At least one mousetrap (for best results, try about three per room).

Some bait (peanut butter, chocolate bars, oatmeal, cooked bacon, or raw meat all work well). Contrary to all those cartoons, cheese is actually not the best bait.

15 minutes to bait traps, decide on placement, and place them. Depending on the approach you take, you may not see results for 4 to 10 days.

2torial #0440: Learn2 Capture a Mouse The kind you can't replace with trackballs!! If you see a mouse scurrying in the corners of your domicile, you've probably got more than one (or will soon). And although the furry critters do have their charms, you really should evict them ASAP--through humane methods or otherwise. Mice reproduce quickly, spread disease and chew their way through just about anything short of concrete, leaving an entryway for their less-than-charming cousin, the rat. Choose your weapon! There are a number of mousetraps available at any good-sized hardware store. The right one for you depends on the kind of fate you're comfortable imposing on mice: Snap traps are the kind that slam a metal or plastic bar over the back of the creature, thereby snapping the neck or spine and putting an end to a mouse's career. When they work as intended death is instantaneous--but they don't always work as intended. Brace yourself for some unpleasant cleanups, and the occasional mercy killing. Humane traps are small cages with doors that close shut as the mouse eats the bait. They're clean, painless, and mess-free, but with a slightly less-effective track record. They present the issue of disposing of the live mouse: can you set it free without it turning into someone else's problem? Glue traps are not mentioned in this 2torial, because they're disgusting and cruel. They don't kill mice--just permanently fuse their flesh and fur to a sticky surface, making it impossible to do anything but quiver and starve to death. If you can bear to throw a still-living creature in the trash, you might find them convenient...but don't expect to get invited to any of OUR parties.   Step 1