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FANCY MICE. 



CAGES. 



For ordinary purposes a box cage, as in Fig. 1, will be found the 

 most convenient, and as these are easily manufactured, no great out- 

 lay is involved. The 

 dimensions of these 

 cages are as fol- 

 lows: For a pair, 

 Sin. by 6in. by Sin. 

 high ; nest place, 

 2^in. wide, and the 

 width of the box. 

 For a buck and six 

 does, 12in. by 8in. 

 by 4in. ; nest places 

 (two). Sin. wide, 

 the width of the 

 box. A round open- 

 ing should admit 

 the mice into each 

 nest place. These 

 holes should be at 

 least l^in. in diam- 

 eter, so that the does 

 should not injure 

 themselves when 

 heavy with young. 

 A lid or lids (AA) 

 should be made for 

 renewing the nests, 

 and a tin receptacle 

 (B) should be in- 

 serted for food ; 

 these can be ob- 

 tained at all bird 

 shops. A movable 

 door should be made 

 at C for the re- 

 moval of all dirt 

 and dSbris; this is 

 hinged by having a 

 pin passed through 

 about 2in. from the 

 end. The tops (D) 

 should be made 

 movable, of either 

 fin. netting, or, 



