diff --git a/mesa/experimental/cell_space/cell.py b/mesa/experimental/cell_space/cell.py
index 97c34abb48a..da0b4521314 100644
--- a/mesa/experimental/cell_space/cell.py
+++ b/mesa/experimental/cell_space/cell.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     from mesa.agent import Agent
     from mesa.experimental.cell_space.cell_agent import CellAgent
 
+Coordinate = tuple[int, ...]
+
 
 class Cell:
     """The cell represents a position in a discrete space.
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ class Cell:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        coordinate: tuple[int, ...],
+        coordinate: Coordinate,
         capacity: float | None = None,
         random: Random | None = None,
     ) -> None:
@@ -57,15 +59,15 @@ def __init__(
         """
         super().__init__()
         self.coordinate = coordinate
-        self.connections: dict[str, Cell] = {}
+        self.connections: dict[Coordinate, Cell] = {}
         self.agents: list[
             Agent
         ] = []  # TODO:: change to AgentSet or weakrefs? (neither is very performant, )
         self.capacity = capacity
-        self.properties: dict[str, object] = {}
+        self.properties: dict[Coordinate, object] = {}
         self.random = random
 
-    def connect(self, other: Cell, name: str | None = None) -> None:
+    def connect(self, other: Cell, name: Coordinate | None = None) -> None:
         """Connects this cell to another cell.
 
         Args:
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ def connect(self, other: Cell, name: str | None = None) -> None:
 
         """
         if name is None:
-            name = str(other.coordinate)
+            name = other.coordinate
         self.connections[name] = other
 
     def disconnect(self, other: Cell) -> None:
diff --git a/mesa/experimental/cell_space/grid.py b/mesa/experimental/cell_space/grid.py
index bf5c127f987..aa7d069fa74 100644
--- a/mesa/experimental/cell_space/grid.py
+++ b/mesa/experimental/cell_space/grid.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def _connect_single_cell_nd(self, cell: T, offsets: list[tuple[int, ...]]) -> No
             if self.torus:
                 n_coord = tuple(nc % d for nc, d in zip(n_coord, self.dimensions))
             if all(0 <= nc < d for nc, d in zip(n_coord, self.dimensions)):
-                cell.connect(self._cells[n_coord], f"{d_coord}")
+                cell.connect(self._cells[n_coord], d_coord)
 
     def _connect_single_cell_2d(self, cell: T, offsets: list[tuple[int, int]]) -> None:
         i, j = cell.coordinate
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def _connect_single_cell_2d(self, cell: T, offsets: list[tuple[int, int]]) -> No
             if self.torus:
                 ni, nj = ni % height, nj % width
             if 0 <= ni < height and 0 <= nj < width:
-                cell.connect(self._cells[ni, nj], f"{(di, dj)}")
+                cell.connect(self._cells[ni, nj], (di, dj))
 
 
 class OrthogonalMooreGrid(Grid[T]):