Whats the best humane way to catch a mouse?
You can try this: Bait a rectangular plastic bathroom wastebasket (slippery new plastic) with bread, sunflower seed, or peanut butter and put it in a place where mice are known to be present. Put it along a wall, rather than in the open. With it still vertical tilt the basket slightly (a piece of wood or something under one side of the bottom. Then place a “ladder” of bricks or books that the mouse can climb to get to the rim. From there it will jump or slide down the side of the basket and will be unable to climb back up the slippery surface. Set the trap before going to bed. Check it early the next morning. If the mouse is caught, transport it outside and tip the basket over gently to release it. Don’t worry about it jumping out of the basket at you – it shouldn’t be able to get out on its own. The wastebasket should then be washed thoroughly with a diluted (l:30) solution of bleach. Hope this helps.
