We noticed we had at LEAST one mouse that would scurry across the kitchen counter and then run up inside the back of the stove whenever we turned on the kitchen light.
So DH went out and got his favorite snap trap: Victor.
I had just recently sent away for the Catchmaster: a stainless steel box with a trapping mechanism, and a glass top so you can see how many critters you've cornered and frightened.
So last night we set out all the traps. We were both successful. His traps killed a couple, and my trap live-caught 4 mice. Freaked us out that we had that big a family hanging out!!
I feel so bad killing anything, but to be honest, when I saw the mice in the no-kill box, I felt bad for them, too!! They looked scared and confused. When DH went to relocate them outside, he reminded me that a predator might get them anyway. My response was that at least we fed a predator. Better than throwing a dead mouse in the landfill.
So I'm feeling very bad. What is your rodent eliminating device of choice?