You can spread a little cornstarch or talcum powder on the floor at night and by the morning you'll know where these little footprints are coming from ;) (it worked for us)
A "suggestion" is to keep your area around the house tidy because mice are inevitable. I am a true believer cats keep mice at bay, our cat hunts mice, lizards and birds versus toxic rmice eradication. I would also put the dog food in a plastic or trash steel container, this has worked for me. The mice are using the cardboard boxes, sheets and soft fiber items for nesting. Possibly think about plastic totes for long storage of your items. Nothing worse than smelling mice urine and seeing their droppings in your living space. Great job in stacking your wood and making good use of surplus items for structure. Definitely great progress in your organization, you moving forward!
Thank you for all the great tips! You’re right, living in nature the critters are inevitable. We just have to find a balance and deter them from fully moving in 😊
Hello - thanks for another great video. Years ago, I attended a (compulsory) health and hygiene course with the environmental health dept. They said a kitchen could be condemned if they found holes the width of a pencil. Mice can get through holes of this size. Cooker extraction hoods and chimneys are also ideal habitats for mice and rats. Mice and rats also live inside walls, so both sides of the holes need to be filled. A couple of cats would also help!! Good luck!
Mice can squeeze through a 5mm gap. It's quite hard to close up gaps and holes. We use humane traps and have found the larger size works better. Mice love chocolate/nutella so use that as bait. I was told by an expert that when you do catch them, they need to be taken 4km -ish away minimum, otherwise they will find their way back. If they are in your house, they are making a home in your house, and they will always come back. I really feel for you. No-one wants to harm animals, but at the same time they will destroy everything. We had one that chewed through a plastic water pipe behind the plasterboard. That was expensive.
Kinging-It are renovating a house in Scotland and also have a mice issue. They are trying to catch them in humane ways. They are also vegan. Someone in their commenrs said you cant just release the mice outside, that you need to drove them a mile or so away. I am no expert 😂, but might be useful information.
Hey Ale and Wale! I’m chiming in to send you a recommendation on energy, for Ale. I just watched your other videos, and I also had a situation with very low energy. When you have suffered a lot of stress, your vitamin B levels can get depleted. I took a vitamin B concentrate (50mg of each type) daily, and it helped a lot with my energy. Solgar B-Complex 50 are vegan and worked well for me (you also have Now). It probably won’t hurt to try. I discovered this by chance, and it worked really well. Regarding the mice, they can chew through anything that is not metal or glass. Maybe you could get big metal boxes and put the food inside. Or a metal closet for the basement. At least I hope it helps a bit? I also did the oil but for moths, and you'll have to reapply because it dries out and no longer has effect. Keep going!
Thank you for the tips and for the vitamin B suggestion! I used to be better about taking vitamin B but became less consistent the last months. But youve reminded me to start taking it consistently again 👏
HEY you two! (: you'd ask about what content you couls do more, that we can post ideas, maybe thats something: I would loooooove to see a bit of Cantabria in the view of a Walker. It's also quite Popular on TH-cam that there are peoples, who just walk around, for example: the see of Galilee, or the city of Jerusalem etc etc. I loooove that! Its authentic- that what you see in reality- you hear the birds-- everything just how it is--- you can get a view like no camera on car or drone view gives you by that---- it's just soooooo relaxing!- see, i could make my thing, but also enjoy the beauty of, how cantabria feels like, when you just film the enviroment in POV of a good old walk in the beauty of nature-----1 Hour or longer- i can imagine i'm not the only one who would love to see it For example i would love to see the Merilla area by POV walk, there's a nice road in the upper Valley with nice view. I "drive" a lot per Street View around in the pasiegos- i enjoy that its just as you see it per eyes--- that in motion---- 1 Hour ---- and let the nature speak for itself (: How about that?---- is it a Idea?
I had a mouse living right at the back of a kitchen drawer amongst the towels. Can,t assume its only near holes, they can get through extremely narrow gaps
Aw it found a cozy home for itself! Yes, we’ve made sure to look in all nooks and corners in case. I think they live in between the walls and come in for fun and food 😅
I love your sillyness: some people renovate a house first and then go to fleamarkets for decoration, you buy LOTS OF stuff first and provide mice habitat....however, life traps work really good.
Hahaha priorities! In all seriousness though, the majority of the stuff stacked downstairs in that corner are things that came with this house that we don’t want but still need to find a new home for.. 😅
Metal containers are the ONLY answer, rodents chew through cement and plastic and eat anything. Keep firewood 8 feet away from house walls - in a simple lean-to or open shed.
