises starch of rice powder, wheat bran and corn, and the major and minor ingredients and the adhesive are mixed, sterilized and extruded with a food processor so that the mixture becomes the synthetic padding material after contacting cold air, wherein the synthetic padding material contains bubbles. 
     
     
         6 . The edible synthetic padding material according to  claim 1 , wherein the amount of the bubbles is determined based on temperature. 
     
     
         7 . Edible synthetic padding material comprising:
 a major ingredient made of edible natural fibers;   a minor ingredient made of nature elastic fibers; and   adhesive for bonding the major and minor ingredients, wherein the edible synthetic padding material can be disposed in a pack and the pack can be vacuumed so that the volume of the pack, which contains the edible padding material, can be reduced.