Standard spring traps might not always be effective for all mice. From spring failure to light-footed mice, ... Use peanut butter and cotton to keep the mouse in the trap longer.

They somehow licked the peanut butter clean and never sprung the traps. If this is you too, try the following: Bait underneath the trigger mechanism, not on top: Don’t use too much peanut butter.

Jim Wirkner’s evening ritual is to walk his yard in York County – drink in one hand, peanut butter jar in the other.The beverage is for him, the peanut butter for dozens of mousetraps he sets ...