Oh no mice, what a pain! Love that your car has an engine bay rather than under the bonnet lol 😂

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We get so used to boat terms that they become interchangeable with other things

A very happy new year to you both and the dogs roll on the longer days

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, Robert. Happy 2022

And by the way happy New Year’s I truly do love your show.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, John

good vid on the cut thanks lee

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Happy New Year to you both!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year, Helly

Your new craft range looks lovely, I hope it goes welll for you, sure it will.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Lavinia

Happy New Year. As you say, 2022 can only get better, onward and upward.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

That is true. Happy New Year to you too

Happy New Year! Sorry about the mice ! But great to see u guys I so enjoy watching!!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year, Joy

love that you live on the boat 365 days a year and with your dogs, wich we could see more of them..... love your vlogs they are awesome thank you....as I am in Australia... its summer here so abit warm..... but love watching you guys in your winter months snow etc etc...need more photos of the dogs thou....

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We'll include more of the dogs in future, Lyn

Happy New Year from GG and I! Woof to your two fur babies

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Woof woof back

Happy New Year! Dealing with those mice must be frustrating but I'm hopingyou've been able to banish them. I agree that 2022 has begun on a strange note for many. In the first week of '22, my area of South Carolina, USA experienced 10 mini earthquakes. Crazy!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

okay, 10 earthquakes is a bit more apocalyptic than a mouse on the boat. If you see four horsemen, runs for cover

Good luck on the mouse hunt I never had any luck with those traps I know how you feel😟 your artwork is gorgeous ❤

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

thank you, Michelle

Happy new year ❤️❤️. Hope you rehouse the rodents xx

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

Wow! How amazing the Air Ambulance crews are, and our paramedics. Someone must have been in a pretty bad way. Thank you all our medical services! 👏🌟 Just had to say that, though I do feel you’ve had a rough start to your year! Funny how we all just expect everything to be tickets boo because a New Year has begun . Like a lot of others we both started it with our turn of covid! 😆. Keep enjoying your lovely fresh air and views, we’ve still got to wait some weeks before we can get to the boat 😢. Joan

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We hope you are now over covid and feeling better, Graham

happy new year guys. wow,four years already. it was watching your vlogs that inspired us to go for it. our build should be complete by end of feb so not long now. as regards the mice, try putting a little instruction manual in the cupboard for them to see explaining how to use the trap properly lol. you never know !!!!!!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

How about a "no mice" sign.

Julie, love seeing all your new artistic creation! OMG: "Hare" is my Chinese Zodiac sign! I will be looking forward to finding that in your shop next week!(posted from 🇺🇲)💖🌹💖

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

They'll be going on Etsy and my website soon

Enjoyed watching as usual we used dried dog food worked a treat . Hope you can get rid of the mice quickly as they can cause lots of damage. That looked like a really cold morning,but the dogs enjoyed it take care and stay safe.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

That's what we are worried about. We don't want them chewing through the electrics

Your Video brought back some lovely memories. In 2016 my wife and I, our youngest son his girlfriend and their dog Walter hired a wide beam from Moonraker Boats and spent 4 days and 4 nights traveling as far as Little Bedwyn and back. We winded just past Little Bedwyn and that evening we moored up more ore less exactly were you were moored by Crofton Pumping Station. I REALY REALY wanted to see the beam engines but the place was closed!!! It's a pity your dogs couldn't get on with a couple of cats, that would really sort out your rodent problem. Hears an Idea for you, If some one could bottle sent of cat and make air fresheners they'd make a fortune. I look forward to your videos and cant wait for the next one. Happy New Year. Morgi.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

It's bad enough with the scent of two dogs, let alone a cat. Happy New Year, Morgi

The joys of living in a the countryside!The farmyard has a batter of cow , horse poo and mud lovingly mixed by the tractors .Rodents- the cat is doing his job .(daft suggestion for you with the dogs ) Can’t wait for the spring.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Spring can't come soon enough, Tony

