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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMan Discovers A Family Of Mice Living In His Garden, Builds Them A Miniature Village
Recently, photographer Simon Dell stumbled upon a family of mice running around his garden. Instead of reaching for the traps, however, he took out his tools. Dell built the mice a miniature village and they repaid him by posing in front of his camera.
I was out one day just taking photos of the birds in the garden and having just cut the grass I noticed something moving on the ground, Simon told Bored Panda. I pointed my camera at the ground and was shocked but very happy to see a very cute little house mouse standing up just like a meerkat in the fresh cut grass.
I knew instantly he was a star and ran back inside to get a couple of peanuts to put down for him. Sitting there, waiting, it was only minutes before he came back out for the treats.
It was at that point I thought I would give him a little shelter and safe place to hide and feed.
I had a bit of experience taking photos of wildlife and mice as I also had another mouse that used to live in my garden shed and only come out after dark. He was a wood mouse and we named him Stuart.
Much more: https://www.boredpanda.com/miniature-mice-family-house-simon-dell/?utm_source=1487495_0_0_0&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=WebPush
JHan
(10,173 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(10,043 posts)Zoonart
(11,878 posts)This is wonderfully cute.
Sanity Claws
(21,852 posts)I wouldn't want the offspring of his mice looking for new territory in my yard or house.
WhiteTara
(29,722 posts)because they are nasty and I'm happy my cats and dog are vigilant.
bluestarone
(17,030 posts)Actually seeing the damage these varmints do!!! YUCK.
mbusby
(823 posts)...all over our garage.
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)Everyone in my house loved it.
Even kitty.
violetpastille
(1,483 posts)I had a bet with myself before I clicked the link, "I bet that guy is English."
MLAA
(17,327 posts)samnsara
(17,635 posts)..I rescued it..fed it yogurt every few hours with a demi tasse spoon. That mouse ( 'Mousey') lived to be 6! They are not meant to live that long as fast growing tumors etc starved him to death. Hes buried under tree with his bowl of birdseed ad his critter tube.
Rhiannon12866
(206,012 posts)I don't know if I'd have known what to do. I also had a pet mouse, got him at Grant's back in the day. He was black and white, the only mouse left and looked so lonely that I had to bring him home. I named him Franklin D Roosevelt, Frank for short, and he went with me to boarding school (we weren't allowed pets, but he was small enough ) and had him for my first year of college. I think that was about 4 years, I was heartbroken when he got sick, took him to the vet, but it didn't help. My Dad took care of him after he died, I was just too heartbroken. He was a very sweet pet.
handmade34
(22,757 posts)adorable... when my kids were young we always kept pet mice...
now unfortunately, I have become a great hunter as they want to take over my house...
FirstLight
(13,364 posts)Thanks! super cute!
I love watching the chipmunks, squirrels and other critters coming to share the birdseed on the deck. It's very relaxing, and they are just so damn fun to see how they interact...the jays will try and be domineering and the chipmunk will stand his ground!
Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)PatrickforO
(14,587 posts)Cute little guys.
3catwoman3
(24,041 posts)...for words. I am a softy for little critters.
denbot
(9,901 posts)Thank you!
JerryLS
(8 posts)...that he wasn't able to convince them to take up the wearing of clothing and learning basic agriculture.
Chellee
(2,102 posts)trixie2
(905 posts)LastDemocratInSC
(3,649 posts)Thank you for posting the link to "The Gnomist". It is a strikingly powerful short film.
All I can think of now is Little Owl.
Thank you!
trixie2
(905 posts)Someone turned me onto it too. You are welcome. Pass it along and change the world.
hostalover
(447 posts)trixie2
(905 posts)My brother and I (both in our 50s) have been talking about making houses and sneaking over to grandkids houses and putting them around. Maybe hanging from a tree with bird proof plexiglass and solar tiny lights so it looks like they, the fairies, turn them on.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)Too posh for the unwashed masses, ya know.....
Reminds me of the hedgehog houses some English gardeners set up with pride.
Thanks for posting the great photos, Rhiannon!...... ..........
StarryNite
(9,460 posts)Talitha
(6,613 posts)when the vermin infestation starts.
It's nice to be kind to our fellow creatures, but he'll be overrun in no time.
Chances are, his garden will turn into a kitty buffet for the neighborhood cats.
But they ARE darned cute, though!
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Silver Gaia
(4,546 posts)but these mousies are adorable!
Thanks for making me smile.
Rhiannon12866
(206,012 posts)He was black and white and his name was Franklin D Roosevelt, Frank for short. When I went away to summer camp, my grandmother (Dad's mother) "mouse sat" for me. She gave him a blueberry every morning for breakfast, one time even took a photo. So I have a long history with mice, LOL, and I found this story - and pix - irresistible!
Silver Gaia
(4,546 posts)Thanks for sharing.
Luciferous
(6,085 posts)Fla Dem
(23,741 posts)Not only a good photographer, but so creative in constructing the mice's habitat.
malthaussen
(17,216 posts)I may need some insulin now.
-- Mal
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)They build their rooms and tunnels in the snow mounds created by shoveling the front walk, creating tiny igloos. They're so darn cute and entertaining, and often find treats left by their landlord (me) at their front doorways.
Springtime brings The Robin Family to my front doorway by virtue of them feeling quite comfortable to nest in the curvature of the grapevine wreath on the door. Mama is very vigilant, which usually means we don't use this entrance during the hatching process for fear of being dive-bombed. I place a large soft pillow on the doorstep in case one of the pre-flyers should happen to fall from their adorable home.
Beringia
(4,316 posts)I found one in a pail destined for starvation and another one in the winter, outside my front door. I put them together. One day when I was cleaning the aquarium, I lifted up their house and saw a new litter. I could see they would multiply and multiply, so I set them free. I did enjoy having them.
Farmer-Rick
(10,207 posts)The mice were alright the first couple of months. By the 6th month they were so noisy you coud hear them squeak from the house. I would walk into the garage and see mice jumping everywhere, climbing the light cord, having a big old mouse party. I had to end it for fear that they would move into my house.
After they were gone and I was cleaning out the remaining bales, I found a couple of very large corn snakes. I pushed them out into the cruel summer sun. I had a whole little ecological environment going in my two car garage.
dlk
(11,576 posts)red dog 1
(27,849 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)I read the book so many years ago...beloved by school children...before is was a video or on TV, as far as I knew. The author gave us mental pictures that totally match the video.
Another one...If You Give Mouse a Cookie
Pretend you're a kid or an elementary school teacher...it will mean more.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)But in the real world they're purpose is as food for larger animals. First there are 2 then 200. Supply and demand... and if the demand is low, well....
I think nature should take it's normal route and we should steer clear.
LAS14
(13,783 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)Really, its little bits of business like this that touch the heart, as the only motive involved sheer kindness to small creatures.
DashOneBravo
(2,679 posts)And they can stay there happily ever after.
Cause if they show up here, they wont be welcomed. I had to help clean out a house that had a mouse infestation. They almost destroyed the whole thing.