SILT, Colo. — Mighty Mouse and his entire family have recently moved into a new miniature village, thanks to a hospitable garden owner in Silt.
The mice now have little log homes, where they can hide from cats and other predators.
A local photographer, who built the little apartments for them, also feeds them as well.
“We don’t have kids, so we decided to adopt these mice,” he said. “And I like to take photos of them to put up on our fireplace mantle where other people put pics of their grandchildren.”
What started out as one mouse living in the cabin, has now grown to more than 1,500 mice all sharing the rooms.
“We’re going to have to expand the housing,” the photographer said. “Mice will have up to 14 babies. And people talk about bunnies…”
The mice village is expected to continue to grow and will soon start its own city council.
Restaurants featuring berries, nuts, fruits, seeds and mealworms are also expected to open in the near future.