Hi guy's, Thanks for all your efforts on KZread. Watch your stuff all the time... (Stalker alerts ⚠️.... lol) Seriously I love your content, positive, & humour for your attitude, towards life... Bless u & keep up the content Funny & informative. Amin.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words. We try to keep it light and easy going. It's nice to be appreciated

Hope your mice problem is resolved quickly...my husband goes out to his shed every night to see if he’s caught any. Your year can only get better!🇨🇦

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Let's hope it does get better, Catherine

Greetings to the 4 of you from a cold and bleak Scotland.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Hello from a wet and miserable England

So sorry. We had the same problem in our home and car. Coincidentally the heat in our car stopped working also. It turned out ,it was a fuse that the mouse had displaced. Hope yours is a small problem too. Love you two and your vlogs 😊🇺🇸

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Lisa. We hope it is a small problem too

Thank you for sharing🙏✝️🕊🇨🇦🙏

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome

Aw so sorry you have mice or rats. It is something I did wonder but thing there are coming in from the cold 🤣🤣 not that you want them on your lovely boat. Love the vlog the mooring looks beautiful. How do I order a map from you I do keep meaning to ask, can I pay via PayPal. Enjoy you mooring and I do hope you solve you problem with you winter guests 🤣🤣❤️❤️

Hi mark and Julia I’ve subscribed 🥳🥳 at last I had trouble and it said I didn’t exist 🤣🤣 Ive sent you a message but now I can see the comments and write here 🤣 your right mark I needed this in my life 🤣🤣 Really looking forward to meeting you both at the boat show . You both make me laugh so much your such a wonderful pair. Still on my path to sell up and buy a Widebeam you are both such an inspiration to me ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 Keep your fingers crossed that my cats catch my mice 🐁 it’s driving me crazy 😜 take care 🥰❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you subscribed and hope your cats earn their keep, Tracey

Best wishes with getting rid of the rodents in all locations! I believe you have a great survival tactic in play, your quirky senses of humor. See you soon.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

If you don't laugh, you cry

Good evening to you four, maybe more with the mouse (s), I wish you a very happy new year 2022 in good health

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Happy 2022, Jean-Louis. We hope it brings all you wish for

Happy New Year! 🥳 Mark & Julie Mutt’s 🐶 & Meeces 🐁 Mmmm 🤔 we’ve had a lot of rain 🌧 lately, if it carries on for another 40 days & 40 nights and you see any other animals arriving in pairs you may need a bigger Ark M’Ark 😬 🚢 💦 Sorry, I’m no help I know! Maybe 🤔 bigger mice traps 🪤 they could be fat or long’ish mice & not getting right in? 🐭 Hey was that Excalibur 🗡 at the end? Is he still going strong 💪 Looking forward to seeing you guys & mutts soon 👍 xx Ps: Vic loved 🥰 her pic Julie, thanks 😊

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gary, he is still going strong. Looking forward to meeting up too. Can't wait to let the dogs get together with their old family.

So sorry about your rodent problem! I live in basically a rural woodland and have similar problems, even with four inside cats. Best wishes for 2022!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We think it's time you gave your cats a dressing down for their lack of effort, Olivia. Happy 2022

@oliviabrunetti7773

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeirontheMove Unfortunately, they don't respond to dressing down. They're cats 🤣

Happy New year to you both and your dogs ...I used a glass vase when I tried to catch mice I propped at angle mice could get in buy not out bit like hour glass shape ...I released over the fields ...it worked better than human traps ..remember the peanut butter on the bottom inside the vase ....Good look !

