Late Night Intruders in My Van 🐁 ~ Part 1
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Why in the world are you not an author!? You have an incredible way with words. Your style of expressing your thoughts reminds me of one of my favorite authors, Barbara Kingsolver (a very high compliment!). You MUST wrote a book.
I once had a really bad mouse infestation in my house. They were in our bedroom at night! I could hear them crunching my old kitty's kibble, and he would just sit and watch them--he was like 20 years old and quite done with hunting. It became a bit horrifying...there were far more than a couple dozen mice, probably hundreds overall. But then, a friend of mine left his mouser with us while he went on a long road trip. She was a beautiful orange and white tabby and the most impressive hunter ever. Within a month or two she had killed or driven out every mouse in the house. When we went to bed, she would stalk the house, talking to the mice. (I suspect she was saying "DO YOU FEEL LUCKY, MOUSIES?! HUH? DO YA?") She died of old age in 2015. Years after her passing I moved a huge, heavy piece of furniture that had sat in the same spot for over a decade. I noticed a small, ancient smear of blood on the wall, and on the floor beneath it, a tiny mouse skeleton. I suddenly remembered a time when she had meowed for a day or two at that corner of the room. Now I know why. I miss her still. She was a wonderful, sweet, smart creature and a true friend.
"I hates meeced to pieces!"
Years ago, I had a mouse invasion at a house I rented. I was not so humane. The body count ran into the high teens, before I bagged "Big Momma", and the invasion was finally ended.
I had a mice problem in a rental, got a cat, and told my landlord problem solved. Just having the cat caused the mice to flee.
@@hsoderberg6505 Yup! Just the smell of a cat is enough for most rodents to get the hell out 😂 Not that a cat is practical for everyone, so I understand why people don’t always take that option.
Maddie - I was just watching one of your older videos and I needed to come on here to tell you that you are the only youtuber to put me into tears simply by showcasing the beauty that you're experiencing. You have a real gift for cinematography and i hope you never give up. I'm not much older than you and I can't wait to follow your art for a long time - whatever form it may take. I will be here because you're amazing.
Ahhh I love the beginning you're such a beautiful, wonderful, poetic siren! And the barnacles clickity clacking chatting. Those lobster mushroom tacos look amazing! Love that you're learning so much about shroomi identification and foraging. The mouse is SO cute!! I'm so glad that the trap eventually worked. Love you Mads, always so incredible to see all that you're up to
She’s so caring. Imagine going through all this trouble keeping the cute mouse safe and then when finally released a hawk swoops down and grabs him 🐀🦅
I’ve seen that RUclips video, too. 😅
At least he would be contributing to the ecosystem and not just getting a snapped neck & thrown in the garbage.
How is this funny?
I experienced that real time. It was like a bad sitcom. Caught a baby rat. Set him all up with bedding and his favorite foods. Then I'm, like, You have got to release this guy, so moved him to my car... for three more weeks. Finally, this is the day. I cruise all around looking for the perfect spot. A small creek in a ravine. New home. He doesn't want to get out. Now he's out but doesn't go down the hill to the creek. Instead runs across the road and up an embankment when, out of nowhere, a red tailed hawk swoops down and gently picks him up, never touching down. And off they go like a passenger plane. Slow motion and I'm left completely traumatized. All I could hope is that the hawk dropped the little rat. I told the story to my son, who said, laughingly hysterically, Well, you fed the hawk. Nature is rough!
@@monicamestas7566 😂 your detailed description of what happened made this story LOL funny. And your son is right! The circle of life, I guess.
Your thoughts are so well written - what a beautiful, soul, artist, cinematographer, and Earth Mother - for being so kind to that little creature. Bless you and your sweet dog in all you do. 🙏❤🙏
Wow so very well said. That's exactly who Maddie is; an Earth Mother and such a kind soul
You have a way with words, eloquently put together, it brings me joy.
Mice are incredibly intelligent animals with complex social hierarchies in their families. They play together, cuddle together, forage together, and almost never travel alone. They care about one another and have personal, unique relationships with one another. With this being said, I highly recommend avoiding kill traps if at all possible, and releasing any wild rodents a few miles from your home and others. I’ll be releasing all of the mice I find in the same area, and with the use of their natural pheromones, it is likely they will reunite in the coming days, safely away from my van or other possible nesting sites in homes!
