The perspex-box-with-tubes aethetic also reminds me of the mouse house in H2G2, obv, although I presume all but the most futuristic mice were still in wire and metal when Adams first dreamed it up? (I am viral and can't be arsed to check dates for mass produced pet accessories.)

See also the ancestral BBC skiffy mice in The Daleks' Master Plan? Again, not googling atm.

ETA: I lied about not googling the Future Mice:

http://timespacevisualiser.blogspot.com/2017/08/counter-plot-daleks-master-plan-episode.html

I'm awarding myself a Gold Star for Obscure Skiffy References for this one, lol.