I had a return of mice a few nights ago, so I set out traps and the glue board (yes, I hate the boards, but mice poop and nibbled on boxes are a bane). A few days ago, I heard something thrashing around and found a mouse not only stuck on a board, but had his/her foot caught in a trap.
I took it from the cupboard and put it in a bucket of water. Drowning is better than being caught on the glue board. And no, I am not going to buy olive oil and remove the sticky stuff from a mouse which I want gone from my house. In the last invasion, I caught at least a dozen of them in glue or standard traps.
There has been no evidence of another, so, I wonder--was this a loner who thought she/he had found paradise? Or was it a scout, reporting back to the clan? Are there mice out there saying to each other, "Ya know, Jim never did come back"?
A few months ago I had 2 mice make a nest in my sweater drawer. They chewed up several expensive sweaters to make their nest.
Time to figure out how they are sneaking in! Fill in the holes.
@Gwendolyn2018 just be sure to use something solid like cement to fill holes. They can chew through foam and caulk. I had one got in through the dryer vent then chewed through the foil pipe.