“Being a wildlife photographer, I wanted to create a nice looking habitat for any pictures I would take.” He fashioned tiny homes out of wood and hollowed-out fruit, and he also included little props for them to interact with. “I decided to build them a home as I wanted to give them a safe place in the garden and not fall prey to cats or other animals.” It was a win-win for both the mice and Dell.

(The logs helped protect George from a curious cat standing nearby.)Ī couple of days after Dell constructed the shelter, he noticed that another mouse was there, too. “Sitting there, waiting, it was only minutes before he came back out for the treats.” Dell then had another thought: he would build a little shelter for the mouse, now named George, for him to “hide and feed.” The photographer started by piling small logs around a box and covering it with moss and straw. He recognized the mouse’s potential star power and retreated to his house to get some peanuts for him. Instead of shooing the creature away, Dell decided to entertain the little guy.