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Home made immitation Maxey

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In Australia our mice are shown in small plastic fish tanks like these :oops: :


I've been dying to get my hands on a Maxey. So I decided I'd make a couple to see what they looked like.
I won't be using them for show, I'll be using them to transport mice too shows.


I didn't have much sucess trying to put together a traditional door but I did manage to make a functional substitute.
Bonus is you can remove the door to make the unit easier to clean.

Having no woodwork experience whatsoever I recon I did a pretty good job for a first attempt!
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J
Yeah, it's Brunswick green.

If I didn't already know what they were used for, I don't know that I would ever have any idea whatsoever that mice went in them! :p
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I
Fascinating information. Now I don't feel so bad I improvised the doors.

I actually like the convinience of having the doors removable for cleaning purposes.
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L
My partner has offered to make me some maxey cages, I am sure I see a template on the net somewhere a few months back... does any one have a link or the measurments needed ect :D
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nuedaimice
http://www.afrma.org/pp_mseboxes.htm

This has the dimensions, but the colors would depend on where you plan to show at.
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L
Thank you for the link but arent these the american ones. They dont look quite like the ones used in the u.k.
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SarahY
The pictures at the bottom of the page are English ones :)

Sarah xxx
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L
:oops: I knew I had seen them somewhere! I cant belive i have not scrolled down on the page.
thanks sarah and nuedaimice
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L
where can I get that wire from?? :?
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SarahY
You have to make it by soldering wire together, but I have some ready-made that you can have. PM me your address and I'll post them to you.

Sarah xxx
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L
oh this it woring out to be harder than i first thought lol
Thank you so much sarah I will pm you now.xx
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SarahY
oh this it woring out to be harder than i first thought
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Tell me about it. After several ridiculous attempts to make my own Maxeys, I decided that paying £11 per lidded Maxey from Brian Tanner was well worth the money! :lol:

Got your PM, will post the wire fronts out asap.

Sarah xxx
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I am sure I will probably end up buying some in from Brian.. got to have a go though :lol: (or let the other half have a go) :shock:
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