The Mouse Palace

[applecheeks]

Since I became more serious with my mouse breeding and goals, I decided I need a room "devoted" to my animals but more specifically my mice. We have had a sleepout on the property ever since the land was purchased (14-15 years ago) that was used as storage after a family member moved out. After we cleared out all of the junk, we soon found out that there was a lot of work needed to make it suitable. Since the sleepout was with the cheapest things my parents could find, the windows  and door had not been sealed properly so water had managed to leak through - walls, support beams and parts of the floor all had to be replaced, holes in the walls covered up as well as painting them. Electric cabling had to be replaced, water supply connected up and so on but now? I have a fully functional mouse room!

Before :


And Now :

[andy]

OMG I'm so jealous I would love to have my own mousey house. It looks perfect you have done an amazing job!

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Jul 7, 2013 14:53:08 GMT 10 andy said:

OMG I'm so jealous I would love to have my own mousey house. It looks perfect you have done an amazing job!

Why thank you! I couldn't have done it without my Dad though. I'm still working out a few little problem though - it would seem I need more storage for mouse cage accessories.

[MojoMouse]

You and your dad did an amazing job! I love the ribbons on display, and I see you've got your Jax posters up.

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Jul 7, 2013 16:47:06 GMT 10 MojoMouse said:

And I see you've got your Jax posters up.

Oh of course! I even have a jax calendar

[Blaci136]

Oooooooh, wow! That is so awesome! So jealous. If i ever own my own place that is exactly what I'd like to have.

I was just looking at the tubs, what brand/type do you use, the lids on them look great. How did you make them?

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Jul 8, 2013 17:14:25 GMT 10 Blaci136 said:

I was just looking at the tubs, what brand/type do you use, the lids on them look great. How did you make them?

They are "Taurus Home Products", the exact bin is just Clearview Storage and they come in 9L, 15L and 20L.
The lids were done with Dads help. 9mm galvanized mesh held down on the lid with an alluminium strip and rivets. I have some that were made much cheaper with just mesh and cable ties though.

[mousekateers]

wow, that's a great setup! Very jealous.
Just a question - which way do those windows face where the big tank is? Considering mice prefer dark environments and the amount of heat transfer through the windows, would you consider moving the tank?

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Jul 16, 2013 20:01:30 GMT 10 mousekateers said:

wow, that's a great setup! Very jealous.
Just a question - which way do those windows face where the big tank is? Considering mice prefer dark environments and the amount of heat transfer through the windows, would you consider moving the tank?

I see absolutely no need to move the tank (its also hardly used these days). The window partially behind the tank faces south ish - My Dads half round barn and multiple trees blocks almost all of the sun.
The window next to it faces more north east and has a few plants in front of it which reduces the amount of light that gets in anyway.

[anielka]

Fabulous!