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These PTFE feeding needles are expertly designed to minimize the risk of trauma and bite-through, offering a safe, cost-effective, and disposable solution for oral gavage. SAI’s affordable feeding tubes feature several distinct advantages, including a soft silicone tip, a smooth PTFE plastic shaft, and an optional bite-resistant stainless steel bite guard, ensuring maximum durability during oral dosing.

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    Disposable Feeding Needle, Rat, Sterile, 100mm, Grey with Bite Guard

    These PTFE feeding needles are designed to reduce the risk of trauma and bite-through, providing a safe, low cost, disposable, solution for oral gavage. SAI's affordable feeding tubes boast distinct features, including a soft silicone tip, a smooth plastic PTFE shaft and an optional, bite-resistant, stainless steel bite-guard for maximum[...]

    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page

  • Provided sterile, 100/box with 5/package

  • Affordable and Durable

  • A bulb-shaped silicone tip minimizes trauma, prevents tracheal dosing, and eliminates dosing-related perforations of the esophagus

  • Plastic construction is compatible with most vehicles and compounds

  • Disposable needles eliminate the risk of carry-over
  • Optional 1cm stainless steel bite-guard near the hub to prevent damage from the animal’s incisors during oral dosing (order part numbers with “M” for the optional bite-guard).
  • For help selecting the right needle, check out our Feeding Needle Selection Guide.

FEEDING NEEDLE OPTIONS

Part # Length Silicone Tip Dead Vol. Bite Guard Gauge
FN20-30 30 mm 1.9 mm 56ul No 20
FN20-38 38 mm 1.9 mm 57.6ul No 20
FN20-38M 38 mm 1.9 mm 57.6ul Yes 20
FN18-38M 38 mm 2.0 mm 64.4ul Yes 18
FN18-38 38 mm 2.0 mm 64.4ul No 18
FN18-50M 50 mm 2.0 mm 69ul Yes 18
Part # Length Silicone Tip Dead Vol. Bite Guard Gauge
FN17-52M 52 mm 2.4 mm 103ul Yes 17
FN17-52 52 mm 2.4 mm 103ul No 17
FN17-85M 85 mm 2.4 mm 136.7ul Yes 17
FN17-85 85 mm 2.4 mm 136.7ul No 17
FN15-78M 78mm 2.8mm 136.6ul Yes 15
FN15-78 78mm 2.8mm 136.6ul No 15
FN15-100M 100 mm 2.8 mm 161ul Yes 15