That being said, always wear a mask and gloves when handling wild rodents and dispose of any nesting material with great care. Always wash your hands to be extra cautious!
I also want to address concerns about Hantavirus: though approximately 14% of deer mice (this species) have strains of Hantavirus, most of these strains are not deadly. Hantavirus infections in humans is extremely rare, and if you are wearing gloves and masks while handling wild rodents and clean up responsibility, your risk is incredibly low. Please be mindful but compassionate when dealing with wild rodents. 🐁🐭
All I can think about is mice ===> fleas ===> bubonic plague.
@@TonyThomas10000 That's not what you need to worry about with a white footed or deer mouse, it's hantavirus.
you’re so sweet and caring friend 🥺
@@wallfish8128 Just looked it up on CDC: "Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a severe, sometimes fatal, respiratory disease in humans caused by infection with hantaviruses. Anyone who comes into contact with rodents that carry hantaviruses is at risk of HPS. Rodent infestation in and around the home remains the primary risk for hantavirus exposure." Yikes!!!!
@@TonyThomas10000 I believe I've read that only about 14% of white footed or Deer mice like the one in this video carry Hantavirus. I worried about it quite a bit when I had mice in my RV, I found out that mine were "house" mice though so no risk of that...just very messy.
I'm so glad you caught the little mouse, and I think it is very sweet how much you worried for him. Love Love Love your beautiful heart.
A new video from you right now was EXACTLY what I needed wow
Fun to watch, both the low tide walk (great insights on that) and of course the intruder....
Sadly when you find that you have one mouse it usually means you have at least 4-10. My last house was very old and between the crawl space and partial basement had a half wall with a large window sized hole. It had a large piece of wood wedged in it and a wooden knob that when twisted would keep it closed. Well one day the plywood had somehow fallen out of the hole, after we fixed it we noticed a nibbled on bag of of food upstairs in our kitchen. So we decided to do humane mousetraps. That night we caught 3. The night after it was 1. The third night we caught 3 again. Etc until we caught 12 1/2. Yes, the half I don’t want to talk about but let’s just say his pack mate thought he was tasty and so I guess it was a “waste not, want not” situation? 🤷♀️ 😖🤢 Thankfully we saw no further evidence and happily a month or so later we sold that house.
Thanks so much for another beautiful video. I love that you are so compassionate towards the little mouse.
You’re doing an amazing job of handling this. I have such a severe irrational rodent phobia that I think I’d have to move out. Can’t wait to see part 2.
With the opening of this vid I new it was going to be an epic story with all the fixings imprisonment, dilemma, empathy and freedom. Can't wait to see the sequel of the mouse who lost her spouse.
Beautiful intro of the shore. Touching & relaxing.
💚 100% it knows how to survive in the rain
Hannah Duggan has a pet mouse she saved and has taken it with her in her van, she catches them a lot at her home and drives them away down the road and let's them go.
She's made quite a home for it, but I don't think she's reducing her local mouse population by driving them down the road.
@@hsoderberg6505 i dont think thats her purpose. I think she just wants them to be happy little mice nearby.
Mice can do a lot of damage. My daughter has some visiting her trailer. It is really nice where you are. Good luck with your mouse problem. This was fun, thank you for sharing.🙋🏻♀️
Best to avoid touching mushrooms unless you know they are safe.
You are kinder to mice than many.
Think faeces, disease and chewed wires to start.
You ladies are such CHEFS. I'm so impressed.
Actually, I don't know why, I shouldn't be of course you all are! You gave me some ideas for vegan tacos. Thank you so much for you inspiring channel 💕
I feared the worse at first, 😱.
Those pesky varmints can party behind the scenes at your expense.
Love the trap and release though.
Excellent scenery shots as always and cooking techniques. 👌
It sounds like your mouse had a family reunion in your van. The first one is living in a mouse van with all the luxuries. It is nice to walk on the beach while the tide is out and visit the shore ocean life. I'm eager for Part II.
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I caught four of them in two days my first year van-lifing in the desert during winter. Since then, haven’t had further intruders. Still, I worry about them nesting in the engine compartment doing massive damage.
The suspense! Looking forward to Part 2. I'm like you, Maddie, I could never kill a critter. I even save spiders and other bugs that get into my house.
I never have a problem killing critters in my house!😊
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@@brookeschultz733 Such a big, strong human person you are!
@@dorothypaul4642 That was rude!
@@larissapienaar2436 Yes I am!
