is it possible to hook up mouse up to a ipad
If you want to know more, here is an article about a tweak that will do it. http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/10/06/ipad-mouse/. Though the article is old, the tweak it described still works on iOS 8.4. You can also connect a keyboard and mouse at the same time, and the iPad will display a cursor for the mouse.