Thank you! We haven’t tackled the outside because that wall has SO many hard to reach holes 😅 but we’ll for sure have to close them up in the future. Wishing you a lovely week too!
Just name the mice. Then they're pets. Edit: One thing. If watching cartoons has taught me anything, there's probably a cat around somewhere painting fake mouse holes on your walls. He wants the mice to run full-tilt seeking safety in the walls but then BONK!!! It was a phony hole! Maybe keep an eye out for stunned mice.
It's very disappointing when you give someone a second chance after getting wet wood, only to have them try hoodwink you with mostly pine. They must be very short sighted, you being new customers, potentially for a long time. 😕
both of you are making progress on the farm every day, I would like to ask why don't you buy ten laying hens, you will have eggs every day, two goats and two lambs, you will have milk
We’d love to have animals some day but they’re a big commitment. We’ll only have some when we know we can commit to their care and well-being for the totality of their life, and we’re just not at a point 😊
Yes, they definitely live in between the walls. And we are in nature surrounded by critters after all. Therefore it makes even less sense to me to not take a humane approach. We’ll just have to find a balance to deter them as much a possible ☺️
You both are very nieve regarding your rodent problem. You have a very big problem. All food must be in metal containers. And no doubt there are many entry points. It only got much worse by ignoring it. All mice can carry disease not just city mice.
You can spread a little cornstarch or talcum powder on the floor at night and by the morning you'll know where these little footprints are coming from ;) (it worked for us)
Good idea! In the upper floor we’ve now been able to witness where they come from, but we’ll have to do that downstairs for sure 😊
A "suggestion" is to keep your area around the house tidy because mice are inevitable. I am a true believer cats keep mice at bay, our cat hunts mice, lizards and birds versus toxic rmice eradication. I would also put the dog food in a plastic or trash steel container, this has worked for me. The mice are using the cardboard boxes, sheets and soft fiber items for nesting. Possibly think about plastic totes for long storage of your items. Nothing worse than smelling mice urine and seeing their droppings in your living space.
Great job in stacking your wood and making good use of surplus items for structure. Definitely great progress in your organization, you moving forward!
Thank you for all the great tips! You’re right, living in nature the critters are inevitable. We just have to find a balance and deter them from fully moving in 😊
You can also plant peppermint around entrances outside, that can also help.👍
Hello - thanks for another great video. Years ago, I attended a (compulsory) health and hygiene course with the environmental health dept. They said a kitchen could be condemned if they found holes the width of a pencil. Mice can get through holes of this size. Cooker extraction hoods and chimneys are also ideal habitats for mice and rats. Mice and rats also live inside walls, so both sides of the holes need to be filled. A couple of cats would also help!! Good luck!
Oh wow! A pencil?! Crazy. We definitely need to do a lot of hole filling then 😅
Mice can squeeze through a 5mm gap. It's quite hard to close up gaps and holes. We use humane traps and have found the larger size works better. Mice love chocolate/nutella so use that as bait. I was told by an expert that when you do catch them, they need to be taken 4km -ish away minimum, otherwise they will find their way back. If they are in your house, they are making a home in your house, and they will always come back. I really feel for you. No-one wants to harm animals, but at the same time they will destroy everything. We had one that chewed through a plastic water pipe behind the plasterboard. That was expensive.
Oh I’m sorry you had damage! And 5mm? Crazy! Thanks for all the tips, super helpful 🙂
Kinging-It are renovating a house in Scotland and also have a mice issue. They are trying to catch them in humane ways. They are also vegan. Someone in their commenrs said you cant just release the mice outside, that you need to drove them a mile or so away. I am no expert 😂, but might be useful information.
We love Kinging-It! Thanks for sharing the tip ♥️
Hey Ale and Wale! I’m chiming in to send you a recommendation on energy, for Ale. I just watched your other videos, and I also had a situation with very low energy. When you have suffered a lot of stress, your vitamin B levels can get depleted. I took a vitamin B concentrate (50mg of each type) daily, and it helped a lot with my energy. Solgar B-Complex 50 are vegan and worked well for me (you also have Now). It probably won’t hurt to try. I discovered this by chance, and it worked really well.
Regarding the mice, they can chew through anything that is not metal or glass. Maybe you could get big metal boxes and put the food inside. Or a metal closet for the basement. At least I hope it helps a bit? I also did the oil but for moths, and you'll have to reapply because it dries out and no longer has effect. Keep going!
