>I have, much to my dismay, mice. And we are not taking pet mice here >at all. Hi anne- maybe its a midwest thing- we are about 2 hrs west of chicago - and we took have been invaded by house mice recently- and dont feel bad - we have here in the house - not caged: 18 ferrets ( in their ferret room free range) a fennec fox, a dachshund, a poodle bichon mix, a border collie mix, and 8 cats - all loose and not one has managed to catch a mouse- oh sure outside the kitties leave lovely carcass presents- but they dont touch one in here- even the feral momma cat we have quarantined in the back room of the basement until her kittens are weaned hasnt caught one - well to be fair she has alot of canned and dry cat food at all times so she takes good care of the kitties we intend to keep :) We always pride ourselves on how docile the predators are around all of the rescued prey critter here too ( mice rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, gerbils, hamsters, etc) - but i guess theys are too well trained! We use the live traps you can get at farm stores like this one but its cheaper at farm 7 fleet- <http://www.amazon.com/Victor-Tin-Cat-Clear-Pack/dp/B000B75ESK/> and put peanut butter in - they love that- and line them up along their pathways- we catch quite a few that way & hopefully they will be gonebefore long! ugh! we let them loose then in the woods behind the park across the street - maybe we should tag them & see if its the same ones coming back :) we have a hundred year old farm house so there are cracks & holes everywhere- impossible to mouse proof- maybe the new kittens will be of use other than being purely adorable- the ferrets are totally oblivious tho- my daughter has seen a mouse run right by them & they dont flinch- maybe its too peacable a kingdom here :) good luck! beth www.crittercamp.biz [Posted in FML 5627]