Traps sooooooooo didn't work for us when we had a mouse last year. It was one VERY smart mouse, and didn't TOUCH the traps!

We ended up getting those rodent repellers that plug into the wall and make a vibration sound, that we really can't hear, but its a hammering noise to the mouse, so it disturbs them and they run off. We only had one poor lost mouse that couldn't find his way out, so when we put those in every room, he left. Over a year now and no mouse has ever returned. They're great, and you don't have to deal with the mouse like that either. When we put the traps, everyone was saying who's going to touch it, free it, dispose it, whatever..........depending on what trap got it. But we didn't have to deal with it afterall. The rodent repellers are just fine to use around pet dogs, cats, and birds, etc. but it did say on the package, not to use them around rodent pets or rabbits, etc., since their hearing is very sensitive and it would affect them too. Overall, its great, and no danger to the other pets likes traps or poison would be. Good luck!