Ha! A few years ago we had field mice in the house. Set traps all alround, but they were too smart. Only thing that worked were the the sticky gluey pad kind. Well, I'd get hubbs work gloves on and slowly detach them from being stuck and release them outside. Hubbs, of course, thought I was nuts and the cats and/or owls got them soon enough. Couldn't bear to kill them.....Kept thinking of Tom & Jerry, Mickey Mouse.....The little things were so cute!