Improvised tank setup
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Improvised tank setup
I've been dying to show off my new tank setup! Having very limited money and supplies, I managed with toilet paper rolls and a cardboard box. I didn't even have tape or glue so I had to cut everything just right to fit it together like a puzzle. My two little mice had been living in a small carrier with only a water bottle and wheel, so I wanted to give them a more interesting enviroment to stimulate their little minds. Plus I wanted to get rid of the wheel. (I heard it limited their mind and was bad for spines and tails).
Version 1: I was considering keeping the wheel in
Version 2: Took out the wheel and turned a broken one into a swing
On of my mice tried it out!! the next day she bit the string and shoved the "swing" to the first floor so she hated it xD oh well. I also cut out a piece of cushion to look like cheese and carved it out so they could sleep in it. They were sleeping in it this morning and I was sooo happy!!
If anyone has some ideas for a tank that are cheap and unique I'd LOVE to hear them! I was thinking of trying out a backyard type enviroment w/ some soil with grass and make a sort of small pond for them. It'd be awesome if I could put a goldfish in there too, but I doubt it xD
Version 1: I was considering keeping the wheel in
Version 2: Took out the wheel and turned a broken one into a swing
On of my mice tried it out!! the next day she bit the string and shoved the "swing" to the first floor so she hated it xD oh well. I also cut out a piece of cushion to look like cheese and carved it out so they could sleep in it. They were sleeping in it this morning and I was sooo happy!!
If anyone has some ideas for a tank that are cheap and unique I'd LOVE to hear them! I was thinking of trying out a backyard type enviroment w/ some soil with grass and make a sort of small pond for them. It'd be awesome if I could put a goldfish in there too, but I doubt it xD
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I like the set-up! The goldfish pond idea is very cute, but sounds like a logistical nightmare lol.
Some cheap fun toys I like to make: Hot-glue the ends of a tp roll shut with treats inside and hang it up for them to work on. Give them old paperback books to make nesting material out of (also a nice step stool for weanlings who might have trouble reaching the water). I find lots of junk for making toys in the trash and at yard sales: old vacuum hoses, plastic chain, pvc, wicker baskets... And fisher-price plastic barns and houses!
Some cheap fun toys I like to make: Hot-glue the ends of a tp roll shut with treats inside and hang it up for them to work on. Give them old paperback books to make nesting material out of (also a nice step stool for weanlings who might have trouble reaching the water). I find lots of junk for making toys in the trash and at yard sales: old vacuum hoses, plastic chain, pvc, wicker baskets... And fisher-price plastic barns and houses!
madmouse- Hopper
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Join date : 2012-05-19
Age : 40
Location : Baltimore, MD
Re: Improvised tank setup
We use bird toys from walmart that are a $1 and our mice them. My son also makes play houses so when I clean them they get out and 'play'. He has hanging string, swings, tube bridges and what ever else he thinks of.
LittleSniffs- Hopper
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Age : 47
Location : Maryland
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