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We are probably going to resort to poison if we don't catch them soon

@terencesanderson6196

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeirontheMove Trouble with poison is you wont know where they are rotting away

I can’t stop laughing about the mice i’m terrified of them

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

So are we, Jane

In spite of all your rodent trials and tribulations, you two still manage to cause us to laugh out loud! Your parking by the bins put me in mind of some Morrissey lyrics : And you have never been in love Until you've seen the dawn rise Behind the Home for the Blind I don’t know why but I could see the two of you huddled in the freezing cold car, courtesy of the above rodents, watching the sunset by the bins ……. just picture it. Living your best life! I do applaud you for wanting to remove the mice humanely though. We had mice in our garden shed once and did exactly the same as you - putting a large metal humane trap into a bin bag and driving a fair distance for release. Good luck.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

It did sound like Morrisey. For the record, I love the lyrics to that song. Very poetic

Happy New year! You might try using Peppermint oil to get rid of those pesky mice. A few drops on a cotton ball and just put in the areas you have seen evidence of them. Supposedly mice hate peppermint oil and will leave! I find it wherever you can get candy making supplies, it comes in tiny bottles. Used it at our house, we live across form a field, so the mice came visiting. We put cotton with a few drops of the oil on them and just placed them around - the mice left! So each year before it gets cold, we do this, and we don't have mice visiting. Plus, it smells good!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We are definitely going to try peppermint, as you've suggested. It seems to be popular, Kim

What a start to the year!!!! Have you tried a mouse repellent spray? You can buy sprays that are safe to use around the dogs. Good luck!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We'll look them up, Deepak

When we lived on an acreage property in Brisbane we had a brilliant live mouse trap that worked every time. Constructed of wire netting on a galvanised base, they had a wire funnel entrance on top that led to about 25mm from the bottom and once inside they were unable to escape. Emptying the trap was via two clips either end; simple and effective. Generally available from farm produce suppliers. Good Luck............

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great trap, John

We live in a cabin in the woods and mice try to live with us from time to time. We started out using human traps and caught two or three, releasing them as instructed but fresh mouse droppings continued appear to every morning. Then I happened upon an article questioning just how humane it is to release mice into the woods where they are likely to be eaten soon by any number of predators. Then we went to a guillotine trap, which is oddly humane in that they are killed instantly with a blow to the back of the neck. Thirteen trapped, and that was it. It is a very difficult issue, but in the end we felt it had become a question of health. Good luck, whatever you decide!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We are losing patience and will soon resort to poison

Hope you catch your mice soon. We have cats which bring them In Alive and let them go. Sometimes takes days to catch them. So you have my sympathies. Great vlog. Take care". Thank you for sharing.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Shirley, thanks for watching

Just think of the lovely paintings Julie can do with a mouse family, They could sit there striking a pose. Maybe the mouse you caught was houdini 🤣 Check the droppings if they are nearly rabbit size then it's a rat your dealing with. Joking aside, love your vlogs. ❤

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sheila, they are definitely mouse size droppings.

I feel your pain with the mice - it's really horrible. I use humane traps from Amazon, they are a clear amber coloured plastic and work really well especially with Nutella which I found was even more irresistible to them than peanut butter... however I was told you need to get them 3-4 miles away (unless you're on the move anyway) and the benefit of them being clear is you can see if your little friend is in there or not. New sub here - love your content :0)

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lizzie, thanks for the advice, and it's great that you have subscribed to the channel. Welcome aboard

Hi both,mice! rented cottage yrs ago in cornwall,tried everything my stepdad made similar traps to what you have we put huge chunks of cheese in trap it worked.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

