great tank find! plus babies!

i couldn't believe it this morning. went out to the dumpster and someone had
thrown out a 100 gallon, 5 foot long tank. the top was cracked but
otherwise this thing is in perfectly usable condition. so our mice are now
going to have a huge new tri level home (well, once we get it completely
cleaned and all the levels built) in addition to their current sprawl
(Critter trail 1, critter trail 2, and a 10 gallon tank)
Now we just have to figure out where to put this thing! We've already got an
idea for the eventual layout. the second level will be an island in the
center, leaving room for wheels and other larger toys on the ends. and the
third level will be split in two and cover the ends, overlaping slightly
onto the second level, leaving room there for larger things, and all the
smaller tanks/cages will be connected via tubing, for ease of seperation if
need be. Or if we decide to keep any of the males from our new little
litter that was born last night.
Jerry, our fancy mouse who came to us pregant has apparently given birth
sometime last night or this morning. We haven't, of course, seen anything
yet, but my step son says he heard tiny squeaks this morning and we haven't
seen Jerry today (though we haven't been keeping vigil...) So, no idea yet
on litter size or anything. We're going to give her a few days before we
get too nosey, though if i catch her when she's down below the nest eatting,
i may take a quick peek/count. Hopfully everyone will survive. :)

Davina
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Congrats and congrats!!

Maybe that's a hint that Jerry's having a BIIIG litter?

;o)

Linda


"Davina Stuart" <booklady.RemoveThis@softhome.net> wrote in message news:<10pe27pi3pgabf2.RemoveThis@corp.supernews.com>...
> i couldn't believe it this morning. went out to the dumpster and someone had
> thrown out a 100 gallon, 5 foot long tank. the top was cracked but
> otherwise this thing is in perfectly usable condition. so our mice are now
> going to have a huge new tri level home (well, once we get it completely
> cleaned and all the levels built) in addition to their current sprawl
> (Critter trail 1, critter trail 2, and a 10 gallon tank)
> Now we just have to figure out where to put this thing! We've already got an
> idea for the eventual layout. the second level will be an island in the
> center, leaving room for wheels and other larger toys on the ends. and the
> third level will be split in two and cover the ends, overlaping slightly
> onto the second level, leaving room there for larger things, and all the
> smaller tanks/cages will be connected via tubing, for ease of seperation if
> need be. Or if we decide to keep any of the males from our new little
> litter that was born last night.
> Jerry, our fancy mouse who came to us pregant has apparently given birth
> sometime last night or this morning. We haven't, of course, seen anything
> yet, but my step son says he heard tiny squeaks this morning and we haven't
> seen Jerry today (though we haven't been keeping vigil...) So, no idea yet
> on litter size or anything. We're going to give her a few days before we
> get too nosey, though if i catch her when she's down below the nest eatting,
> i may take a quick peek/count. Hopfully everyone will survive. :)
>
> Davina