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PLEASE READ, I DON'T THINK THESE SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN MENTIONED YET!

We just had a mouse for about two weeks. We set a humane trap, which at first wast working. We ultimately caught the guy BUT I at first forgot something my mother taught me when we had a mouse when I was little -

1) Set the trap/handle the bait wearing rubber gloves. If human scent gets on there the mouse will be less likely to approach.

2) Hours after we switched from peanut butter to cheese in the trap we caught the mouse. Everyone says peanut butter is their fave, but in my experience they really like cheese?

3) Make sure you leave absolutely NO food out. Be OCD about it. A mouse can live on so much as a crumb for a few days. Don't leave dishes or silverwear in the sink with food particles on them. Wash every surface after you cut bread or have food out. No food out not in the trap will make the mouse be more likely to go into the trap for the bait.

Good luck!