They don't seem to be working for us, Amanda

Hi pal great video yet again like always love watching them Use white chocolate

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Karl. We'll give it a go

Happy new year! Your car: could also well be a beech marten, they love chewing up cars... 2 things might work, 1: get some of those toiletblocks (for flushtoilets) - find the cheapest, those smell quite strong. Fasten a few around the engine (but not too close to your air-intake else the whole car will smell inside). Often keeps them away. Added 'repellent': spread out a piece of metal chickenmesh, size of your engine-opening plus some extra, on the ground under the engine. Both rats and marten very much dislike having to walk on that. Mice/rats in the boat: collect a bucket, a piece of electrical tube as long as the width at the top of the bucket, and a piece of threaded end or thin metal rod a bit longer then the topwidth of the bucket. Two holes across from each other just under the top of the bucket, stick in the metal rod/end, put it through the electical tube inside the bucket and then out through the opposite hole. Peanutbutter on the electrical tube halfway it's length, few pieces of bread with peanutbutter on the bottom of the bucket. Piece of mesh or some boxes as stairs so they can climb to the top (at both sides of the bucket). They will try to climb on the electrical tube, which will start rolling and they will end up at bottom of the bucket (which of course needs to be higher then they can jump). Good luck!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We've had a few people recommending the bucket method. We will definitely try the toilet blocks for the car

We've used those traps with mixed results. 3 captured and 1 mysteriously dying, presumably of boredom. Aldi mars bar copy, 'titan', works well if the peanut butter runs out, the caramel sticks it to the end.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

To be honest, we've used them before and had great results, but not this time.

The expression “ there is always someone worse off “ springs to mind. I would swop your issues with mice and faulty heater even for my problems since November ! And there are hospital wards occupied by those far worse than my health problems. Wishing you success on the capture of mouse/ mice !

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Frazel, that is true, but we can only focus on the issues affecting our lives. However, perspective is always a great leveller and there are bigger problems in the world

@pageant1fd

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeirontheMove I appreciate your comments guys. Very true and I do sincerely wish you every success Pied Pipering those little rodents away from both boat and car . A problem you can do without for sure !

I had a small wooden house besides a wheat field, every harvest I would get small field mice. I put peppermint essential oil at all the points they could get into the house. Your dogs won’t like the essential oil either, so be careful where you put it. If you think the mice climb aboard on the ropes, soak some thick cord in the essential oil, and tie/wrap it around the rope. HNY🥂🌸😎🖖

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We have heard from loots that peppermint works, Jean

It’s not dogs you want on board. It’s a hungry cat! 😂 Good luck guys! 🙏🏼

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Now you tell us. Do you have a cat we can swap two dogs for

M & J, Sorry for your troubles to begin the year. Are you sure they're mice? Rats wouldn't have to get all the way into the trap; they might be eating and backing out without triggering the door. Maybe try the bigger trap? Also, they can eat through plastic containers (we learned from experience); you need to get metal ones. We gave up on the humane traps and went to the electric ones, which worked. Good luck! This Too Shall Pass!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ken, they are definitely mice. I've seen them

Peppermint & spearmint chewing gum sticks in it's paper wrapper are safe great way to keep the rodents away. Also regular original scented dryer sheets, placed in cupboards. Not linen or Lavenders scented will not work. I had found rodents in a storage bin and under the hood of my car. I put dryer sheets everywhere in the car and chewing gum sticks. They🐁 left both places. Eucalyptus & Bay leaves may work too. I had rotation of all three placed in my car. Good Luck!!🐁👽🐁 (Posted from 🇺🇲)

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting, Laura. We'll give the mint a try

Happy New Year! Oh the fun of using humane traps! The first year in our home my daughter was insistent on humane traps. When we finally caught one she walked the trap across the street to the only empty lot in our neighborhood. Walked out to the middle of it, bented down, opened the trap and the mouse jumped out and over her shoulder. He beat her back to the house! 🐀🐀🐀

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We may have too go for poison if the traps don't work

@jerriecook6908

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeirontheMove I did after the 2nd winter. They got in under the hood and made a nest in the insulation.