🦋💗I love you! I love you! I love you! I love you! I love you! Oh my goodness! This video had me wringing my heart through my hands! I cried at the beginning and melted in the middle and laughed so good at the end! You are brilliant and beautiful and loving and caring and and and I could go on forever! I just wanna give you the world because you’d know how to treat it. Thank you and I thank your parents and everyone who had a hand in bringing you here to this place. You feel like family to me💗🦋
As a nomad for over 30 years in Oregon and yes I've had my share of unwanted visitors. I've found out that moth balls used under the hood keeps mice away. I put mine inside socks behind the headlights. Anyway happy hunting. And always happy trails. Peace out.
Mice are fast breeders. Give them a food source and they rapidly multiply. So it doesn't surprise me you have more. Usually though, once you eliminate their food source they go elsewhere unless they are trapped. They do smell and leave a mess. But find their food source and close it off unless you really like smelly little rodents.
If you ever end up in my part of England (near Bristol) - the tide range reaches over 30 feet. You actually can't outrun the incoming water...
You've made a lovely love-letter to the ocean
Roaches can be heard nibbling too. And they can invade vehicles. I put a car with leather seats into storage. A year later I discovered my seats eaten up. I fumigated the car and it turned out to be a handful of the gigantic Florida roaches had been living there. They caused thousands of dollars of damage.
Nice video...I really like the view of the ocean!
Excellent content - video, audio, and narration. I'm torn this Saturday between watching NCAA football or some more of your videos. I think I'll try both. Just wanted you to know, what you are doing I find entertaining.
Me and a co worker were replacing a 600v motor and a mouse came up and stood on hind legs only a foot away beside us the whole time watching. It was cute and we left the mouse alone. In your van you will need to get them out they could cause health issues and multiply fast. I would suggest clearing everything out to look for a nest and where they are getting in plug the spot with steel wool. The RUclips channel Shawn woods, shows mouse deterrent’s that work I would suggest the peppermint essential oil one we use it in our camper. In a defuser and just poured into spots. Can make a mouse home for them away from your camper with food in it to draw them to that area.
I have the same problem. It's just an animal looking for food. The best trap is the bucket trap. You can make one with things you already have.
Sadly these cute little mice cause damage and can become a health hazard as they are incontinent and will just toilet everywhere including where they eat and nest. They will chew wires and have been known to be the cause of house fires by chewing insualtion away from cables. Lovely video though! Love the scenery and the way you describe it.
Best ending. Looking forward to next week.
Oh my goodnesssss ! Though I haven’t commented in quite some time, I never miss an episode! However I cannot wait to see part 2 to see how many intruders there really are lol 🐭 ( the more the merrier is not the term to use here ) 😆
Sending you much love as always from Australia 🇦🇺 💕
p.s those tacos looks bloody delicious 😂
... And to see the BIG mouse release party.
@@monicamestas7566 HA ! Monica I just read you’re story of the rat and hawk 😅😅
Enjoyed part 1. Perhaps you need a live trap as a regular, preventive appliance. Thanks for sharing, and look forward to part 2.
What an adventure to have in nature, stay safe happy and healthy from Henrico County Virginia
That is one of the reasons I want a van, I can drive away if I feel in danger. It's sweet that you care so much. Cheers 😘🥂😘
Oh dear, those mouses are envious of your tacos 😁🙃🤣
❤ two years ago I was diagnosed with thymoma cancer , after they surgery to remove the tumor the cancer spread to my left lung and left diaphragm , doctors tried chemo 🤮, it didn’t help !
So surgery again 6-7 month later they removed my left lung and cut my diaphragm in half . My vocal cord is paralyzed an I’m
Not a candidate for a lung transplant !!!
Not being able to speak sucks , but I’m dealing coping with my life now , this channel showed to me and the beginning catch my heart ❤️ ..
Thank you Maddie !!
Keep the models coming :) your a wonderful person :) you help more then you realize :)
❤ thanks for reading my story . It’s been a year since I lost my lung I’m 43 years old , quit drinking too . Trying to live !! Trying to show people I care about them more then I ever did cause I realize now life is so short ..
❤
Ok thanks
Toss the mouse, it will attract more and you will be worse off for it. Wherever it has been will need to be cleaned of mouse urine and oils, or you will have more of them attracted to the same area. You need to determine where it got in and plug that hole before his little mouse army comes to visit. If a pencil can fit, so can a mouse.
