ClearH2O: Hydration
ClearH2O is the world’s top choice for hydrating research animals.
Leading research institutions trust ClearH2O products to hydrate their laboratory animals during shipment, quarantine, weaning, and trial conditions as well as during acclimation to automated watering systems, or events requiring emergency water backup supply.
Not only do your research animals stay hydrated and healthy, but labor is reduced, improving productivity and performance within your animal care facility.
Hydration Products
HydroGel
HydroGel is a non-wetting water gel for animal hydration. It's 98% pure water and the industry standard for hydration during transportation.
Delivering Solutions
- Suitable for short or long shipping times
- Supplement for compromised, recovering or weaning animals
- Alternative to water bottles and excellent emergency water source
- Useful in transitioning animals to automated watering systems
Delivering Quality
- Tyvek® medical packaging
- Gamma/E-Beam irradiation
- Complies with quality standards as tested by an independent laboratory
- Certificate of analysis by manufactured lot
- Individually coded with lot and date of expiration
Ingredients
Purified water, hydrocolloids, electrolyte blend, food acids
Shelf Life
24-month shelf life. Does not require refrigeration or special handling.
DietGel Recovery
DietGel Recovery is a nutritionally-fortified water gel that aids in the recovery of post surgical, weak or impaired rodents. It's proven to increase survival rates in compromised animals and is formulated with purified ingredients that provide 70% water, calories and electrolytes.
Delivering Solutions
- Increases pup survival rates
- Increases post-surgical survival rate
- Soft gel formulation promotes consumption
- Designed to retain moisture
- Reduces time and labor
- Aids in overall health during long-term shipping
Delivering Quality
- Tyvek® medical packaging
- Gamma/E-Beam irradiation
- Purified ingredients exclude phytoestrogens and nitrosamines
- Complies with quality standards as tested by an independent laboratory
- Certificate of analysis by manufactured lot
- Individually coded with lot and date of expiration
Ingredients
Purified water, cane sugar, corn syrup, molasses, vegetable oil, hydrocolloids, plant protein (wheat), electrolyte blend, food acids, mineral mix
Shelf Life
24-month shelf life. Does not require refrigeration or special handling.
LabGel Banana
LabGel is a non-wetting naturally flavored gel, designed to provide enrichment and hydration. It is an excellent vehicle for medication delivery for nonhuman primates and other research animals.
Delivering Solutions
- Thermo-reversible gel supports various applications: Use with enrichment devices and use for delivery and flavor-masking of oral medications
- Provides up to 93% water for efficient hydration
- No sugar added formulation for use with calorie restricted diets
- Flavor enhanced to promote acceptance and consumption
Delivering Quality
- Purified ingredients
- Complies with quality standards as tested by an independent laboratory
- Certificate of analysis by manufactured lot
- Individually coded with lot and date of expiration
Ingredients
Purified water, banana, hydrocolloids, natural flavor, electrolyte blend, food acids, sucralose
Shelf Life
18-month shelf life. Does not require refrigeration or special handling.
AquaPak H+
AquaPak is acidified purified water for laboratory animals.
Delivering Solutions
- Alternative to water bottles
- Excellent emergency water source
- Ready-to-use pouch saves labor, eliminates bottle
- 420 ml and 450 ml pouch volumes provide extended water supply
- Pouch format fits most cage designs
Delivering Quality
- Commercially sterile inside
- Complies with quality standards as tested by an independent laboratory
- Certificate of analysis by manufactured lot
- Individually coded with lot and date of expiration
Ingredients
Purified water, food acid
Shelf Life
Shelf life is 18 months, unopened at room temperature storage.
See How It Works!
Watch this video to learn how to use AquaPak—including cage compatibility and how to insert the required valve.
Cage Compatibility Guide
View this PDF to see if AquaPak is compatible with your caging.
AquaPak H+ Blue
AquaPak Blue is acidified purified water for laboratory animals. Its blue coloring makes it easy to tell when the pouch is low and needs to be replaced.
Delivering Solutions
- Colored blue to assist with water level indication
- Alternative to water bottles
- Excellent emergency water source
- Ready-to-use pouch saves labor, eliminates bottle
- 420 ml and 450 ml pouch volumes provide extended water supply
- Pouch format fits most cage designs
Delivering Quality
- Commercially sterile inside
- Complies with quality standards as tested by an independent laboratory
- Certificate of analysis by manufactured lot
- Individually coded with lot and date of expiration
Ingredients
Purified water, food acid, blue #1
Shelf Life
Shelf life is 18 months, unopened at room temperature storage.
See How It Works!
Watch this video to learn how to use AquaPak—including cage compatibility and how to insert the required valve.
Cage Compatibility Guide
View this PDF to see if AquaPak is compatible with your caging.
AquaPak CL
AquaPak CL is chlorinated purified water for laboratory rodents packaged in a ready-to-use pouch.
Delivering Solutions
- Alternative to water bottles
- Excellent emergency water source
- Ready-to-use pouch saves labor, eliminates bottle
- 420 ml and 450 ml pouch volumes provide extended water supply
- Pouch format fits most cage designs
- Acidified and chlorinated formulations available
Delivering Quality
- Commercially sterile inside
- Complies with quality standards as tested by an independent laboratory
- Certificate of analysis by manufactured lot
- Individually coded with lot and date of expiration
Ingredients
Purified water, sodium hypochlorite
Shelf Life
Shelf life is 18 months, unopened at room temperature storage.
See How It Works!
Watch this video to learn how to use AquaPak—including cage compatibility and how to insert the required valve.
Cage Compatibility Guide
View this PDF to see if AquaPak is compatible with your caging.
All ClearH2O gel products, including
enrichment, hydration and nutrition gels, are thermoreversible and can be used for
medication delivery.
We also sell gel cup delivery devices! Consider adding Shepherd Shack and Nombrero to your order.
Have questions about the right products for your animals? Ask us! 215-804-0144