HI guys from Victoria Australia 🇦🇺 have a great 2022 stay safe and well 💖💖💖

@deborahreynolds1552

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto from Melbourne

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Hello to you in Australia, from a wet and miserable England

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Guys. Bet you have more sunshine there than we have here

@leoncolyer9420

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeirontheMove Its wet and over cast here aswell ! big hail storm went through here and smashed things up ! lost part of my shed roof and had water coming through my house roof to but that's nature 🙏✝🙏✝

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

@@leoncolyer9420 Oh dear. In the words of the great prophet "Orphan" Annie, the sun'll come out tomorrow

Hope you get the pesky little creature glad your using the humane trap take care love to the dogs

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tracey

You could try the sonic battery or plug in vermin deterrents, I have one in my shed and one under the floorboards.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

A few people have suggested that, Roy

Please try the spring loaded cage type humane traps. Although they may be slightly bigger in size for a boat's confined spaces but are very effective in catching rodents of all sizes. Happy hunting!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We'll look into it

I have no experience with this problem, but I think the answer is, to get a different humane trap - The reason the mouse is able to escape is because although it enters the trap and eats and activates the lid, it's tail is stopping it from closing, which allows it to twist round and get out - go for a longer trap :-)

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

You are spot on, Denis

Ok Micky & Mini here's a great tip, crush a sleeping pill and mix it with the peanut butter, then the mouse will fall to sleep while eating, Foolproof eh, love your Video's guys, Malc from Nova Scotia. Happy New year Guys.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea! Thank you so much for watching the vlogs, Malc. And all the way from Nova Scotia

We used chocolate and the trap was humain like yours but larger so it could get quite a way which gave more time for the mechanism to close. They were also transparent plastic so you could see the mouse without opening the trap, it worked for us.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We are still hoping it works, Martin. Although our patience is wearing thin

I would try put a small weight inside the trap along with the peanut butter or more peanut butter as the mouse won't be heavy enough to trigger the trap. Those mice are crafty little buggers!!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

They are very crafty, Glen

Get yourself a nature trail camera, works wiell in dark and you can watch the little buggers Had great amusement watching the video of them entering traps

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe we can start a new mouse vlog, Bill

We had a mouse issue on our previous boat,we found them drowned in a plastic oil container.i am afraid the humane traps are a bit of a worry,as you might have a long wait to get the mice trapped.any way happy new year to you both .see you on the water one day.alex and maria.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

See you on the cut guys. We wish our pest would drown itself

I know that attitude will change. You are going to get so frustrated that you are going to take your anger out on that mouse that was laughing it's ass off as you took the trap for a walk, lol!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

It's changing already, Andrew

Nightmare, there will definitely be more than one mouse, hope you sort them out, love the vlogs and the dogs :) I used "Keplin" humane traps when I first moved in and realised we had mice (House rather than a boat) , checked - updated version on your favourite online store, they are clear and have a separate bait loading section - caught 8 in a night. We now have 3 cats so no longer an issue :)

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds like the trap we tried first but to no avail.

@shardlake

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeirontheMove Boat mice are clearly a more difficult breed to fool :)

Every winter in the US I would get mice in the house. Peanut butter is a great bait, personally I would set regular traps, if you do not kill them they will find their way back. They are normally always found in pairs during the winter months, so if you have one you almost certainly have 2 or 4 or 6

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

That's welcome news, Trev. It's comforting to know we might have more than one

Love your work. As for the mice, get a 🐈, I'm sure the dogs would love it. Julie why don't you paint canal, scenes we think with your great skill they would sell really well? Harley & Shelley. Nb "Lazy Bee" & The Hermit Kingdom of Western Australia

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Canal scenes is a great idea, Harley

Rodents are a nightmare, I take my hat of to you for trying to catch and release, I use ordinary traps with chocolate bait in my greenhouse. Just check your boxes I've known teeth marks on time before

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We are checking twice a day. Hopefully we don't have too resort to killing it

OK. Any way. Couple of things. We have 10 years on a boat with some mouse infiltration. Tried the traps that don't kill. Don't work! The only thing that works is 'Little Nipper' the traditional mouse trap. It does kill them in a humane way. Get rid of them otherwise they will chew though cables et al. If you kill one, there's plenty more to take there place. Looking to get a dedicated page together this year featuring quality videos from boaters. Would you be interested in being included?

