RIP - "Little Harvest Mouse"

The techs staff room has become an animal sanctuary in its own right over the last year. It started off with Peanut and is now home to several different species.

One resident who arrived middle of last year became a keen favourite and was very sweet. El's own little Harvest Mouse - I don't think it had a name but I will check. Sadly he died last week as Harvest Mice do not have long lives and thought to live around 2 years in captivity but as little as 3 months in the wild. There are lots of conservation projects in the UK to help increase the Harvest Mouse population and they have also become quite popular to keep as pets. They are shyer than other rodents like Rats and Mice, however they do have a curious nature.

They are tiny and usually weight somewhere between 4-9 grams. However they like to climb o twigs and branches so a minimum height of 15 inches is recommended.  

"Is this a good camouflage?"