Thank you for the tips and for the vitamin B suggestion! I used to be better about taking vitamin B but became less consistent the last months. But youve reminded me to start taking it consistently again 👏
HEY you two! (: you'd ask about what content you couls do more, that we can post ideas, maybe thats something: I would loooooove to see a bit of Cantabria in the view of a Walker. It's also quite Popular on TH-cam that there are peoples, who just walk around, for example: the see of Galilee, or the city of Jerusalem etc etc. I loooove that! Its authentic- that what you see in reality- you hear the birds-- everything just how it is--- you can get a view like no camera on car or drone view gives you by that---- it's just soooooo relaxing!- see, i could make my thing, but also enjoy the beauty of, how cantabria feels like, when you just film the enviroment in POV of a good old walk in the beauty of nature-----1 Hour or longer- i can imagine i'm not the only one who would love to see it
For example i would love to see the Merilla area by POV walk, there's a nice road in the upper Valley with nice view. I "drive" a lot per Street View around in the pasiegos- i enjoy that its just as you see it per eyes--- that in motion---- 1 Hour ---- and let the nature speak for itself (:
How about that?---- is it a Idea?
You could get yourself thermal camera to find those holes and other problems in the house btw
Try live traps.I cough 2:14 2 birds, chipmunk, and a rat. We took them to a lot far from our house
If you need help from a local Dutch/Spanish couple feel free to respond ... live in Cabezón de la Sal and have been here for nearly 15 years now.
I had a mouse living right at the back of a kitchen drawer amongst the towels. Can,t assume its only near holes, they can get through extremely narrow gaps
Aw it found a cozy home for itself! Yes, we’ve made sure to look in all nooks and corners in case. I think they live in between the walls and come in for fun and food 😅
Well you must have closed the holes so that only leaves the cooker hood. Oh dear , good luck.👋👋⭐️⭐️
Thank you!! They’re definitely coming from cooker hood (we’ve seen them now) 😅
get cats 😻😼 x🐭🐭🐭
and all your food in bins, also the dog food and garden seeds
I even had my coffee in storage boxes in my previous house
Getting the right storage is going to be key for sure!! 🙂
I love your sillyness: some people renovate a house first and then go to fleamarkets for decoration, you buy LOTS OF stuff first and provide mice habitat....however, life traps work really good.
Hahaha priorities! In all seriousness though, the majority of the stuff stacked downstairs in that corner are things that came with this house that we don’t want but still need to find a new home for.. 😅
Metal containers are the ONLY answer, rodents chew through cement and plastic and eat anything.
Keep firewood 8 feet away from house walls - in a simple lean-to or open shed.
The mice problème seems to be at the end!! will see!
Mice are nice with rice😁
Need to charge the mice rent! 😆 Did you look for holes from the outside? Have a good week!
Thank you! We haven’t tackled the outside because that wall has SO many hard to reach holes 😅 but we’ll for sure have to close them up in the future. Wishing you a lovely week too!
Just name the mice. Then they're pets. Edit: One thing. If watching cartoons has taught me anything, there's probably a cat around somewhere painting fake mouse holes on your walls. He wants the mice to run full-tilt seeking safety in the walls but then BONK!!! It was a phony hole! Maybe keep an eye out for stunned mice.
😂 I’d love to have them as pets! They’re so cute! If only we could communicate with them so they didn’t shit everywhere and bite through things..
It's very disappointing when you give someone a second chance after getting wet wood, only to have them try hoodwink you with mostly pine. They must be very short sighted, you being new customers, potentially for a long time. 😕
I really like your approach to the mice, much respect.
♥️♥️
both of you are making progress on the farm every day, I would like to ask why don't you buy ten laying hens, you will have eggs every day, two goats and two lambs, you will have milk
We’d love to have animals some day but they’re a big commitment. We’ll only have some when we know we can commit to their care and well-being for the totality of their life, and we’re just not at a point 😊
Man vs Mouse. Who will win?
Hopefully both, but maybe neither 😅
I don’t think your humane approach will work they are probably up in the roof as well
Yes, they definitely live in between the walls. And we are in nature surrounded by critters after all. Therefore it makes even less sense to me to not take a humane approach. We’ll just have to find a balance to deter them as much a possible ☺️
You both are very nieve regarding your rodent problem. You have a very big problem. All food must be in metal containers. And no doubt there are many entry points. It only got much worse by ignoring it. All mice can carry disease not just city mice.