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Gerry, we don't have an issue with you including us in your dedicated page.

I had mice at home (the cat brought them in!) I found the type you have did not work well, one mouse tried to turn in side the trap and died. I now use a clear plastic tunnel type with a bait box at the far end, the mouse walks on a trip plate which spaps the door shut. I obtained them from Amason. Best of luck. Neil Broome

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We have one like the one described. The mouse hates going near it

We got mice in our camper and tried the live traps and they didn't work either. I know this isn't humane, but after all, mice are not an "endangered species". We ended up getting a pack of 4 small mouse traps. Set them out with a bit of cheese (old school method). We placed them where the dog couldn't reach, and where we found droppings. Throughout the night we kept hearing "snap, snap, snap". By morning all the mouse traps were full of deceased mice. Did it a few more nights and before long, they were gone. Of course when hubby wasn't available to empty the traps, I just threw mice and trap away in a bag for disposal. lol You did right in putting "everything" in sealed containers. That stops their food source. Then of course, looking for ways they are getting in. Maybe at night pull in your board that you walk on to shore so they can't "walk right in" might help. There is another method out there that involves a bucket and a revolving lid, but they are expensive. Good Luck

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We may have to go for the inhumane option soon, Sandy

I have had trouble with mice, what I did was to get a deep bucket and balance a piece of wood on the edge like a gang plank. Put a piece of food on the end and as soon as the mouse passes the centre point it tips the mouse into the bucket. you then can carry the bucket a long way away and tip the mouse out. Hopes this helps. Martin

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Someone else mentioned the bucket method, Martin, so it seems to work

I would have though hitting an iceberg and sinking would be a "Boater's Worst Nightmare". 👍😂😂😂

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Granted, sinking is more of a problem, but mice is up there

If you can hot glue a dog kibble in the mouse trap, then put the peanut butter on the kibble, they will work harder to get the kibble and set the trap off. (or get a cat..lol) Good luck

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We've ordered some snap traps, Dale

This will not help your immediate problem but should help keep mice from boarding in the future. Mice hate the smell of peppermint so place a drop of peppermint oil on a cotton ball or small piece of scrap material and place where they tend to be a nuisance. The peppermint not only repels the buggers but makes your home smell delightful. This has worked for us in our log home. Chris & Debbie Vick, Kinston, NC, USA

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

A few have mentioned peppermint, Chris and Debbie. We'll give that a go

Hi Mark Julie,happy new year to you both,but by the sound of things it’s starting not good for you ,mice I hate the bloody things I had them in my house after catching 5 that was the end I used melted chocolate on my traps,sound like the mice have chewed through a cable in the car not good I bet you will have to pay for that at the garage as soon as they find mice damage?thank you for the ride most enjoyable till next time take care keep safe, John 🌹🌟💫🤩😂😂🥂🥂

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year, John. We hope the problem with the car is a coincidence

We use the humane traps and they’re see through so you can see who’s in there! I’ve recently caught three in our garage - well we do live in the middle of nowhere. The ones I have were £4.98 on Amazon 👍

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

You seem to be having more success than us

@MsRadders

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeirontheMove persevere, the little cute blighters are probably just stocking up!

Tried 4 different mouse traps and no luck.. snap traps are the only ones that did the trick. I know poor mouse. It was 9 blind mice. Happy new year.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

It might come to that, Cliff

Easy for mice and rats to climb aboard via your ropes or gangplank. In winter they are looking for a warm place. Surprised, though, that Bert and Ernie have not made a fuss or alert you to motion in the cabinets. Have they made an attempt to eat the boys food? Hope you find them. I've never had mice thankfully. did have a squirrel fall down my flue but when the animal people came to grab him, he died of fright. Good luck and better start to the new year. Jane, Philadelphia

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Let's hope the year gets better, Jane.