She’s not planning on keeping omg 🙄
Good Morning Maddie 🌞 ! Sorry about the mouse 🐁 but those lobster 🦞 mushrooms 🍄 looked awesome 👌 ! 😋
That one mushroom was a chanterelle not a lobster but chantys are my favorite 2nd to morells with eggs and potatoes.
I GOT MICE IN MY RIG IN THAT SAME TURNOUT LAST MONTH !!!🤣🤣 There were 3…good luck 💙 safe travels
Always beautiful videos you uploading and we watching always
A tragic story of Mice and Woman! Can’t wait for the exciting sequel.🐭🐭🐭🐀🐀🐀
Maddie sweetie, in the immortal words of Troy Landry of Swam People, "CHOOT IT!" 😁As always, BIG HUGS for you and Eliza! 😍
I think the mouse should be come a member of the family im sure there is a small travel size mouse house for him or her. I am new to your channel thats really cool van traveling is there a video on how you converted your van to camper style ? How to do you make an income van traveling? im very curious this looks like something I would try some day i really enjoy the outdoors and exploring. Thank you for creating your youtube channel and taking us along on your journey, I think your dog is really cute as well. Safe travels were ever they may take you looking forward to following along. My name is Alex i live in the State of New Hampshire on the eastcoast. I work as a nurses aid with geriatic patients and im also Emt on local combination fire department. If you ever come to east coast we have wondeful moutins, lakes and the ocean as well, would be happy to share some spots to go to. 😀
I like the poetry type beginning :) god bless you .
❤Therapeutic ❤
The part two saga...makes me think there’s more mice...My brother sold me a van that was already inhabited! Not only did I see their droppings, I could hear them running around, I saw one and screamed so loud my dog started barking one night! My brother mentioned not to leave food out...he knew! Or set my cup of tea in the cup holder near the dash which they utilized. Finally I bought a few traps and set them both underneath, outside of the van, next a.m. traps were full. Peppermint essential oil sprayed all around underneath the van and in engine compartment helped keep them away. After 20 years in the tropics I can’t handle rodents. Best of luck. ❤
my o my you should have been an Author, Enjoyed from the beginning to the end, your Concerns for Natures little ocean creatures is over the top, enjoyed all the Amazing Scenery, and we can’t wait to see what happens with the little intruder ,by the way he is so cute, thumbs thumbs for all of this Amazing Content from being to end and thanks for sharing your Amazing Adventures with us.
I recognized the local coastline!
I love the Boardman area of the coast. It was on the original list of National Parks. Sadly it got axed.
Enjoyable vlog as always.
Great winter storms this time of year, you wana see huge tides go to Alaska.
The Oregon coast is beautiful. Peppermint spray will keep the mice away.
You can also try your luck with those ultrasonic rodent repellers, sometimes they work well!
I used to have mice in my home and it sucked, they were loud, they spooked my animals, they got into food on counters, i tried everything to get rid of them. It got to a point where i had to get someone to kill them. Im glad you decided to peacfully deal with them, I wish I had. Im also glad you let him go in a nice environment where he can most likely survive, once you let him out of the van, its up to nature whether he lives or dies, if any mice you let go lives or dies, and its not your fault if they do die.
Peppermint oil is a natural deterrent for little visitors. They do not like the smell of peppermint oil. Good luck Maddie & Eliza....✌🏼❤️🌱
Plus it smells amazing haha
I catch mice in my work office that’s on an airport ramp. I think they are cute too. I caught one in the winter with snow on the ground. While I felt bad, I figured he’s a mouse…he gotta live a mouse life. So I released him away from the terminal building in a field near a taxiway. I sometimes wonder what happened to him. 🐭
Well it probably caught a taxi straight back to your work office!
Thank you for being a kind soul to anouther living creature so many people would just of killed it as soon as they caught it everything deserves a life
It is time to go South, because it is getting very very very Cold 🥶 in the North for real.
I know exactly where you were... thank goodness my kitty son Smokeybear took care of our uninvited trespassers!
Eric from Nomadic Fanatic has an effective mouse trap in the form of a pail, with a flap for a lid and a tiny ladder for the mouse to climb up and fall into the trap. It's in one of his recent videos. Do check it out.
There's always more than one. Try Tomcat brand Rodent spray repellent. It's smells like strong mint and they hate it. They will run from your van.
