Snaffle Surf's UP!

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(Gold Coast, Australia) - Australian Shane Wilmott has always had a soft spot for mice; having owned dozens of them as pets since he was a child.

 

Now, Wilmott has taken his interest to the next level; teaching his little pets how to ride the waves on surf boards.

 

The training is long and arduous, beginning with floating sessions in the bathtub.

 

Willmott has made mini surfboards for his prodigies and is also working on a mouse-sized wave runner.

 

When he thinks they are ready, he takes the mice down to the local beach to put their skills to the test in the real waves.

 

"Usually if he is surfing big waves, I usually colour his hair up. Because he's white, when he gets in the white wash it's hard to find him," Wilmott said.

 

And it doesn't stop there - Wilmott has also made a custom-sized jet ski, boat and luxury apartments for the mice to relax in after their hard day cresting the waves.

 

Wilmott says he has never lost a mouse to drowning, and always makes sure he dries their fur and eyes when they get out of the water.