Hydration

The world’s #1 choice for Hydrating Research animals.
The world’s #1 choice for hydrating research animals, Hydrogel® is a barrier packed, water gel that keeps research animals completely hydrated, clean, and dry during shipping. With a 24-month shelf life, Hydrogel® requires no refrigeration or special handling. That is why leading breeders and research animal suppliers have shipped over 100 million animals using Hydrogel®.
Leading research institutions trust ClearH2O’s 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. 98% pure water. The industry standard for hydration during transportation.
Delivering Solutions
- Suitable for short or long transit 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, Food Acid, Electrolyte Mix.
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. Proven to increase survival rates in compromised animals. 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, Corn Syrup, Vegetable Oil, Hydrocolloids, Wheat Protein, Electrolyte Mix, Food Acid, 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; 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, Electrolyte Mix, Food Acid, Sucralose.
Shelf Life
18 month shelf life. Does not require refrigeration or special handling.