Oh Marie, how well I know what you are going through. Add to that only one of my fuzzys is an excellent mouser so that was no help except for the occasional pantry mouse. Three words for you dear. Get a cat. I did the traps. I was heartbroken every time I had to remove a little corpse from them. Any type of poison or even sticky trap was out of the question. I think the sticky traps are just cruel. Some of you may remember that I rescued my Maggie May, a pregnant kitty with no where to go last year. She and her son Sam ( the one that was sickly) are now permanent residents and the word is out in mice land to avoid my house at all costs. I have not seen or heard one since the chill set in. Even more fascinating was watching Maggie with the kittens. When they reached a few weeks old she started to teach them how to hunt by kicking a mouse around for awhile and then giving it to them. Absolutely fascinating. When Maggie arrived there was interesting inter action with the fuzzbutts. You can check the archives to read about it. Probably in February or March 2002 issues. Take care and good luck Hating those meeces to peeces. Kim and da kids Fuzzy Hugs from Kim and da kids at Somethin Up My Sleeve Rescue Ask me how you can virtually eliminate the need for veterinary dental visits. [Posted in FML issue 4024]