Next time just get sticky mouse traps, when you catch the mouse you can take it somewhere to release it by putting a little oil on the pad it loosens the glue and off they go... But you will need to relocate them very far away...
I wish J could be on the road, maybe one I can and when I can, I plan on writing short and long stories with based off of those spots. I fantasize about writing these stories, and sketching pictures for them
What does your dog think of your new pet mouse? Peppermint scent is suppose to repel rodents. It just has to be re applied often!
Pine sol also.
I love how you care. I have mice in my house right now and I am knocking myself out to catch them live. Have you ever tried Grandpa Gus mouse repellent? I haven’t, but one of the van lifers I watch uses it. Thanks for sharing😊
@@lauramoor7730 mice are sentient beings. I try not to kill any creature.
@@lauramoor7730 Mice are highly intelligent and social animals and deserve consideration the same as the rest of us.
@@lauramoor7730 I don’t eat animals.
@@larissapienaar2436 I don’t eat animals or animal products either.
@@belindaknowles7440 Yeah I can’t see the comment I was responding to any more I think they may have deleted it. They said “So are all the animals you eat” in response to my initial comment 😊
Maddie the Oregon great mouse relocator. hehe
No peanut butter. Try gluing a piece of meat stick or wedge it onto the trip pan
What a coincidence, packing for vacation & my cat brought in a mouse. It's somewhere in my apartment & I fear it's going to crawl into a closet & die. She has lost interest so I have no hope of finding it.
I was going to say if the door didn't close you could put coins on the trap to give the extra weight. But you got the little fella
Put copper wool in your door gaps etc. cutesy of a friend the former bug man of .... it is what I used in one of my side doors. Amazon sells it.
Mice: If ya can't beat 'em, EAT 'EM!🐁😘
Would love to run into you during my travels one day Maddie ❤️ I’m from Australia it’s currently 1AM hahaha
Hopefully I’ll make it to the Bali trip ❤️🤞🏻
Hey Kadie, thank you for being here! I really hope you come to Bali!! We have 7 spots left. :)
Use a few old fashioned traps and use cheese. It's what works.
Sometime with mice. You have to get down and dirty or you will never get rid of them. You could try one of those sonic devices.
I saw a video about how to keep rodents out of your van. The woman said she uses moth balls in sachets outside the van behind the wheels, inside the engine and probably in storage compartments underneath.
May I remind you that caring about little things like mice are what makes us the intelligent beings and one of the gifts of being human, an evolved human. And only humans that are self-aware and mindful are Evolved.
What trail is that beautiful (but scary) trail on?
Which is worse? The knock, or those they're supposedly hunting?
Aww. He's frozen inside and scared out of his wits. Now I feel sorry for him lol
My sister and I caught a mouse in my brother's house many many years ago. It was a large field mouse (he lived in the hills surrounded by a heavily wooded area). After a long battle one night of cornering him upstairs we trapped him and set him free in the woods, but he was umm...stuck to the trap tape soooo umm....unfortunately he didn't go far. *ahem. Ehh...apparently, we weren't as nice as you 😬lol
I would be the same about the mouse (mice)... (am vegan). Hope the ending to this is as happy as possible. Hugs! x
Mushrooms are deadly if one consume the wrong species.... >>>> 8:50
The plastic ones on amazon work well, caught one a night for 5 days in a row..
Just weigh the options ...keep cute but highly destructive mouse vs let it go as your leaving and it will zip under a tree trunk or something
the problem is: the trap is TO COMPLEX! take one of these simple with a hook ! and put the stick of the hook very to the edge. And it's good the trap to be big because you dont know hob big the muse can be.. and smal trap help the mause because they are very delicate. AND you ahev to found a CAT, open the dor, when the muse jump out THE CAT WILL CATCH IT!
Open up bars of Irish Spring. I use it in my pop up anyway
How do you think they get in your van?
I had mice in my house for a while, but traps and the local outdoor cats seem to have kept them away.
Mouse in the house, i feel your pain. Not much of a commenter but thank you for your videos ,much enjoy.🙂
dont worry, he will be fine
@Maddie Taylor Tell Mr. Jingles (mouse) we said hi 👋🐭
Congratulations 🎉 😂😂😂
I wonder how they got in there? And, I’m surprised your dog didn’t scare them or get them to go out if you had left the door open. I was afraid there were more too. 😳