Here in Arizona we have pack rats. We use large "have a heart" traps. I use peanut butter with a chunk of cheese stuck on top of peanut butter. Yes they get into our engines if you donot move your vehicle for a few days. The joke here, is, once you catch them, what neighbor has been an ass**** and dump them in their yard. NOT never do it lol. Good luck with catching Mickey. Also what is the story on the "dragons teeth"?

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Pack rats sounds very scary, Alice. Dragons teeth are old WWII tank defences too stop enemy attack

We use what's called here is live traps and bait it with peanuts so when they walk across the door trip to get to the peanuts in the back they are made of wire

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We will persevere with live traps for the time being, Curtis

Hi had them in the camper an nightmare get a multi metal one they can hold up to 15 or so ..also get some poison get also a bait box for rats put ithem on the bow and aft at statigick points …don’t mess with em if you have two you potentially have a lot put poison in the mouse catchers as well …to rid them … they may have got on boat ibu the ropes or maybe in bags you bought on boat …sorry if this seems a bit over th top but it’s your space. Colin

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We may have to go the deadly route soon, Colin

@colinbailey5273

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeirontheMove hi best todo it asap mate ebat sells bait as well best get a kilo lol as it soon gets used up

I think I would set up a low resolution camera in the cupboard over night to see what you are dealing with. A big mouse (or perhaps a long tail) might be too big for those traps.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe we could give them their own vlog

To a place far from home and released them. Never saw them after that!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

To a field far far away, Sandra

It's great seeing how you guys are getting on, can I ask, you said that the last four years have made you feel old, do you think you can sustain this lifestyle for the rest of your years or do you just take each year as it comes? We are in the middle of selling our home to persue a similar life. Happy New Year!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We can sustain the lifestyle for as long as we enjoy it. Boating doesn't age you, but you do still need a semblance of mobility to tackle the locks etc.

@076daver

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeirontheMove just one other thing, personally I would go for the 'killer' traps, as you can see I love small furries, but they will disable your home if your not careful. In addition they will tear away at all of your hard to reach wooden foundations and your foam insulation. You or them I'm afraid! But good luck!

We got ours off Amazon, used walnuts and caught a few

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We've used dry roasted nuts and they aren't interested.

When I discovered that I had mice in my place, I found the hole/s where they were coming in and bunged up the holes with green scouring cloths. It solved the problem.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Boats have so many entry points, it would be impossible to seal every hole

I have used Pine Sol in a spray bottle and mice stay way from it. It will smell up the place though.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a plan.

Cotton balls soaked in cinnamon or mint oil, moth balls and Irish Spring soap repels rodents. They hate the smell. Thank you for this Vlog, take care.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

A few have mentioned this method. We are going to give it a go

You need a sonic rodent deterrent they plug in to the 240 v socket they really do work

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

A few have recommended a sonic deterrent, Julie

Had a similar rodent problem as yourselves. Those small traps didn't work for me either, basically because we had rats, not mice. The rats were big enough that the door just closes on its back, so it can just back out. Or ..... get a cat!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

The doors trap their tails and they can wriggle free.

I've sent you a message to your Patreon about mouse traps on Amazon.I tried similar ones to yours and the mice just laughed at them and ran off!!!

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that. Just read the message

@spacellama7917

2 жыл бұрын

@@WeirontheMove No problem!!I hope you can evict your squatters!!

I laid a rentokil humane trap £8.99. The rear comes off to allow the bait food, I used biscoff paste, caught him. Walked away from house and let him go. Two days later a mouse was again trying to get the bird peanuts by biting a plastic container. Repeated above caught it, I thought, but it was empty. Repeated bait process again, checked next morning caught it and could feel it was in there, removed the back to see if mouse was there, unfortunately he had frozen solid. Poor thing. No bird food is kept outside now, unless I find a tin.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Oh dear, at least you solved your mouse problem, Debbie.

