I swear I actually heard the mouse entering my house through the ceiling of my kitchen extension. It was only in retrospect that I realised what the noise had been. Within three weeks I caught EIGHT mice. Seven were young ones. Having mice in your house is extremely dangerous for your health. You need to protect your family.
I had developed an early morning cough and when talking to someone, while picking up mouse traps they suggested it was a reaction to mouse droppings. 🤢 When I checked under the eaves (I sleep in the attic bedroom) there was poo everywhere. 😱 Got rid of the mice and cleaned up the poo. The cough went. I know it was the poo, because if I went near it I started coughing.
Mouse traps are the safest and kindest way to kill mice. It’s usually instant, you know where the bodies are, whereas poisoned mice will hide to die and you’ll end up with a hidden rotting corpse and fly infestation. Also, cats or wildlife can eat the corpse and end up poisoned. Don’t use cheese as mist mice don’t actually like it. Snickers bars wee the most successful in my experience. When cleaning up droppings, you should make up a spray bottle of 1 part bleach to 9 parts water, spray the area, leave for ten mins, clean up gently with kitchen roll.
If you go down the humane trap route, you will have to release the mice over 2 miles away, as they are like homing pidgins and will actually travel back to your house.
Drink lots and lots of wine afterwards to settle your nerves.