The Great Mouse Escape!

[BrainGirl]

Well, hardly great. I went to feed her and before I could open the door she just slipped through to greet me! Then she went back inside. Then outside. For all I know she's been able to escape all along and just hasn't bothered to go far

Anyway, she had to live in a bin over night and I'm going to be frantically searching for a cage today with small enough bars. It's a pity I gave the local rescue that tank with the wire mesh top. I'd bought it in case Suri was pregnant and when she turned out not to be I donated all my extra cages and tanks I'd collected to house the babies. Darn it!

But what about a bin? Maybe I should just keep her in that. It's certainly big enough and it's one I'd picked up as a potential cage and just never converted.

[Esmy]

Oh no, sneaky girl! Jerry mouse is in a meshed Guinea pig cage. I think it's perfect for him because they love to climb and he can climb all over it. Though it's not pretty. I replaced the colored zip ties with clear since that photo. He loves it! It's also easy to hang toys. It's a huge pain and takes hours, but making a bin is tedious too. Of course you already have one finished.

[DrKMcK]

Well, that's pretty amazing! You must be doing something right if she hasn't tried to leave in all the time she's been able to get out. I don't see why a bin couldn't be fine. Just give her lots of climbing toys. If you want to give her a cage later, fine, but a bin should hold her for now.

[BrainGirl]

I have an extra guinea pig cage already meshed but I was afraid that my meshing job wasn't good enough to prevent a mouse escape, especially through the corners. I like how you've set up your cage, what is the white stuff covering the edges of the mesh?

[Esmy]

Thank you. That's tape. A no-no really I know, but he can only reach a piece on the front door since it's on the outside. I have to take that strip off. He's not touching the rest of it fortunately. A hamster would! Covers the pokeys though.