Hi guys,- sorry to hear about the mice. I had a nest in my Audi’s engine bay a few years ago - my engine was warm and it was freezing outside so they nested there and ate all my wiring. I didn’t realise until suddenly I lost all electrics to the dash board and power steering went. Audi told me that the cabling wiring is not plastic but soya (eco-friendly!!!) and rodents like the taste! I bumped into you at Crofton - so you’ve turned around? Don’t you like the west side of the K&A, or do you need to be somewhere? Have fun and hope you get the rodents sorted on the boat and the car! Rgds Darren

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a lot of expensive work. Audi's are not cheap

To catch mice alive a bucket trap is very effective, the bucket must be about 18" high you have a roller at the top with food on it and a RAMP to it.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

A few people have suggested a bucket, Jon

Hope that you catch the mouse (mice) and are able to get rid of them from the boat and the car. We moved into a duplex when we were first married and found out that we had mice. We used the old fashioned spring traps with cheddar cheese and caught two of them. We never had any mice again as I made sure that any small openings were plugged with steel scrubbing pads and sealed ahead of them. Helped our neighbor get rid of their mice infestation so that they would not migrate to our side of the duplex.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We may have to resort to poison if we can't catch them humanely

Well, that's one thing I hadn't considered about boat life. I get mice in my house but have three cats 😼so they usually handle the situation before I have a chance to do anything. I have managed to save a couple, but mostly the cats win. 😢

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

They get on the boat via the ropes and planks. They are far more common than you think, Dorothy

Also how big were the droppings may be a rat.. the large multi archer sits flat on floor they are about 12x6 inch or so ..those small ones are not good as you have already found out. . The big multi catchers are best and about 6 quid on the bay .. put poison in the large catcher as well to kill the blighters .. if u don’t act they will take over. Best of luck colin

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

They are definitely mice. I've seen one

Sounds like you need to find a clear trap that you can see inside of or get a Flip N Slide Bucket lid mouse trap.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

It might be we use poison in the end

Happy New Year guys, 2022 aint been so good for you. I can totally relate to mice, i got mice during lockdown summer 2020, when bins werent being collected. I tried humane traps peanut butter, biscoff spread, chocolate all to no avail.. its not just about the trail of food they leave behind but the diseases they bring in.. My parrot who has never plucked her feathers since i got her at 3 months old was now tearing out her feathers not eating.. ended up finding mites in her food.. i cought 2 mice one at 3am and one at 9pm. 3am one ran down stairs ended up catching it in a glas tumbler blocked it way so it had to jump down the 2nd last stair and ploped into my trap drove 3 miles to release it.. 2nd mouse alot smaller ran across kitchen floor infront of me. Caught it in a biscuit tin gave it a shugle and drove to same place i released last one.. decided that it was best to put bait traps down so they stay away.. when i moved furniture found a corner full of parrot seed. There stash.. havent heard any more since.. hopefully they will leave your home soon since you've put everything in plastic boxes.. good luck..

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think I can face anymore early morning walks with empty traps. If they don't work soon, we will have to look at other options

Omg poor u ! In my house last year had mice thanks to my disgusting neighbour. And we ha floating ceilings apparently! I have two dogs but do have bait stations in every room hidden under furniture. It is poison but is a pain free way and a top brand. The plug in wiring shakers are marvellous as they make it very unpleasant place for mice to want to be plus ultrasonic bleepers in big cupboards. And kitchen drawers. Touch wood. Went in days. Guessing in a boat it could be quite difficult getting rid of them. Plus they multiply at a rate of knots ! If it were rats the droppings very big compared to mouse apparently. The car sounds like possibly a squirrel. Have you removed the plastic engine cover ? Bet you find a pile of nuts under it. It’s warm under it and they love it there. Not experienced that but have read about it - good luck. Best wishes.

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

We think the car was rats not mice. Let's hope they haven't multiplied

You need a sonic rodent deterrent it just plugs into the 240 v socket

Hope this helps .. position on deck where ropes are ...

@WeirontheMove

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, Colin